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Lily gulped, it's the 'devil'. She said in her mind with her hands still trembling.

Raven picked the phone from the girl's hand, turning it off, he said, "You don't want to do that. Now run along and forget everything that happened here, little girl." His voice low and chilly to the bone.

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Sunshine Meets Grumpy

He's a hitman, a hacker, a serpent slithering through the city's underbelly. Not a hero, not even close. The mafia's ghost in the machine, shadows his only companions.

Then, there's her. Bookish, buried in debt and dreams, juggling endless shifts and late-night study sessions. Sunflower yellow amidst the grimy alleys, oblivious to the danger lurking beneath her hopeful smile. "Plain," they call her, "basic." But her light, it's undeniable.

One fated night, a muttered curse, a stolen glance. Their worlds, oil and water, are destined to collide. Can sunshine melt the frost around a killer's heart? Or will their tangled destinies ignite a storm that consumes them both?

The Hitman’s Sunshine

[MUSIC RECOMMENDATION: CROCODILE TEARS ~ SUZANNA SON]

"I didn't know you would come to visit soon," Old Bat said with a small smile.

"Lily wanted to see her friend," he said, dipping his hand inside his pocket.

Old Bat nodded, "Of course, I must have lost my mind for a moment, thinking you would come to visit on your own," the older woman chuckled.

"Snow said you've been stripped, everything taken," Raven's voice sounded tired, like he was counting his words before he said them.

Old Bat waved her hands dismissively, "Just a few goods, ports closed. I was already planning on quitting in that line of work. I'm good, by the way. Thanks for asking," Ms. Havilah said with a smile.

Raven's eyes moved to settle on the woman, seeing how tired she looked, like she hadn't had enough sleep.

"I'm glad you came soon enough; I wasn't sure when next to see you. We are moving," Old Bat said, raising a brow from Raven.

OLD BAT'S HIJINKS