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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: THE PURSUIT ~ LORNE BALFE]

Lily, is it just me, or is that man looking in our direction?" Maya asked, nudging Lily.

Lily blinked, looking away from the man. She nodded in agreement with Maya's words.

"He looks so scary, and strangely familiar too," Maya said, biting her lips, something about the man that made a cold shiver run down her spine.

The head scientist waved for the students to stop clapping. He cleared his throat, "Welcome to a place where science becomes a god. We here can create superior humans, watch and learn." Saying this, other students were excited to know more.

Lily raised her hand, "I have a question," and the whole room fell silent, everyone turning to look at her. "How is this related to business?" she asked.

DIARY OF A MISSING SCIENTIST