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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: 6.6 Gigue ~ Peter Gregson & Richard Harwood ]

Victor unblinkingly stared back at his father, his blood boiling with anger, his hands bleeding as a result of the fight he had earlier with the guards outside.

"Son, Victor darling," Grace ran out of her room, going to stand in between her son and husband. She held her son's face, "Did you come back because you missed me? I'm so sorry, honey, I will be good from now on. Mummy loves you," she hugged him tightly, afraid that he might leave and not come back.

Augustine chuckled, "You should return home, son. You can never deny your origin for too long. Come back quickly and run this place with your father, quit playing Raven's dog." He sighed, "You think Raven and everyone around him won't hate you if they find out what you did for your dear daddy in the past?"

Grace continued crying, holding her son closely, "Please don't leave me behind. Let us go anywhere together, Victor,"

A LIFE ON THE LINE