Paying a visit

She picked up the call with hesitation and heard a cough. 𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘬?

" Umm...Is this Cassandra? " he asked, trying to confirm.

" Yes, may I know who you are? " she asked, as if she didn't know him.

" It's me Alex.. I mean Alexander. I just wanted to know if you have reached your home safely since I couldn't find you here. But it seems you are alright...well then bye"

" hey-" what? did he just hang up? There were so many questions in her head and she didn't even get a chance to speak. 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘶𝘺?

Cassandra could foresee a saga of of more encounters in her life starting from today. She sighed looking at the screen.

Alexander's POV

" What's your name?" I asked her, but she remained quiet. It must be that she didn't have one.

" Would it be okay if I gave you a name then? " She nodded. I thought for some time and suddenly a name popped into my head.

" Scarlett " I said, without thinking much. She gave me a small smile indicating she liked it.

" Your name is Scarlett. You won't be a tool, but a person worthy of that name. " her hazel eyes shone bright.

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I woke up with a hard pain in my head . What's with this saga of weird dreams? Ah! My head feels heavy. I looked around, finding everything dark. I reached my phone and saw the time. It was already 10:00 pm. Damn it, I should just go for the therapist uncle told about.

𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵, 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦? I remembered the situation I was in. Uncle might be in the other room. Did she leave on her own. Just how reckless and stubborn is she.

I decided to call her since some unknown worries passed through me. Oh yeah she doesn't know that I have her number. I called her and she picked up the second bell. Since I didn't hear any response, I decided to confirm if it was her.

" Yes, may I know who you are ? " she responded. A sudden panic rushed through me on hearing her voice. I confirmed that she reached home safely and ended the call.

It might not have been appropriate to call at this time. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘱, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘦? 𝘖𝘩 𝘤'𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘹, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴?

Things were starting to change with the entry of Cassandra. He started to feel like a human now. While he was called a monster among all, Cassandra became a ray of light.

I sighed and decided to sleep back, hoping for a peaceful night without weird dreams.

" Eugene, I have a gift for you on behalf of the success of your mission", I stared questioningly at my stepbrother.

" I picked her from the war field. Anyways, she doesn't have a name. I've just been calling her 'hey' . Hey, wake up and say hello, he is your master from now on" he said, and threw that little girl at me.

I pulled her up instantly and roared " You can't treat a child like that."

" She is simply a mere weapon, more like a war tool."

" Weapon huh? " I scoffed, only to receive a smirk from him.

" It's not wise to judge others based on your own perceptions and their appearance, Eugene. I've made all the arrangements and you will be the lead in planning the upcoming missions. It won't be a problem since she is an excellent machine for killing."

" Another burden? Right when I was thinking about leaving the army. You surely have observed me well."

He gave a blank expression at my comment. I sighed

" I'll take her " I said, since leaving this girl here was not an option.

" Don't get too attached little brother, you might regret it " he said, as if it was an order.

I woke up when I felt a touch on my forehead. My head was still paining and all I could remember was Maxence's face. What's with all these dreams?

" Uncle? " I asked without opening my eyes.

" How are you feeling ? Does it pain much like before? " This old man worries about me more than himself!

" Shouldn't I be the one asking this ? " I asked, trying to sit up.

He laughed and said " This is very common for me. Don't worry about that." I smiled at his comment.

" Oh, by the way, when did Cassandra go? She is safe, right? " he asked me out of the blue . Hearing her name made me remember yesterday's incident. It's going to be weird when I meet her for sure !

" S-She is fine. She went back soon after dropping us." Why the heck am I stuttering?

" Sure she must be fine since you made sure of it " he said, giving me a wink. I coughed a little about that.

" Well, how is Mr. Grey? Yesterday's incident seemed to have shocked him" I asked. Cassandra told me that he was trembling after hearing the sound of gun shots. It might be a trauma.

" He left early in the morning." He left ?

" Maybe he wasn't able to make himself comfortable here . Put that aside for now and freshen up. I'll make you some tea." Saying that, he left my room.

In the Bennett Mansion,

A man with a bulky figure with hideous features was finally in front of the empire of the Bennett Mafia. Here resides the most notorious person of the underworld.

The mansion was highly secured and even a single fly couldn't pass through the doors without the permission of fully armed gunmen. The person will not be surprised if he saw weapons at every point of this large villa.

" Your identity? " The security guard asked the man who was staring at the place in awe."

" Twilight" He used his underworld name.

" Why are you here ?" Now he was dreading what would happen next. Probably dead even before knowing?

" I messed up this time. " He said, but without showing his internal fear. These men were prepared for the worse. They didn't fear death. Even if they do, they don't show it. They accept death as a trophy. He fucked up things, so now he'll pay.

As the guard let him in and escorted him to the office of Maxence Wright, the right-hand man for the boss and the executive. The guard knocked on the office door and when a dark manly voice said ' come in ', both men made their presence known.

" Weren't you up for the mission Twilight? " Maxence asked without making eye contact. Maxence was smart. He knew that Twilight had messed up, which is why he's here at his mercy now.

His sole presence itself makes one alert. That's why Alexander chose Maxence as his replacement.

Internally, Maxence was disappointed in Twilight. He was great at work, but unfortunately, his journey was not so long with them, if he had committed something that was enough to shoot him in the head.

" I was about to finish that guy when Alexander appeared out of nowhere even after I had shot him. The scene was under control but I bumped into a girl. Suddenly, some goons started following me.

Thankfully, I managed to escape them but they knew my name, Twilight. They knew whom I work for." Maxence felt sorry for this old companion as he had to kill him now.

Max smiled wickedly at Twilight and it didn't take him five seconds to pull the trigger.