1 Chapter 1

LESLIE ASHFORD:

The moon keeps following me. The starry night above me feels like a thick blanket wrapped around the atmosphere I'm in to keep me warm.

My hair is swaying in the direction of the night wind, partly bugging me but I ignore it. I have something else to focus on.I've been running for twenty minutes now, the motherfcker who wanted to stab me is trying to escape from me. I fasten up my pace.

He's too fast. I can't just make him run like this all night.

I stop in my tracks and pull out my revolver.

If chasing doesn't work, shooting will.

I target his right leg, with both my hands on the weapon.

And shoot, I pull the trigger.

In the blink of an eye, he collapses, blood rushing out of his flesh.

There he is. The motherfucker.

I walk towards him. He's sitting on the ground with the injured leg. He seems helpless.

Now I point the gun to his heart. I want the bullet to pierce right through his soul.

"Any last wishes?"

"Please-let me go-"

"Ah" I sigh, looking away.

Different day, same crap.

"Nevermind" I pull the trigger, it kills him on the spot.

And then, he's dead.

Well, that's what you get for trying to stab me. You son of a bi*ch.

Now what should I do about the corpse?

I take a deep breath.

I pull out my mobile from the back pocket.

Noctorials. I dial the number.

"Hello?" The other side speaks.

"Hello, Jamie"

"Um?"

"Well, there's a guy who wanted to stab me-"

"What?!"

This idiot always cuts me off.

"I tried to chase him but that didn't work-"

"So you let him run away?"

I inhale a sharp breath.

He never listens to the whole thing.

"I'll send some help-"

"I shot him"

He sighs, and there's a minute of silence.

"That's so you kind of thing, but why are you telling me this when you already killed him?"

"Clear the corpse for me. I'll send you the location"

And I hang up. I never had other businesses to do with the agency. Spying and killing the target is all I do for the Noctorials .

And the one at fault isn't me. It's my dad, he was the one who threw me into this. After all, he was the chief.

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"Good morning, Miss Ashford" Shawn smiles, placing a cup of coffee on my desk.

"Morning, Shawn" I smile back. "You can call me Leslie"

He looks at me with a straight face. What is he thinking about?

We exchange looks for a short while.

"Now drop your act, and go bring me the designs from yesterday" I look back to my screen.

He collapses dramatically.

"I told you already" He lies down on his back, "We lost them~" he whines like a kid, stroking air with his arms and legs.

A slight laugh escapes my lips.

This guy can never get serious, Can he?

It's been two years, and I haven't seen him normal one single day.

"Go find them~" I whine back in the same rhythm.

"Leslie~"

"Go find them before I break some eggs and scramble them on your a*s" I say in a plain tone.

He gets up, inhaling a deep breath.

"Bye, see you tomorrow" He walks out of my cabin.

Is he really gonna take a whole day to find some files??

Such a dumb head.

My phone rings. Who is it?

I click the send button on my computer and pick my phone. I look at the screen, it's Jamie.

I answer the call.

"Lily, we have a new target for you"

I sigh.

"Who is it, this time?"

I'm sure it's some sort of public figure again. They always assign me the famous ones.

"I'll send the details to your mail"

I hum in response.

Throwing my phone onto my desk with the lightest force, I open my mail.

My desktop pings.

I click on it.

Miss lily, we have assigned..

I skip to the main part.

I pause when my eyes catch a view of a perfect handsome male guy, and I can already feel my heart pounding faster than usual. The almond shaped black eyes, they're pulling me into a void. I feel like I'm crashing into a void with a gradual force. He always had got a magnetic force in his eyes, not gonna lie about it. Brown hair pulled back exposes his forehead, and parted full lips make him much more attractive.

Erix Solace.

The owner of Navy group.

I never expected this. As far as I know, he's the one who apparently was brought up by my dad for a while, when his family had to go into hiding due to some public ruckus. Our fathers were very good friends. I wonder how Uncle Jason is doing.

Whatever.

I need to know more about him first.

What in the world did he do for the agency to set him up as my target?

Should I just kill him?

I shake my head. This isn't right, he used to be my father's favourite. There's no way a business man with a spy mind would like a plain personality. There must be something so special that makes him likeable. First of all, I should figure that out.

I login to my instagram and search his page.

Erix_solace

A fucking simple username.

Unlike me.

And the bio says 'The Navy group'

I keep scrolling through his posts.

Nine out of ten are related to his business and company. Some are candids of him at a cafe, with either a coffee or headphones on. A casual hoodie and sweatpants, or a formal.

Wow. There's literally nothing on his social media. He seems damn tough.

This can provide nothing. I need to move in another direction.

Hacking, that's the only way.

I dial the most recent number.

"What now?" Jamie sighs. He probably is busy with his work.

"Can you hack a phone for me?"

"I'm busy, do it yourself"

"Have someone else do it for me. I have a lot on my plate right now" I zoom in to look at his mobile in his right hand.

"Okay, whose?"

"Erix-"

"I can't do that! He definitely has a strong firewall and I don't wanna get caught!" He almost yells over the phone.

"Jam-"

"I'll ask someone else, but don't just depend on this thing. Try some other ways in the meanwhile"

I inhale a sharp breath, "Okay"

And he hangs up immediately.

Woah, he seems to be in a pickle.

Some other ways?

I look at his candid pic on the screen.

Caffeine rush, I read the name in the background.

Well, thank you $$$$$$

I found something that could actually help.

I stand up from my seat, and shut down my computer. I barge out.

"Leslie!" I see Shawn running towards me with a bunch of documents in his hands.

"What's going on?"

"I'm heading out for a while, make sure everything is in order till I return"

I say walking out in a hurry.

First of all, I need to change into some casuals. I drive to the nearby mall. What should I buy?

A black denim? Sounds good.

I pick a black tank top and a jacket

to pair with a pair of black denim jeans.

"Would you like to buy anything else, ma'am?" The girl asks me with a smile. Such a sweet smile.

"I'll need a black mask and a cap as well" I smile back, though I have no obligation to return her smile.

That's what every sales girl does, but the people who smile back are the ones that make their heart a bit lighter.

"I'm using your trail room for a bit" I tell her, grabbing my bag and walking hurriedly towards the room.

I look damn hot. I smile to myself to the compliment I gave to myself.

"Bye!" I tell the girl and run to my car, putting on my mask and cap.

She sure would have been surprised.

I drive to the cafe I've been looking for. The caffeine rush, the one he goes to.