Chapter 002- Rogue Quinn

"Must we really attend the party?" Ivanna whimpered as she wandered behind Nicholas. They were outside of the Quinn's Mansion.

The Quinn's were hosting a party, and the Pierlot's were invited. Mr Pierlot wasn't accessible, so he instructed his children to attend in his place.

"Dad wants us here, so stop whimpering." He hissed, ignoring Ivanna's scowl.

As they walked to the entrance of the mansion, someone recognized Nicholas and ushered them in.

"It's been a while, Nicholas," It was Mr Quinn.

"It sure is, uncle," Nicholas answered back politely. Mr Quinn was an influential man.

"Ah, this must be Ivanna, what a lovely lady she has become." Mr Quinn commented and Ivanna leaned her head politely, before tugging a loose strand behind her ear.

Ivanna examined the room and noticed how filled up it was. She didn't really know what the party was about, but she knew it had something to do with business.

"Ummm...Uncle, what's this party about?" Ivanna asked, dampening her tone smoothly to sound angelic.

Mr Quinn smiled and skimmed around the room. "It's supposed to be a business party, but I guess I've turned it into a welcome ceremony for my third son."

"I thought you had just two sons," Nicholas said.

"That's what most people think, but Roman actually has a younger twin brother, Rogue. He stayed abroad since he was little. He's wo-"

Mr Quinn didn't get to complete his sentence when a pair of suit trousered legs entered the room.

Ivanna observed the young man as he ambled towards them. His inky black hair was scoured backward, his blue eyes were staring directly at her–

Wait…

Her?

It took her a few seconds to realize he was frankly examining her. In a threatening way.

Did she offend him with her presence?

Or was he a victim of her pranks? No, that's impossible.

She shrugged, ignoring his piercing eyes on her and changed course her eye on her brother.

"Ah, Rogue, you're here. I didn't know you'd arrived, I would have sent the driver to pick you up." Mr Quinn enunciated, gesturing at the young man who was walking in his direction. And the man reached, standing in front of them within three seconds. "This is Rogue, My youngest son." Mr Quinn introduced. He was beaming dazzlingly at the boy- man.

Ivanna could tell he was proud of him. But she couldn't help but grope with uneasiness with his eyes on her. It was as if he wanted her gone, to evaporate or something.

"Hello," Rogue spoke to them politely. He twirled to face his father. "I actually arrived in the country two hours ago. The airport was crowded, so it took time to arrive here."

After further introduction, Ivanna learned Mr Quinn had three sons. Julian, the Eldest, Roman, the second, and this Rogue, the youngest.

She didn't even get to observe Rogue as his presence seemed to be smothering her.

After a few minutes, she excused herself and made her way to the restroom, with the help of a waitperson.

She entered the bathroom and realized how silent it was. But it was normal since the party started just a while ago.

She re-powdered her face and applied lipstick, before arranging her hair. She took in a deep breath before letting it out. She was feeling strange, she was anxious. She could swear she'd seen that man before.

The door to the bathroom slipped open and a lady walked in. The lady did her business and exited the door. But Ivanna remained in her spot.

After calming herself, she slowly walked to the door and exited it.

The hallway was quiet. Her heels chimed on the ground as she ambled. She unfurled her purse to keep her lipstick but ended up colliding with a tough frame.

She winces and glances at the person. 

Rogue.

She recklessly composed herself and endeavored to walk a different path, but his arm came across her, shoving her to the wall, and pinned her.

"Are you lost, little girl?" His brow tilted with dangerous curiosity. His voice held mid solemnity.

Shaking her head, Ivanna replied. "No, I'm not."

She didn't need further observation to know he disliked her. But that's not her business.

"But you seem so to me." He said.

Ivanna was getting an odd sentiment about this.

"I need to go," She made an effort to get his arm off her, but he only tightened it.

"Need a little advice?" He didn't wait for her response and slanted his face, bringing his lips to her ear. "I need you to run back to that country you came back from. Leave, because this is not a place for you."

She was startled by his words but refused to reveal it. "Sorry, but I don't get what you're saying." As she ventured to move again and he didn't tight his arm around her anymore, he released her.

She straightened up and prepared to flee, but his words halted her.

"I'm just trying to spare your life, vanilla. So don't disobey me and leave. Run…"

Ivanna didn't wait to hear more and ran, she didn't even bother to correct him on the name he called her. The guy is a psychopath. She thought to herself.

She joined the party, ~ball~ or whatever, she sighted her brother in a hub. He wasn't mingling like the others, he had a drink in his hand but she was sure he hadn't sipped from it yet. He loathed alcohol.

"What took you so long," Hearing his annoyed voice, she grunted.

"A lady is never late from the bathroom."

He shot her a weird look at her words. "And who said you were a lady?" He ricocheted down at her body.

Ivanna realized the areas where his eyes went and turned red. "I didn't know you were a pervert."

"What? It's not my fault you didn't inherit anything from mom,"

"My butty and boobs are fine, they're average."

Nicholas snorted, before chuckling. "Keep trying to tell yourself that."

Ivanna didn't get the chance to retort when Mr Quinn walked to them. "I tried to get Stella to come see the both of you, but she's unable to."

"How's her health? It's the yearly illness, isn't it?" Nicholas asked. Mr Quinn nodded. Nicholas sighs in response. "I hope she has taken her medications,"

"She has."

Ivanna sighted Rogue walking towards them. His eyes weren't staring at hers as they had done before.

As he got to them, he spoke to his father. His voice wasn't as cold and dreadful as in the hallway.

Just then, a young man brought a laptop to Mr Quinn and showed him a video on the laptop. Since they were close to him, they could see everything on the laptop. This laptop was displaying a piece of breaking news. And Ivanna recognizes the girl on the screen.

~~~ Breaking news: The heiress of the Harrison group has been found dead inside her car on the highway. A Pass-by said she was molested and killed by thugs, but none of her stuff was stolen.

So this made us believe it was a deliberate murder.

Harrison's group is all out to get these murderers, they'll be put to justice soon…

~~~

Ivanna's face turned white as she ceased watching. As she felt a pair of piercing eyes on her, fear crept down her soul. Nobody noticed anything, not even her brother, since their eyes were still glued to the screen.

She tilted her head a little and caught his eyes piercing at her skull. He wasn't saying anything, but his eyes were telling her she was dead.

She recognized the girl. It was the girl that was being proposed to at the airport, the girl who slapped a man with her purse, and the man… she remembered it now.

It was Rogue.