Chapter 2 As long as you are useful to me, you are safe...

ZELUS's POV

I quickly stopped my car in front of the house of Yukiro Tanaka, one of my close friends. There is a clinic inside his house because he is a Japanese-Filipino Doctor, and he owns that clinic.

This house is also the first house I pass in the village before I get to my house.

I removed the seat belt I was wearing and then quickly glanced at the woman riding in the passenger seat of my car, where she was now sleeping soundly. I roughly slapped her face to wake her up; I'm not a gentleman; she must know it first. She immediately opened his eyes, and our eyes met.

"Get out of the car," I said to her in a cold tone. I didn't even wait for her to speak more, so I got out of my car first.

All the lights in Yukiro's house are already off because it's past midnight, but I know he's still inside, so I ring the doorbell several times. I felt from behind that the woman approached my side, so I gave her a gaze. Her bruises welcomed my sight.

Damn! That's pretty hurtful. It looks like she did a lousy job with the man who wanted to kill her- I mean, Enrique. I know Enrique because I was about to go to his place when this girl blocked my car. I really had no intention of going to him today, but he just forced me, luckily- I had a reason not to go anymore. He's not my friend; he's my enemy, but we were acquainted. Her clothes are wet, muddy, and dirty. The hem was damaged, and there were blood stains on her white clothes. Her lips cracked, and some parts of her face were almost black because it was starting to bruise badly.

Tsk! This is what I hate about Enrique.

If he wanted to kill this lady, he should have shot her in the head so there would be no more trouble, right? One shot would have done it all, but look what happened. This girl escaped. So stupid!

After a while, the door opened, and Yukiro came out. He quickly stared at me before looking at the woman next to me.

"Treat her," I commanded and didn't wait for Yukiro to answer. I completely entered his house and left them outside. I went to his kitchen, got some wine, and quickly drank it.

"S-sit down. Do you want to drink? I'll get you some water." I heard Yukiro softly say to the woman. I just shook my head.

How can he be that kind? DAMN! Being kind is equal to being a loser, right? I heard Yukiro's footsteps approaching the kitchen until he finally entered, and our eyes immediately met. He quickly came to my side.

"What's that trouble you got in now, Zelus?" He whispered, maybe fearing that the woman heard him. He was getting water from his fridge while I still drank my wine.

"She's just lucky that she saw me earlier and called for help because if not, the worms on the ground would have feasted on her," I answered Yukiro without emotion as I sat on the stool.

"You mean, you're not the one who did that to her?" He asked again, but I didn't answer him.

"Well, is she really lucky you are the one she asked for help? Or maybe you're even worse."I knew what he was pointing out, so I couldn't help but grin.

"When I can get benefit from her, she is lucky. But if I can't get anything out of her, I'll return her to Enrique, or worst, I can be the one to kill her," I answered him and just drank again. Yukiro just shook his head at what I said, and without a word, he left the kitchen to go to the girl outside carrying a glass of water.

I continued drinking until I got fed up and decided to go out. They were not in the living room now; that's why I went straight to the second floor where the clinic was. I was so familiar with his place that I had no trouble finding them.

The door of his clinic is open, so I don't need to knock. I went inside and saw the woman sitting on the solo bed while Yukiro sat on the bench facing the woman and cleaning her wounded lips. I leaned against the door while watching them.

"What is your name?" I asked the girl nonchalantly. She threw a gaze and stared at me for a few seconds before shaking her head, and I couldn't help but frown at that."I- I don't have a name," she said weakly.

I couldn't help but smirk in annoyance and asked her a threatening question, "Are you kidding me or fooling me?" I don't have fucking time for such jokes. I have too little patience, especially with weak women like her.

"I-I'm not. I'm telling the truth. I don't have a name. B-because, I don't remember anything. I just woke up in the club, and they called me Sandrine. I don't remember anything, my name, age, where I live, and who my family is, nothing at all," she explained.

"Do you know that you are facing a doctor now? He can tell if you're telling the truth or just lying," I said, referring to Yukiro.Yukiro glanced at the girl before looking at me.

"Maybe she was in a state of shock, so she almost lost her memories, Zelus. Right now, it's better if you don't ask her any questions first so that her mind can rest and she won't get confused," Yukiro explained.

I didn't say a word anymore and straightened up from standing.

"I'll just wait in the car. If you're done treating her, then prescribe her some medicines too. I'll take her home," I said to Yukiro.

I didn't wait for him to answer and turned around to go downstairs.

I was just leaning on the car and didn't wait long because I saw the woman and Yukiro leaving the house a few minutes later. Yukiro was guiding the woman carefully. I quickly threw my cigarette on the ground, stepped on it, and approached them.

"Get inside the car," I ordered the girl, but I wasn't looking at her but at Yukiro. The woman followed without a word and turned her back on us.

"Is it true that she doesn't remember anything?" I asked Yukiro right away.

"It could be true. Because of too much fear or trauma, it's possible, Zelus. But I can't say that I'm certain a hundred percent because I'm not a psychologist," he answered.

I just nodded to him in agreement. "Okay, thanks."

"I have already prescribed medicine for her. As soon as possible, I hope you can give it to her right away. She needs to take those medicine, especially the pain reliever," he said, but I didn't answer him and turned around to go to my car. I finally got on it and started the engine without a word.

After 5 minutes, I arrived at my house since it was close to Yukiro's. I took out the house key and went inside, where the woman was following me from behind.

"Follow me," she said to her and went straight up the stairs. She was silent as she followed me to the 3rd floor. I stopped in front of a black door and opened it, then went inside.

"You will sleep here tonight," I said, turning on the light and glancing at her.

"T-thank you," she said softly, and I grinned because of that.

"Don't be thankful because you might regret it in the end. You don't know me yet. You never know; I might be worse than the person who wants to kill you," I spoke, and slowly approached her. I heard her gulping. "But don't worry, as long as you are useful to me, you are safe. I also want to let you know that I know the person who wants to kill you. I know him, and he knows me." I immediately noticed the shock in her facial expression. "I can bring you back to him whenever I want."

I grabbed her chin and violently lifted it so that our eyes met.

"But that won't happen if you just obey everything I want. Because if you're Enrique's slave, I can use you so that you're useful to me." I also violently let go of her chin, the reason why her head immediately turned to the side. The corner of my lips lifted again before I left the room. Right! I can use him against Enrique. I know that guy, and he won't stop until he finds his slave.

He will go crazy if he doesn't kill that girl, so this is an excellent opportunity for me to enter the scene.