Chapter 1 PROLOGUE

"Who ordered you?"

A question. Controlled. No nonsense. Just waiting for her prey to answer

No one else could hear their conversation, as they were in a basement, that connected to their HQ

The guy couldn't respond due to the fear coursing through him, knowing that his life could be snuffed out in a matter of seconds

She stood up. Choke him, nails digging into his neck. No words escape just testing her prey

"Who!"

She ask again but this time firm. No emotion. Cold. Commanding

"I-I don't know!"

She pulled out her gun, shot his leg, and threw him against the wall

"Y-you fucking bitch!,"he yelled in anger and pain, blood dripping from his mouth as he trembled

Her lips slightly twist but didn't smile. She just know, she's winning

She get something from her impeccably shiny and sharp black boots. A black dagger, with a letter D engraved on its handle and a crown etched upon it

"Let's do something entertaining"

Not a question but a statement. She lean in the chair, slow and direct. But her expression unreadable

Everyone felt the shift in the air. A quiet, involuntary adjustment of the spine. Her men blinked, gulped, but didn't move

All of them just watched. Waiting for her next move

"W-what-?,"his eyes widened as he stared

"Let's play a game"

A simple words. But yet it gives shivers

"Simple lang ang laro. Answer my question or lose your finger"

She shifted and twirl the dagger in her hands. They flinched. Her lips twitched....just barely

The guy was sweating nervously, still enduring the pain. He wiped the blood dripping off his lips with his hand

"P-please, don't do this to me...,"he pleaded

She didn't move. Her eyes fix to him, dangerous and unapologetic. Hindi nya pinansin ang pakiusap nito

"First question, sinong nag-utos sayo na harangin sila?"

He swallowed nervously. Bumibilis na ang pintig ng puso nito hindi dahil sa masaya kundi dahil sa takot

"My B-boss"

Mas lalo lang lumamig ang ekspresyon ng babae at binigyan nya ito ng are-you-kidding-me-look?. Pero kalmado lang sya at nagsalita ulit

"Who's your boss?"

Anxiety and fear filled in his eyes, unsure of whether he should answer or not. His mouth opened, but no words escaped

"Time is ticking....and my patience is wearing thin"

"P-please s-stop, I....I can't s-say"

Parang tumigil ang oras at sa pagkakataong ito. Her lips twitch

"Wrong answer"

She flip his hand at sinimulang putulin ang daliri nito. Blood splattered, and the guy screamed in agony

"Acck! S-stop p-please!,"he cried, desperately trying to break free. He was gasping for air, drenched in sweat from the pain he felt

The table was now covered in blood, but she didn't stop until she had cut it completely. Then, she wiped her hands and the dagger with a white handkerchief

"Again, who's your boss?"

"S-stop, I can't handle this a-anymore,"pleaded the guy, his consciousness slipping away for a few seconds. Nanginginig na din ito dahil sa sakit

But she didn't care, she just stared at him who was struggling to speak. Didn't feel any care even just a little

"Then fucking answer my goddamn question!,"her words dripping with coldness, startling him

"I-I don't know! He wears a m-mask, and he has a tattoo of a l-lion on his hand....,"the guy said, blood spewing from his mouth as he spoke

The womans eyes immediately darken a little, but mask it again. Instead, she simply glanced at him, who was fighting for his life, and without a word, she swiftly decapitated him with her dagger

His fresh blood splattered on the table, but she didn't care. Didn't flinch. Instead, she leaned back on her chair, and instructing the others to clean up the mess

"Lion tattoo...,"she whispered in the air that no one can hear

She was the person everyone feared. Cold. Measured. Don't give a nonsense fuck. Heartless. Don't give explanation. And she's a mystery....