SWEET IN DARKNESS; Lovely and Mysterious

An old man in his fifties placed a picture of a beautiful woman in front of Lukas, the assassin who never failed to perform his actions.

"I want you to kill this woman." Travis was Alice's enemy in the business world, he had his eyes on her life, but he always failed, and the hatred was growing.

"Young enough. How much will it cost me to kill her?" Luke stared at the photo of the beautiful woman he was going to take his life for.

"You will get 1 million dollars. If you succeed in eliminating her," Travis offered an unbelievable price to please her.

"What does she do? "Lukas had never asked much about the person he was going to kill, but he was suddenly curious.

"Alice is the one. She will occupy the highest office, and she will compete with me, and she is also a billionaire." The old man said it haughtily.

"Well, I'll kill her for you," Lukas said without thinking, making the old man smile and shake Travis's hand.

After Travis left, Lukas was still staring at the photo of the woman on the table. Lukas's hand smoked tobacco slowly. "Welcome, my sexy lady."

***

The glass of wine on the nightstand next to the woman's bed was still enjoying the smoke billowing from her sexy lips. She knew that death could stalk her at any time.

Alice Gabriella is a French-born woman who has a very perfect physique. With a body sculpted like a Greek goddess, making men willing to get naked at her feet.

She has a high position in the political world, even at the relatively young age of 26. She has a company under her auspices. If it wasn't for her parents' accident, she wouldn't have sacrificed her young life to be happy.

Alice threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray on the balcony. She walked to the nightstand and gulped down the remaining wine in the glass, the clock was already 10 p.m. Her body was tired, but she didn't want to just rest, Alice wanted someone who could warm the bed tonight.

Alice carried a small bag that contained her wallet and the gun she always carried and kept on her thigh. Alice drove to a place that could satisfy her lust-none other than her regular club.

The place was slightly dimly lit, and loud music was sounding very loud in Alice's ears. She passed through the entrance easily without having to go through the check, they let her in because she knew the owner.

Alice took a seat at the elongated bar and wandered around, seeing many prostitutes and couples kissing like there was no tomorrow. Even Alice was disgusted, seeing them almost half stripped by men who were, in her opinion, Daniel, a bartender, approaching Alice for the first time.

"Hello, Miss. Sexy. What drink would you like on this sunny day?"

"Damn you, Daniel! I don't want a drink tonight. Just looking for some fun." Alice swore at Daniel, who had known her for a long time.

"Here, men are all assholes, Alice, no one of your level can get your body," Daniel replied, chuckling at Alice's words, which he found strange. Because usually Alice immediately calls her subordinates without bothering to come looking. A man approached Alice again, he sat right next to her.

"Beautiful. What are you doing here?" the young man asked Alice, as did his hand, which wanted to try to caress Alice's face. But Alice's hand quickly caught and twisted it.

''You're already fucking drunk! You'd better go home, your mother will find you and pat your ass gently," quipped Alice, who laughed loudly. For a moment, the man was silent and seemed to be holding back his anger. His hand once again tried to abuse Alice, he touched her body once again. It failed! A man came over and punched the bastard right in the jaw. Alice was just watching the ridiculous action in front of her eyes.

Luke Henderson was a hitman who had come on purpose because he had information on Alice's whereabouts. His gaze searched for women he recognized through photos among the many women. Finally, Lukas found a woman who caught his attention and was dressed sexily. Alice deserved to be called a Greek goddess. Lukas praised Alice's beauty when he saw her in person.

The woman was wearing a bright red dress with spaghetti straps that hung beautifully on her shoulders. She was very beautiful, naturally, without too much polish on her face, until Lukas saw a man approaching the woman. He thought the man was Alice's lover, but what he caught was that the woman was uncomfortable with the presence of a man who looked strange in Lukas' eyes. Lukas tried to restrain his body from moving rashly, but what he found was that the bastard wanted to harass Alice.

"Fuck!" Lukas immediately pulled the man's hand away and hit him right in the jaw. Until fresh blood flowed from between his lips, the man drooped helplessly until the club guards took him out. Lukas was surprised when someone grabbed his wrist. Alice pulled Lukas towards a room upstairs.

"Is it this easy to kill you?" Lukas' mind smiled.

Lukas was still silent; not a single word came out of his lips other than admiring the beauty of the goddess in front of him. He immediately thought that it would be a great loss if he killed Alice tonight. What if he played first?

"Sit down." Alice ordered Lukas to sit on the bed in the room.

Alice called someone, and all Lukas knew was that she was asking in French, which Lukas didn't understand.

Alice sat next to Lukas and held Lukas' bruised hand.

The door was knocked on, and Alice opened it and took out a basin and a rectangular box containing p3k.

"You fool." Alice put ice in the cloth and applied it to the bruise on Lukas' hand.

"Why are you calling me stupid?" Lukas couldn't understand Alice's cold face.

"Because you were willing to hit that bastard." Alice gave Lukas some medicine before wrapping Lukas' hand.

Alice kept the P3K box on the nightstand. She took two glasses filled with champagne and gave one to Lukas.

"What's your name?" Lukas pretended to ask Alice when he knew.

"Alice." Alice extended her hand, still in a standing position, and was immediately greeted by Lukas.

"Lukas."

Lukas' hand did not let go of Alice's, but Alice did not feel uncomfortable as her body was pulled and fell into Lukas' lap. She liked her new toy. Lukas was not bad enough.

She tried to neutralize her heartbeat. As her eyes looked into Lukas' bright blue eyes with a brownish-black mane, Alice instantly felt nervous and didn't recognize herself.

Lukas brought his face closer to kiss Alice's lips quickly, which had been disturbing his mind. He didn't care what would happen if he was too late to kill Alice.

Suddenly, Alice was surprised when Lukas released his kiss. But what she got was even more surprising: Alice pulled him by the scruff of the neck to repeat the initial short kiss. Alice kisses Lukas with a passion that expands to the point where Lukas realizes not to go further than this. Since Lukas' intention was not to toy with Alice further, Lukas suddenly got up and broke away from Alice.

"You know if we continue what bad things will happen. I can't promise I can hold it, Alice." Lukas looked into Alice's eyes with a dim look. Alice smiled and put her hand in between Lukas' hair.

"I know," Alice said with a cold face.

"I don't want our first meeting to end unpleasantly," Lukas replied, repeating his words. Alice gave Lukas a quick peck on the lips again.

"What are you saying? The first meeting with you was quite pleasant," Alice added with a smirk.

Alice moved her face away. Glancing at the clock on her wrist, she realized it was already one o'clock in the morning. She had to go home because Alice still had a meeting at the company and a leadership meeting tomorrow.

"I have to go home now," said Alice, saying the wrong farewell to Lukas.

Lukas seemed unwilling to let go of Alice, he still held her wrist. For a few minutes, they stared at each other. Who knows who was swept away by the feelings this time?

"Lukas__."

Alice approached Lukas and hugged him, she had never been this gentle, even with the man she slept with. But only Lukas managed to make Alice do it, Alice just walked away without looking back at Lukas.

"I can't wait for the next meeting." Lukas was smiling as he saw Alice carelessly leave her purse behind.

*****

"You've met him." Luke received a call from Travis, the man who hired him to kill Alice.

"Yeah, I met her at the place you told me about." Lukas gripped the metal railing of the balcony of his luxury mansion tightly.

"I want you to kidnap or kill her today, no matter what you do, as long as she can't attend the election meeting." Travis turned off the phone unilaterally, and Lukas stared at the thick brown envelope containing 1 million dollars. Lukas received the money after taking a photo of himself kissing Alice.

Lukas had never made a decision this hard before, which is why he felt the weight of having to kill Alice's life.

Lukas walked to the nightstand next to the bed and opened the drawer, which contained various weapons and knives that he could use to kill.

Lukas took the handgun and slipped it into the pocket of his pitch-black jeans. He wore a black T-shirt and leather jacket to protect the tattoo that filled his right hand.

Lukas took Alice's wallet. He didn't try to check it or take anything from there because Lukas was a hitman, not a thief. He had Alice's number, but Lukas didn't want to contact the woman but track Alice's whereabouts.

Lukas found Alive's point of presence, and it turned out that the woman was currently in his company. Lukas immediately drove his car to the location. For the first time, Lukas saw a large skyscraper visible from the signboard, "Alice Comparison." He was amazed at Alice's success, it was unfortunate that she had to disappear quickly.

But Lukas was a man who never broke his promises, he always completed his missions on time. Lukas got out of his car with Alice's wallet. Lukas put his feet on the marble floor. After passing through the rotating glass door, Lukas was even more amazed at the luxurious interior. He headed for the reception desk, which was his first destination because it was the only place he could reach after Lukas entered.

"Do I get to meet Alice?" Lukas, for the first time, did something stupid like this.

"I'm sorry, did you make an appointment to see Miss Alice?" The receptionist asked him again.

"I haven't made an appointment to see her at all, can you tell her that Lukas wants to meet?" The receptionist dialed the office phone number and told Lukas that he would have to wait a few minutes as Alice had a guest.

A woman approached Lukas. "Is it you, Mr. Lukas? Miss Alice is waiting for you in her room, let me take you." Lukas nodded and followed the woman who would take him to Alice's room.

Alice's secretary opened the door to Alice's office. Lukas could see Alice, who looked beautiful, even though her face was seriously sorting out files.

"Ummh, am I disturbing you?" Lukas reprimanded Alice, who had just realized his arrival.

"Ah, I'm sorry. Have a seat." Alice immediately got up from her desk, looking beautiful in her pastel-colored dress.

"It's okay." Lukas smiled and sat down on one of the sofas in Alice's study.

"What is the need for you to find me, Lukas, and where did you get the address of my office?" Alice raised her eyebrows at the arrival of the man she met at the club.

''I want to turn yours in." Lukas put down Alice's wallet.

"Shit! Thank you for finding it." Alice cursed at her carelessness.

"Just a thank-you? Lukas raised one eyebrow at the confused Alice. The woman finally took out one debit card and placed it on the table.

"Shit. I don't need your money, Alice." Lukas looked at Alice with a cold glance.

"Then what do you want? I don't understand."

"I want you to have dinner with me. That's all." Lukas took Alice's hand.

"Gosh, that's just a simple request. Okay."

Lukas gave the address where he would take Alice for dinner tonight. And he also asked for Alice's number officially, even though he already had it. Just a formality.

"Alright, I'll go first, I have a business to attend to." Lukas stood, kissing the top of Alice's hand before he left the room. Lukas smiled in his heart and said, "Soon you will fall into my trap, Alice."

"What a sweet man. " Alice said to herself as she watched Lukas' back leave the room.

***

Alice walked into the restaurant she promised with Lukas, this time she wore a black dress and tied her hair in waves.

Alice looked around to find Lukas among the many diners. Alice's view finally found a man wearing a black suit with a maroon tie. Lukas smiled at Alice's arrival.

"You are so beautiful, Alice." Lukas kissed the top of Alice's hand, the thing Alice liked the most right now.

"You're also very handsome." Alice looked at Lukas' long hair in a small bun at the back, making the man very sexy in Alice's eyes, plus the piercing in his right ear.

The waiter came with the champagne and poured it into his and Lukas' glasses.

Lukas raised his glass in a toast. Lukas drank the champagne while glancing at Alice, who stole Lukas's attention because of her beauty.

"Why do you keep looking at me like that?" Alice laughed to get rid of her nervousness. Somehow, when she was with Lukas, Alice felt a little scared.

"Do you have a boyfriend?" Suddenly, Lukas was curious about Alice's love life.

"Nope, I'm too busy, and I don't have time to date." Alice took another sip of the champagne in her glass.

You look haughty and sexy, Alice. Lukas said to himself, "It's an honor to enjoy dinner with you." Lukas took one of Alice's hands and kissed the top of her hand.

What Lukas did made Alice misbehave. She had never received special treatment like this. "But you are an exception, Lukas." Alice dared to say that because it was true that she had never experienced what a date was, but today, for the first time, she immediately agreed to the invitation of a strange man named Lukas.

"I'll teach you how to be romantic." Lukas laughed, and Alice laughed too.

Everything went smoothly, like a normal dinner, now that they were in the forecast.

"Shit! Your car has a flat tire." Alice looked at her punctured car tire like someone had done it on purpose.

"I'll just take a taxi." Alice wanted to stop the taxi that was about to pass by, but Lukas would not let her plan fail; he held Alice's hand.

"Let me take you home, Alice." Lukas' invitation made Alice pause to stare at the serious-looking man in front of her.

"Don't you trust me?" Lukas again made sure that Alice wanted to follow him.

"Okay." Alice finally agreed to go home with Lukas. Lukas smiled meaningfully opened the car door, and let Alice's body in.

When Alice's body entered, Lukas immediately smothered Alice's life with the anesthetic from the handkerchief he had brought. Alice fainted, and Lukas immediately brought Alice's body to his place.

"Welcome to my prison, my sexy girl." Lukas placed Alice's body on his bed. Took off his clothes and joined Alice in bed.

***

Alice opened her eyes. The dizziness was still very much in her head, but she realized that there was something strange as her eyes focused on the room that was so unfamiliar to her.

"Damn it! Where is this?" Alice immediately changed her position to sitting. She still didn't realize what happened, but didn't she just have dinner last night, and suddenly there was a hand holding her? Alice was even more surprised when she saw a topless Lukas beside her.

Alice immediately noticed she was no worse for wearing only underwear. "Gosh, what if I do, Alice?" Alice thought to herself while trying to remember what happened last night.

"Lukas, what happened?" Alice felt even more dizzy as she tried to remember.

"I can't believe you would forget what happened last night." Lukas let go of her hand just like that. But Alice pulled Lukas' hand back and looked at him coldly. Alice was not a careless person, she lived all her life as a perfectionist.

"You set me up? What do you want?" Alice was not accusing; he was just lazy if any more men approached her just to take advantage of her.

"Ah, you seem to be so smart, Alice." Luke immediately pulled Alice's hand, placing her in his arms.

"I want to kill you!" Lukas whispered right in Alice's ear. Alice tried to rebel, but her calm was no stronger than the man in front of her.

"You want money? Just say the word, and I'll give it to you." Alice remained calm, as she knew everything would be solved easily if there was money.

"No, I don't want money. That person wants you dead, but I just think it's a shame to kill a woman as beautiful as you." Luke pulled Alice's lips forcefully and crushed them together; he didn't care if the woman in his arms hated him or would report him to the police.

Alice could only hold back her hand as she wanted to hit the insolent man in front of her, but she would not do that because Alice was not a person who liked physical violence. Everything would have been fine if Alice could have held back her anger.

Lukas found it strange to see Alice, a woman he thought was different and getting weirder. While a woman would be scared when she heard that she was going to be killed, Alice was the opposite. Even when Lukas kissed her, she just kept quiet, not giving any reaction.

"Does she like other women?" Lukas thought as he removed his kiss from Alice's red lips.

"Are you satisfied? Well, just kill me now because this is a waste of time." Alice placed both hands on Lukas' chest, who was not wearing anything.

Honestly, Lukas has a good body, with so many tattoos on his hands and chest that add to the masculine and hot impression in Alice's eyes. There are even abs that form beautifully on his stomach. Nothing less than Lukas' handsome face and brown eyes made it impossible for him to be a hitman.

"Do you want your death so much?" Lukas stupidly asked a question that made no sense.

Why is it that when with Alice everything feels different, Lukas feels more attracted to the perfect woman, like a model, who has the intelligence and power that make men jealous of her?

"Not, of course! I have to become the leader of one of the councils before I die." Alice said the truth that she wanted that position in the world of politics was hard, but it was not the first time Alice had experienced something that made her wretched. She almost returned to the insults of ridicule and even an assassination attempt on her, but this time it might be more difficult because it involved a hitman.

"Then I'll hold off on killing you until you want me to." Lukas released his hug on Alice's waist and walked quickly to the door before disappearing behind the wooden door and locking it.

"Lukas!!!" Alice got angrier and kicked the door as she tried to open it, but all she found was a door that was locked from the outside.

Alice just stared at the room that was her prisoner's room. Now she didn't know what to do. For sure, she had to be free from here before a week because there was no way she would disappear for a week; the media would get suspicious and worse. She would be canceled as one of the candidates in the election.

Alice got an idea; she walked to the window and opened the curtains, but her hopes were dashed, and she just stared at the large window pane in front of her with a lackluster look.

"Damn it! It's really like prison." There was even an iron trellis set up at the window. Even his hand wouldn't fit through it.

She just spun around while thinking of ways to escape. There was no other way but to make Lukas fall in love with her, or at least until he didn't feel suspicious of her. But how? It had only been a week, and it seemed impossible to get Lukas to trust her.

The door opened again. Alice immediately turned her body around and saw Lukas, who was already neatly dressed in a casual white t-shirt with knee-length jeans.

"You're not giving me clothes, at least the women in prison are better off receiving clothes." Alice felt a little bad about begging for clothes to cover her body, which was only wrapped in maroon underwear.

"You can use one of the shirts in the closet." Luke went to his closet, which was located in the corner of the room.

"But I think you'd better not wear any clothes like last night," Lukas said something that made Alice feel embarrassed, even though she didn't remember last night.

Without answering Lukas' question, Alice just walked away and took one of the black shirts from the many that could be said to be almost entirely black.

Lukas was only silent when he saw the shirt, which looked beautiful on Alice's body. There was no need to dress sexily to make Lukas turn on with that woman; wearing one of her clothes alone made Lukas have to hold back the kick of his sister, who was down there.

"Okay, I know it would be pretty not to look at me too much. You have a hair tie like the one you're wearing right now." Alice looked at her face in the reflection of the broken glass on the wall, never expecting Lukas to have a dressing table or expensive furniture in the room. Because there was nothing more worthy than a soft bed.

Lukas pulled out the nightstand, took out one of the hair ties, and returned to Alice's body. He didn't give the hair tie to Alice but helped the woman tie her brown hair, even though Lukas only tucked it with the origin. And gave a short kiss to Alice's white neck. Again and again, Alice felt her body lose control, which is even why she accepted when Lukas did something coercive to her.

***