For the first time in her 25 years of living, she felt what she has never felt before…
Happiness… in his arms.
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They stood that way for minutes, relishing deeply in the peace of each other till Toyota broke it, and he leaned in to kiss her forehead.
“Told you I hate surprises” she glared icily.
“Just take it quietly, it’s a gift for comforting me” he winked, and she smirked as he sat back beside Chance, holding his hand.
“Where did you lock the doctors in?” She asked
“Together with the nurses in the head office” he replied.
“Phones out?” She said.
“What do you take me for?” He replied.
“Little piece of cake, baby” she said, and he smiled.
“You seem happy tonight, you just called me baby”
“Enjoy it while it lasts” she replied and started walking out
“Leaving already?” He faced her, and she brought out a pack of cigarettes from her pocket.
“Can’t possibly smoke in here, want me to choke your half-dead brother till death?” She muttered, rolling eyes as he walked out of the ward immediately.
“Always sassy” Tiger smiled, standing up.
He followed her and caught up in front of the ward, holding her back.
“Anything else?” She asked without blinking, and he smiled, looking into her beautiful eyes.
The eyes that got him hooked and trapped tightly back then, they’re the first thing he loved first , even before her hair.
She has deeply soulless eyes, and a look at you wound make you think she’s staring directly at your soul, she works spell with her eyes too, and they’re mesmerizing.
He leaned in and was tempted to kiss them just like he does back then, but he stopped his lips right in front of them, her long lashes pointing directly at his pink lips.
“Want a bullet in your skull? F**k off and stop killing my vibes” she pushed him away and began walking out, looking dangerously breathtaking as her long hair flowed behind her.
She’s really the goddess of beauty, she’s a true descendant of Aphrodite, she’s enchanting and charming all in one…
She’d always be Rachel, his Rachel, his girl, now his woman… his own …
He walked to her again and hugged her from behind, making the cigar she’s holding fall from her.
“Tiger, you sure we don’t have to get you admitted in their mental health ward here? What the f**k are you…
He tightened his arms on her before she could finish, and he kissed her neck gently.
She tried unwrapping his arms, but his strong arms overpowered hers…
“Stay still, please” he whispered, resting wholly on her.
Toyota sighed, her eyes moving slowly as her hand fell from his strong arms
His oak smell oozed into her nose, and his breaths tickled her neck as they kept standing.
“A minute” she whispered.
“More than enough” he smiled calmly.
“Why are you doing this though?” She asked curiously.
“I want to feel you more, so don’t complain” he whispered.
“You’re insane” she muttered, getting another cigar.
•••
Toyota arrived at the clan , and she made her way to the lab immediately she vacated the wagon.
Everyone except wounded Delilah were already waiting around the table.
The lab looks different with newly installed systems, then destroyed ones replaced with new ones. She smirked when she beheld everything.
Now there’s even less that systems can do, winning this battle means bracing up and rebuilding the inner energy.
“Entry zones?” She asked.
“Reconstructed” Taylor replied.
“Records?”
“Recovered” Lambo replied.
“Delilah?” She asked at last.
“She’s innocent, we got her brother like you ordered” Zenith replied.
“No foul plays?” Toyota smirked again.
“Zenith confirmed everything” Sylvester replied.
“How many days will it take to install the eyes?” Toyota asked zenith.
“24 hours” she replied quickly.
“Start in an hour, no mistakes” Toyota ordered.
“Yes boss!” Zenith smiled
“I, Sylvester, Jaemin and Jezebel are going on tonight’s hunt. Taylor you should go stay with Zenith during the installment” she ordered.
“Yes boss!” Taylor bowed.
“No f**k ups, or you’re paying with your goddamn life” she finalized and walked out of the lab.
Lambo followed her immediately.
“You planning to make Tedross join the gang?” She asked as they walked to the trainees lodge.
Toyota stopped and faced her with a questioning look
“Oh… that’s the name of Delilah’s bro” Lambo quickly said.
“I’ll have to see him first” she replied expressionlessly, and Lambo opened the lodge door for her.
Tedross is in the first room, sitting on the ground while backing the wall, but he spranged up immediately they came in.
“I did nothing wrong! Why am I here?” He asked, and Toyota smiled.
“You’re as gutsy as I’ve been expecting, wasn’t expecting less from Delilah’s blood”
“Delilah? You know my sis?” He replied, and she smiled again, going closer to him.
She held eyes with him, but he couldn’t stand it more than a second before looking away fearfully.
“Even the devil fears me” she smiled, patting his shoulder.
“His training starts now, no spare time” she said and walked out.
•••
Jezebel watched her surroundings carefully, making sure no one’s watching before stepping into the capture zone
Of all the buildings in the clan, it’s the only one with a rotating camera, so far you can calculate the time taken for it’s rotation to each angle.
She stood by the door, watching the camera as it prepared to rotate to another angle, then she began counting the minutes.
Immediately it turned to the left angle in two minutes, she slipped into the right angle and got her burner phone.
She dialled the only line in it, and her heart skipping beats as he watched the camera nervously.
“Hello” she whispered into the cell.
“I think Sancho is in danger” she whispered, but the cell began whizzing immediately, and she wasn’t able to get a reply. She couldn’t hear anything afterwards.
“Hello, hello…. Hello…”
The camera has just one sec to reach her again, so she left that angle and went to the other angle.
“Hello, are you listening? Sancho is in…
She hasn’t finished talking when she heard footsteps from outside, and she quickly hid the phone, then she picked a rope from the ground and walked out, meeting two trainees by the door.
“Jezebel?” One of them said.
“And how dare you call my name b**ch!” Jezebel spat, and she laughed scornfully.
“Isn’t is Jezebel? I mean your name, oh were you expecting a darn miss? This is a clan, not a church babe!” The girl said in all feistiness.
“Let’s go, Tequila” the second girl pulled her away, and Jezebel smirked, watching her leave.
“Tequila?, Just wait, I’m coming for you” she smiled before walking away too.
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