Novel Full 117 Motivation!
Day Ten…
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Without uttering a word, Abigail pulled Black Rose into a hug. Her beloved mentee whom she considered her younger sister wasn’t expecting that reaction from her. Black Rose couldn’t recognize her.
But Black Rose just let Abigail hug her although she was confused as to why this stranger suddenly embraced her.
‘Did she mistake me for someone else?’ Black Rose asked herself inwardly. She could feel Abigail’s grip tightening around her body as if she was afraid to let her go.
“Miss? W-What’s wrong?” Black Rose asked her awkwardly. She didn’t know whether to push her away or grab her shoulders. She was not used to this kind of body contact. She was only allowing Phantomflake to get close to her.
Realizing that Black Rose couldn’t recognize her because of her current appearance, Abigail finally let go of her.
She glanced at her, her emerald eyes filled with joy and relief. She was glad that Black Rose survived! She was not the only one who stayed alive that night.
“I’m sorry. Did I surprise you? You just reminded me of my sister.” Abigail didn’t introduce herself as Phantomflake. Her situation was very complicated.
It would be hard to believe that her soul was transferred to another body. Furthermore, she had to keep her identity for Black Rose’s sake. She wanted to protect her. If Nathan found out that one member of Phantom Assassin Guild survived that night, he might look for Black Rose to kill her again.
Black Rose just smiled at her faintly. “It’s fine.”
Black Rose didn’t want to stay longer in that area because Red Dragon Mafia was still tracking her. She just went there to buy a new burner phone. She would use this to avoid being traced by the Red Dragon Mafia. Their IT and technical team were capable of locating her with their new technologies.
She was about to leave the Shop when Abigail held her elbow thus stopping her from leaving. She turned around and gave Abigail a questioning gaze. “Eh, do you need something?”
Abigail bobbed her head frantically. “I’m new here. Can you accompany me for a while? I want to buy some weapons and spying devices for my protection. Someone wanted to kill me and I don’t know who is that person yet.”
Black Rose was stunned for a moment. She didn’t expect that this woman was in danger as well. For some unknown reason, she had the urge to help her. She couldn’t leave her behind since she begged for her help.
She was reminded of her fateful encounter with Phantomflake. Just like Phantomflake, Black Rose was an orphan. She left the Orphanage at the age of sixteen and ended up in the hands of a syndicate. The syndicate was involved in human trafficking and prostitution. They kidnapped young girls and sell them on the black market through an auction.
Black Rose was one of those young girls. On the day of the auction, she tried to escape. She was being chased by the syndicate when she met Phantomflake. She desperately asked for her help as she was so afraid to be sold to those pervert old men. Phantomflake didn’t hesitate to help her.
Phantomflake might be a cold and ruthless assassin but she has a soft spot for young ladies and children. Most of the members of Phantom Assassin Guild are women whom she rescued from those bad men. She was also in that area and decided to protect Black Rose and saved the other women being auctioned.
That syndicate and those VIP clients were wiped out that night. That was the start of Phantomflake’s name became renowned in the underground world.
Reminiscing the past, Black Rose couldn’t help but feel sad. Her fellow members died and their leader was still missing. She wasn’t sure if Phantomflake was still alive and that she was in the hand of the Devil.
“Alright. I’m staying with you until you purchase all the things that you need,” Black Rose said, yielding to Abigail’s request.
Little did she know, Abigail just wanted to spend more time with Black Rose and to know more about how she was doing. She was dying to know how she survived. She wanted to ask her if there were other survivors. But Abigail couldn’t ask her directly. This was not the right time to reveal her identity.
Abigail was examining the daggers and small knives being displayed in the shop when Black Rose pulled her to the other side.
“You should buy a stun gun and pepper spray,” Black Rose suggested. She thought Abigail was not good at handling knives and daggers. She looked like a fragile woman. “What the use of buying daggers and knives if you don’t know how you wield them.”
Black Rose used the same advice given to her by Phantomflake before. She was not a good fighter as compared to others so Phantomflake taught her about hacking and other computer programming skills. She wouldn’t allow her to use guns and knives. She only provided her different computer set and laptop.
Meanwhile, Abigail crumpled her face and pouted her lips upon hearing Black Rose’s suggestions. She could tell that she was underestimating her. She had never used stun guns and pepper spray for protection! She was always armed with poison needles, daggers, and real guns!
“I want to use daggers…” Abigail said, but Black Rose opposed her idea.
“No. you will just hurt yourself. Looking at your palms, I don’t think you have ever used knives and daggers before.” Black Rose sounded like an older sister lecturing and teaching her younger sister. Right now, Abigail looked younger than Black Rose. the real Abigail was only twenty one years old while Black Rose was already twenty five years old.
Abigail could only smile as she could feel that Black Rose was trying to become a big sister to her. She truly missed her. She couldn’t contain her joy knowing that Black Rose survived.
She found another reason to stay alive. She was now motivated to accomplish her mission and return to her original body. She was certain that Black Rose would also be happy once she saw her alive.
‘I promise… I will protect her this time. I will not let Nathan kill her. And I have to live… To do that, I must accomplish my mission. Nathan Sparks! I’m going to seduce you and make you fall for me!”