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❝ We're burning on fumes
but we make it through the night.❞

C H A P T E R   T W E N T Y

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MY GAZE DRIFTS IN takes in his open suit jacket, waistcoat and pale blue shirt and a tie, his piercing blue eyes. They're the sharpest blue I've ever seen and they're right now cutting through me with an edge of curiosity.

The bartender comes and serves us our drinks, with soft music being humming in the background I sighed as my gaze landed at the file peeking out of my purse, gulping I pulled the zip.

“Why is that the last time I met you were just an abandoned girl but now look at you all dressed up like a woman,” he spoke, gulping a long sip of his liquor before he pushes the empty shot and turns to take a proper look at me, his eyes running up and down my body, electric heat pulses through my veins as with a wavering heart I stagger back and definitely gasps when his hand came towards my face.

His blue orbs burning into mine, as I felt him running his thumb across the crease of my full lips.

“Francis,” I whispered back, my body trembles, with a touch of amusement Francis let goes of my face, with his other hand still holding on to the stool I was seated on as he pushes it forward with a jolt my eyes widened, blood rushes through my veins by being this close to him.

“Good, good at least this face of yours was of some use for me.”

Only centimeters separated our noses from touching. He was so close that I could smell his minty breath mixed with liquor, when it fanned across my face.

However, in my momentary fear, when my eyes darted back to him I caught them staring down at me, I swallowed——I swallowed again as my knees grew weak.

“Can you please not be so close to me,”I breathed nervously and mastered all my remaining courage to say,“It makes me feel uncomfortable.”

“What’s this—is the almighty Paris finally speaking up to me for real.”

It was then his eyes lit up with humour, as he moves back, withdrawing his hand and that was even better.

“I don't know what you're talking about,” I murmured looking away as I hastily sipped my tequila letting it to burn my sore throat.

“Since my attempt to start up a conversation with you was of course——of no use,”he murmured with his eyes, he peered down at me before turning his whole body towards me,“Let’s get into business shall we?”

He spoke profoundly as I felt my belly twist, with uncertainty I pulled out the file from my purse.

“I knew you asking you to this job, won't be in vain. But I must say you really did fool him,” he spoke with his eyes lit up as he pushes forward to take the file in my hand but I snap it before it reaches within his hold.

“Yes, I did fool Taehyung but do you think you're any better than him?”

I spoke smugly trying to hide the fact that the man before me. Somewhat intimidated me.

“What is this are you going against me?”

Looking upwards at him, I felt a little shaken from the dark look across his face, rubbing his jaw, he clenched them before running a hand through his platinum blonde hair, he takes off his tie.

“Am I?”

I asked with a with a slight smirk as I took another sip my drink as I felt his gaze dancing upon my body with a hidden motive behind them.

“You!”

Francis rose up, with a frustrated gaze he stares at me before he kicks the stool, he was once sitting on as it jolts and falls to the fall making me flinch on my seat.

As with a chilling breath I looked upwards,“Don’t forget I'm your boss, you work for me. You do what I say, you speak what I want you to say?” he steps closer, his dominating figure casting a shadow upon my fragile body, as he yanks me by arm making me to stand on my two feet.

“So why the hell are you disobeying me?” He groaned against my skin, making chills to run down my spine as with a trembling breath, I lifted up my gaze.

“I did what you asked me to,” I paused frantically, to draw in some air,“You asked me to get close to Kim Taehyung you asked to act as your spy, where did I do wrong?”

“You——” he voice echoed through the walls of the empty bar, as he raised his hand to hit me, I could feel my body trembling with fear as I shut my eyes tight, waiting for the impact to happen but it never did as he only pushes me away from him.

Groaning in with frustration, he breaths harshly before he closing his eyes then open them back, I guess he was attempting to calm his anger down, and it worked when with a less furious gaze he turned to face me.

“I am not a man who hit women, so just hand me that file and leave. I can't stand the sight of you any longer,”

He spoke waving his hand in the air as he walks further, staring at the mess he made he sighs, before he walks in further to a different part of  this area. He practically lives here, since a the last few months.

With him gone I take this a chance to pull myself together, what I did just now was awfully wrong I shouldn't have ever spoken to him in such way, make him get furious.

When I knew what sort of a man he was, going against his will is like a death wish but doing what he wants is like giving him the key to end Taehyung’s life.

The world was spinning and I was floating with it. My knees have turned jello and my heart in to a one—hand man.

It was only six months ago when Francis asked me to do him a job, and as much as I wanted to stay out of it, I without any thoughts agreed and of course that's was before I ever met Taehyung.

This file consisted the information of all the secret hideouts of Taehyung, everything that Francis needed to know for breaking his defenses down and crushing down Taehyung’s world making him surrender.

Like I said this was before I met him.

Something have changed, ever since I met Taehyung for the first time in my life I was questioning my job?

What the am I doing?

This was supposed to be my job, meeting Taehyung getting to know him, knowing his secrets. It was all planned then why am I backing away now?

“The file is with her honestly if you ask me I don't think there's much in it...”

I was snapped out of my thoughts at the sound of Francis speaking with someone on the phone, as with careful foot steps I leaned closer to the closed door of the room, eavesdropping to his conversation.

“We don't have much time, we need to act fast I bet he's up to something already, scheming—”

Who was he speaking to?

“No, Mark I don't want you to wait for him to do something...”

He stopped abruptly when his eyes caught the sight of my reflection on the mirror as he with darkened gaze he hang up his call and made his way towards me.

“What are you doing here?”

He enquired, from the sound of his voice it tells me he was startled more like he wasn't expecting me to be here listening, or that he was up to something and didn't want me to know.

And I bet sure it's the otherwise.

“Why are you scheming something?”

I asked in a low voice, my face laced with seriousness as I crossed my arms leaning my body against the doorframe as he stares at me with amusement.

“When am I not scheming, love?”

He whispered, breathless as he steps closer a stubble look across his jaw he takes in a strand  of my ginger hair around his index finger and twists it with a look of fascination.

“You don't actually want that file, you're interested in something else?”

I blurted out so sudden, as I watch his face burn up again with humour as he chuckles sharply and steps back.

“And what is that I want, love?”

He asked turning around with his hands in his pockets.

“You want know what makes him weak, what he's afraid of so you could use it against him.”

I knew I was playing with fire, but poor heart of mine was always drowning with a strom.

A heavy silence fell around us as he turns towards me, with a stubborn look across his masculine face he stares at me with numbness.

“Paris.” He breathed out my name after a very long time before I see something flashing through his gaze.

He was in deep thoughts, he was thinking.

“Francis,” I murmured, as he lifts his head upwards.

“Since you don't want this file,” I spoke turning as I stepped into the room, my eyes scanning for the trash can before I threw it in the bin,“I find it useless to keep it.”

“Yah! Are you crazy?”

He yanked me by shoulders when I threw the lighter in the bin, causing the file to catch it's flame.

“I am crazy? You did this to me, Francis you asked me to pretend to be something I'm not—”

“You want to know his weakness I'll tell you his weakness,” I murmured stepping closer, it then Francis’s eyes lit up with curiosity and astonishment, “He’s afraid of people leaving him, he's afraid of being alone and when..I left... I bro.ke his heart.”

My eyes daring to sting with tears as swallowing I moved away, knowing that he was still watching me.

“What are you going to do? You this against him hurt his people, kill his brother Namjoon?”

I yelled as pushed the picture frame kept neatly against the shelf, across the floor causing the glass to break effortlessly, scattered over the floor.

That was a picture of him and his mother, a picture he held precious. I don't know why I was doing this, trying to make him angry.

“Look at me, Paris.”

He ordered from across the room, his voice sounding domineering as I heard his foot steps getting closer until I sense him standing right behind me, his shadow overthrowing my own as with a trembling of breath I turned to look at him through the mirror in front of us, his gaze fixed upon me.

“I am going to hurt him, I'm going to make him pay for the crimes he committed and you're going to be there watching, knowing you are the reason behind it.”

He murmured as I felt his hand going around my waist and I shivered.

“You are going to k—”

My breath shuddered as with widden gaze I stare at him, my whole body now turned to stone embracing fear that powered upon me.

His piercing gaze swallowed me whole, as I felt my heart stop, I couldn't breathe. My legs were shaking and I would have fallen already if it weren't for his hand holding me by my waist.

“Shh, love haven't you heard walls have ears?

He spoke pressing his finger against my trembling lips, with his murdering like gaze.

TO BE CONTINUED

Author's note:

Well, that was a very long chapter I guess?

Paris was faking it from the start? Did any of you predicted that?

Stay precious as you are to me, and remember to smile ♥

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Shafaq-Shapel♥