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"Freedom? They said you're the one...
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"Don't make me pull out my gun, Jennie."
-SEBASTIAN
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JENNIE POV.
I don't know what to do in all honesty. I always dreamt of living somewhere far and peaceful. I always want to be normal. To be happy if possible.

There are even time when i think of my previous life. Were i am a bad person back then that God decided to punish me like this?

If so, i am sorry.

If i have to sacrifice my soul to be forgiven and happy then so be it. Did i deserve to suffer like this?

I don't know how i got there, but i already standing outside Sebastian's masion. My heart is beating loudly and i try my best to calm down. I am sweating so coldly and my hands are trembling.

I feel dehydrated and i gulp coulple of times before ringing the bell. Every second feels like an eternity as i wait for a response. I wipe the sweat and the tears on my face as i try to look braven

My heart hammers more loudly even more when the huge door starts to opens. I take deep breath and close my eyes to calm myself. Once i open my eyes, i feel paralyzed. One pair of cold eyes is gazing at me. I can't help but feel small under the devil's gaze.

"What are you doing here?"

I gulp again as i try to find my words. His presence alone is so intimadating that i am sure even ghost would be afraid of him.

'Snap out of it, Jennie Remember why you're here! Remember that he's the cause of your misery!'

I look up at him with my chin up. His eyebrow raises ever so slightly of that.

"I know what happened to my parents..."

I look carefully of his reaction.

"...and you."

I expect him to be furious like always, but i am surprised when he smiled. Not a friendly smile or something. A mocking smile. It made me small and discouraged again.

"And?"

His tone is icy and poweful.

"I want to know why you're like that to me. Why...why are you---"

"---why am i tormenting you in every single chance i got?"

He snickers.

"Because you're the daughter of 'that bastard."

He spit out with so much venom that i can't help but to flinch.

"Do i need more reasons? Hmm?"

"T-then why did you adopted me? You...you could've just let me go!"

Sebastian stared at me with a hard gaze. I swear i saw his eyes flicker some kind of emotion in a slipt second. An emotion called longing. But then his gaze turns cold again before i can think of anything why he looked like that.

"Because i want to."

He turns his back at me.

"Is that the reason why you come here?"

I know there's something off. He's oddly...calm today.

"I..."

My voice shakes.

'This is it. It's now or never.'

I clench my fists and look in his eyes.

"...want to quit this job."

I try to sound unintimidated. Sebastian didn't say anything. He just stand there with his back on me. There's a tense silence before he turns around to look at me. He stares at me with dark amusement in his eyes. The corner of his lip turns upwards into a smirk.

"Come again?"

His tone is challenging as if saying to take my words back.

"I want to quit---"

"---you wanna'die'?"

My eyes widen at his words.

"No---"

"---then get out of my sight."

"But..."

"Oh, Jennie is here!"

My eyes search for the person who just spoke up. I saw Sebastian's wife walking towards me two with a pretty smile on her red lips.

"What brings you here, little girl?"

"She's wants to quit apparently."

He said with a mocking laugh. Milady laughs too

"Why?"

Sebastian shrughs then turns to me.

"Why indeed?"

"Why? Because i want to be free obviously---"

They laughter cuts me off.

"Don't make me laugh."

Their reaction made me angry. I feel humiliated under their stare. It's as if they're not taking i am seriously.

"I'm serious."

"Come with me Jennie."

Milady gestures at me with her then finger to follow her. I look at her with confused glare.

"Where will you take me?"

"Let's talk somewhere private."

She purrs. I know too well what they're planning to do.

"No."

She raise her eyebrow at me.

"What did you said?"

"I'm not following you in the basement."

Her eyes norrows at me.

"You dare to disbey me?"

"I want to quit this job."

I turn to look at Sebastian.

"'Please'..."

I said with pleading eyes. Sebastian stares at me with piercing stare.

"And why should I?"

I pause.

'Why should I? Because I want to, you jerk!'

"I'm not suitable for this job."

"What will you do once you quitted? Do you think you can survive in this world without us? Do you think you'll be normal? You need us. Jennie. You need us to survive this world."

I shake my head.

"No. I don't."

I grit my teeth.

"Please let me go..."

Sebastian stares at me, his eyes are void from emotions. Or more like, it's hard to see emotions in his dark orbs. He didn't say anything for a while which confuses me and milady too.

It's like he's in a daze.

Milady touches his arm and he blinks. He suddenly frowns and clenches his fists.

"Bring her to the third floor."

He growls out.

I am surprised when there's suddenly men grabbing my arms and dragging me. I scream and tried to flight them, but they're too strong for me. I continue to struggle in their grasps when Milady walks towards me with a sigh.

"This should keep you silent."

My eyes become wide when i saw her holding a syringe. I start to fight back even harder when the men hold me still for her to inject me. Tears starts coming put of my eyes.

"Shh, don't worry this is harmless."

She flashes me another smile.

"Don't i-i'll calm down, just don't..."

I said weakly, feeling tired from all the useless struggles. Milady simle amusedly at me.

"What a good girl."

But she suddenly job the syringe on my neck and i immediately lose consciousness.

My whole body is numb and i can't move a muscle. I open my eyes and quickly analyze my surroundings. I am tied in a pole and i think i am im some room.

'H-how long was i out?'

I try to squirm, hoping they tied me a little loosely. But the ropes only scratched my skin.

"Awake?"

My eyes snap out at the owner of that voice.

"Why did you bring me here?!"

I snart at Sebastian.

"I want to talk to you more...privately."

I glare at him with all of my might. He walks up to me and crouches in front of me.

"Do you think it's easy to quit?"

I didn't say anything but glare at him even garder if possible.

"Why can't you just leave me alone? I promise you i won't say anything about your company..."

Sebastian shook his head.

"I can't do that."

"What do you mean?! I am nobody in this organization i am lowly assassin, your loss is not big!"

I am growing desperate. I don't know why he can't just set me free. I promise that i'll never say anything about clock Inc. And sebastian. Suddenly, my eyes drifted to what he's holding: a whip.

My whole body freezes. All of my traumatic means with that whip came back in my mind hitting me like a tsunami. My muscles tense up.

"You said you know what happened between your parents and me?"

I gulp, my eyes still at the whip.

"I love your mother."

He said with a crooked smile.

"So much..."

I bring my eyes to look at his face.

"And you know what she said to me back then?"

I began to calm down when his tone become softer than usual

"'please let me go'. Just like what you said earlier."

I don't know how to react. Sebastian is showing emotion other than anger right now!

"And you know what i did? I let her go. And what happened? That bastard is the reason why she's dead right now. She didn't survived without me. If she didn't go to him, she would still be alive right now. If she stayed to me, i would make her the happiest woman in the world. I would give her everything she wanted."

I can feel emotions in his voice.

"At least she died with the person she truly loves."

I shudder when his eyes turns sharp again as he looks at me.

"You wouldn't make it without me. You'll be just like you mother."

"No. I won't."

I said firmly.

"Because we look alike doesn't mean we're also alike."

"You don't know how to live this world."

"What makes you say that?"

He growls when i talked back at him and whips the ground which makes me flinch.

"Rot here."

"He stands up to leave.

"No! Get me out of here!"

"You'll be safer here."

He said with a quiet voice.

"I don't care if i'm not safe! Set me free!"

He looks at me over his shoulder.

"It's for your own good."

"NO!"

I began to struggle, not caring about the bruises forming due to how tight i am tied. I can't stay here, i need to get out of here and meet Taehyung like i promised! I need to go back to him immediately.

"Fuck, if you care for me then you'll let me go!"

I yelled which returns from Sebastian to stop walking.

"You'll set me free!"

Sebastian turns around to look at me.

"I'll be happy then..."

I look at him with pleading eyes.

"No..."

"I will find my happiness."

"No."

"Don't treat me like I'm your object."

"You'll not leave here and that's final."

He point at me with a fierce gaze.

"Don't make me pull out my gun , Jennie."

"...please."

I shrug my head forward. I just feel so desperate that i am willing to bow so low to the ground and beg. But my heart shrinks when i heard the door closes. I snap my head upwards and saw that Sebastian is gone

'No...no, no, no, no!'

"SEBASTIAN! LET ME GO!!"

I scream at the top of my lugs but nothing happened. He didn't arrived. I want to scream more and thrash around but i know it's useless. I need to think straight and be calm. I need to escape, but i can't move an inch.

The rope is thrick.

I can only move my legs, but what can i do?

I am tied up good. I can't even slide my body up through the pole and stand, that's how tight i am tied. I look out the window and i can see orage tint outside.

'Oh, no. Taehyung must be worried right now.'

I clench my jaw. I can't think of any idea how to break out. There's no object near me to cut the rope. I have a cutter on the back of my jeans but i can't reach it no matter how i squirm.

Suddenly, i heard the doorknob turning and a flash of hope shines through me. My eyes widen when i saw jeonghan there.

"Jeonghan!"

I look at him eagerly and he just shuts the door close.

"Sebastian ordered me to watch an eye on you."

My shoulder slump in disappointment.

Why did i even think that he'll help me? He's a very loyal man to Sebastian.

"I-I see..."

He just stands there, poise like a security guard. There's a silence between the two of us until he broke it.

"I knew this will happen sooner or later."

I didn't say anything, just stare at the floor.

"I though he'll say the truth to you."

That earned my interetest. I look up at him with questioning eyes.

"What do you mean?"

Jeonghan didn't say anything but comes closer to me.

"You're not an assassin."

"What?"

"You didn't signed a contact and you don't have the mark."

He lowers his shirt a little to show a tattoo on his chest. I stare at him with parted lips. I just can't believe what he said.

"I'm...not an assassin?"

'Then all this time...i look like a fool? I don't meed to quit my job?'

"I..."

I don't know what to think.

I feel betrayed.
I feel humiliated.

I can't believe it.

I laugh silently, my shoulder shaking.

"Amazing..."

I said lifelessly.

If my hands aren't tied, i've clap right now. But i simply shake my head.

"Is there something more i need to learn?"

"You're like a sister to me, Jennie."

My eyes widen when he began to cut the rope around me.

"W-what are you doing?"

"Setting you free."

My eyes become wider if possible.

"What?"

"Use this rope to clim down the masion. Run away, Jennie. As far as you could."

"Wh-what are you doing this?"

He pauses for a second.

"You deserve to be happy, Jennie."

"Jeonghan."

I can't help but to cry.

I feel so grateful for him.

Jeonghan is like my older brother. Although he is also strict, he didn't fail to take care of me. He always by my side since Sebastian adopeted me.

"Live your life well Jennie."

He said when he finally set me free from the rope.

"But Sebastian..."

'He'll be angry if he learned about this...'

"Hurry, don't worry about me."

He gave me a sad smile.

I know he' get punished for this. I just can't believe he betrayed Sebastian just for me. I don't even know if he'll die doing this sacrifice for me...

"Hurry!"

He pushes me to stand up.

"Hurry before they find out."

He look up at the CCTV camera that he currently turned off. I rush to tie the rope onthe window. The fresh breeze enters the suffocating room when i opened the window. I took a deep breath of the air.

I look outside the window and saw that i am not that far up from the ground. There are also bushes that will make as my pillow if i accidentally fall. I made sure that the rope is stable enough to support my weight. I tug if a few times before looking at Jeonghan.

'This is will probably the last time I'm going to see him.'

"Thank you for everything."

He smile in return and i smile back before climbing down the mansion.

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