Chapter 21: Chapter 21

Merille rushed to room three-zero-one, not bothering to change out of her drenched shorts or the skimpy outfit. Not because she did not have time. Todd would not expect the towering merc to fail so he would unlikely prepare to run.

She just liked the feel of cool air caressing her skin as she moved. And if things even got out of hand, she would not have to worry much about washing blood off her clothes.

Her fingers curled around the knob and gently tested it. As expected, it was unlocked. She squeezed the blowpipe in her other hand as she turned the knob and pushed it open. The door swung silently.

She lifted the pipe to her lips, cautiously taking a step inside. Blow darts were the least useful weapon to use in close-quarter fights. In fact, aside from taking out opponents by surprise, it was pretty useless in every other situation.

But she needed him alive and she doubted he would stay still without being incapacitated.

The room was dimly lit. A small bed stood empty in one of the corners. Her violet gaze scanned the small space cautiously and found the bathroom door ajar with yellow light cascading out. A soft nasally murmur drifted out from the gap.

Are you taking a shit right now, Todd? she thought and contemplated if she should wait or just go ahead to take him out now.

In the end, she decided that the mess was not worth the trouble. Whatever he was doing in there, she could wait. The poison would keep Cedrick from interfering for at least a few hours so she still had plenty of time to enjoy torturing the backstabbing bastard.

The petite merc sauntered to the nightstand and turned down the light until the room was completely dark. The weapon was meant for a surprise attack after all, so she planned to give him a surprise of his life.

The bathroom door drew wider after a few minutes and Todd strolled out. He halted abruptly at the sight of the pitchblack room. His dark eyes widened before darting left and right in shock. The fear and panic playing over his face nearly made her laugh with sadistic satisfaction.

She put the blowpipe to her lips and let the poison dart loose. It flew at blinding speed before stabbing him in the jugular. The scrawny man yelped at the prick before staggering back and slamming into the wall behind him.

“Hello Todd,” she said with a soft chuckle.

The job broker groped for the dart with a trembling hand and yanked it out. From the look on his face, he already knew what was about to happen. His legs began to shake as he clawed on the wood panels in desperation to get away.

“Wh-What happened to Ce-Cedrick?!” he sputtered before his knees folded. He collapsed face-first on the floor a heartbeat later and his body went as still as a log.

“Let’s just say, he won’t be coming to save you…” she cooed, then stalked forward, letting her boots thud against the floor in a slow predatory gait.

“Y-You bitch! You killed him?!”

Merille twisted the nub of the table lamp and pale yellow light filled the bedroom once more. She glared down at him. “So what if I killed him? You two were going to shift me out to die. Remember?!” she snarled, storming up to his side.

He flinched away from her but, without being able to move his body, all he could do was pull his head back and wincing. “H-He got nothing to do with this! He was only there to protect me!”

She forced the surprise from showing on her face. For a conniving asshole, he showed a strange amount of concern toward the towering merc. If any, she might even feel a bit jealous at the bond between the two of them.

Even after working with him for nearly two years, Todd never showed even half the concern he had for Cedrick. He only viewed her as a tool to make money or an object of his depraved fantasy.

“I wouldn’t worry about him if I were you,” she said, keeping the rising annoyance from her voice.

She kicked him onto his back and stepped over him so she stood astride his skinny body, letting him have a good view of her barely concealed flesh.

Todd gulped at the sight of her shapely legs and almost exposed pussy beneath her drenched shorts. His gaze shifted up her taut belly to the swell of her breasts before a blush bloomed on his leathery cheeks. And she knew without looking that there was a tent rising between his legs.

Arousal seeped between her folds as she savored the lust in his eyes while enjoying the dominance she had over him. She loved getting pounded like a submissive whore, of course, but there was also something addicting about being on top.

“Let’s not get distracted now, Todd,” she chided and squatted down until her butt touched his stomach through his shirt. Just enough for him to feel her soft flesh but too far for him to really feel it.

The petite merc drew the dagger from her waist and tabbed its flat side on his cheek twice. “You know why I’m here.”

A shiver rolled through him and she could not help but allow one corner of her mouth to lift in a smirk.

“I-I really didn’t have a choice. You’ve to believe me!” he pleaded.

“Do I look like I care? You did not give me a choice when you chose to betray me, did you?” she growled, feeling the urge to plunge the blade in his throat.

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 His mouth opened and closed wordlessly as sweat beaded his bald head.

“Tell me who placed the hit and maybe I’ll make your death painless,” she said and dragged the sharp tip of her steel across his neck.

Fear still lingered in his gaze but a flash of determination crossed his expression as he said, “K-Kill me if you want…B-But I can’t tell you that!”

Her brows rose in surprise at his words. Being a job broker meant he had to deal with a lot of musclehead idiots who only sought out violence and that took a bit of guts. Though he was no coward, she always thought most of his confidence came from having Cedrick at his back.

Hearing he would rather die and exposing his employer was an unexpected revelation. She thought he would crumble once he was alone. A part of her even applauded him for the bravery, but most of her became even more eager to puncture a hole in his chest.

“You know, Todd. We wouldn’t be in this mess if you at least showed a little loyalty toward me,” she said and felt a stab in her heart.

“I…I’m sorry…I really didn’t have a choice,” he said, tears welling in his dark eyes.

Merille clenched her jaw. She never liked Todd since the first time they met. The outright leering. The way he constantly tried to cut a better deal for himself. The high and mighty attitude toward others. They made her itch to bash his nose in.

But she also never hated him for doing all that. Over the years, she had come to accept him as the douchebag who held the money. The bargaining and the attitude were parts of the business. And the leering…The leering actually turned her on at times.

She would not mind getting railed by him in dark alleys. The thought of the scrawny bastard brutally use her like a fuck-hole made her wet every time she visited his office. The fantasy had become too enticing lately and she was almost tempted to give in.

It would cause too much complication, of course. So she held back. Fucking him and letting him learn her secret would ruin the power dynamics between them. The last thing she needed was to become both his weapon and his whore.

Now, seeing him resigned and defeated like this made her mad.

She tabbed the blade on his cheek again. “So you would rather die than give me the name?”

His brows twitched and his lips quivered as if in contemplation, but he said, “J-Just do it!”

“What secret did this employer find to have this much hold on you, Todd?” she mused and his skin paled several shades.

“N-Nothing! He got nothing on me!”

“Oh…So it’s a he then,” she chuckled and even more blood drained from his face.

The job broker snarled. He would have attacked her right now if he was able to move his body. The desperation and agony he showed nearly made her pity him. Just nearly. He betrayed her, after all. And this was merely the beginning of her payback.

“Wh-What are you doing?! J-Just kill me already. Slid my throat. Stab me. Whatever! Do it!” he cried, veins bulging on his neck.

The petite merc placed a hand next to his head and dropped to her knees before leaning forward until her lips were inches from his. A dark smile curled her lip as she stared into his shivering eyes.

“I am not going to kill you, Todd,” she said in a chilling whisper. The dagger glinted yellow when she dragged it down his neck. “You’re not going to die until I know who he is.”

His mouth opened but, instead of words, a trembling rasp came out.

“There is a much better way to break someone than a threat of death. Did you know that?” She let the words hang for a moment and savored the confusion and fear in his expression. “Thanks to you, I experienced it firsthand.”

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