Chapter Three

She went home late but with a full grin under her mask. She changed her clothes and went to Eldrine to report. She opened the door to his office and it smelled like blood. The walls were stained red.

'Nothing new,' she thought.

"You're back. Finally." He let out a sigh of relief.

"Were you that worried? I should be the one worried about you getting attacked every night. You're becoming delicate," she laughed.

"I'm still the best assassin in Ethrain." He stated and picked up his dagger.

"Not for long old man. I'm taking that title." She sat at his table and showed him the check she got.

"Six hundred fifty million dosos? Did you sell him anything?" He said as he took a closer look at the check.

"My information," she grinned.

"What?! I don't oppose it but you just said earlier that you didn't want to reveal yourself." His eyes widened. "For only six hundred fifty no less.

"Chill out. I only told him my measurements. He was going to shop for me in case he finds me. And oh my goodness, this man's pocket money is like a void. Nobody knows how deep it is," she looked onto the empty space wondering how much more she can sell to him.

"But seriously, we need to talk about this. When will you let him know?" He was obviously worried.

"I'll reveal it when he says something that can convince me otherwise. And you need not worry, even if I choose to spend time with him, I will never forget to spend time with you," she said holding his hands.

"I know that but it is the Duke. We never know what he wants from you. He probably thinks of you as an asset. Also-"

"Stop overthinking everything. I can take care of myself. And if he shows even the slightest bit of bad aura, I'll come running back to you," she cut him off and smiled as sweetly as he can.

"Come here!" Eldrine pulled her into a hug and they stayed like that for hours. Kai may be fifteen but she will always be his little girl. They cuddled until Kai finally slept.

He tucked her into her bed and watched her sleep for a while looking out for nightmares. He always made sure she felt safe even in her sleep.

The next morning, Kai woke up with Eldrine sitting beside her, asleep.

'See? This is why I don't have a boyfriend. You made my standards so high,' she thought.

"What are you staring at?" He said as soon as he opened his eyes.

"My father. Anything wrong with it?" She smiled.

"Nothing," he smiled and kissed her forehead. "Good morning princess. I'll go get ready for breakfast. You should too."

"I know. Good morning too."

She got up and worked out a little at the training grounds. She went straight to the dining room after.

"You should've taken a bath first," Eldrine scrunched his nose.

"I will. What did you cook for breakfast?" she asked.

Eldrine cooks for both of them since they didn't hire any houseworkers. Instead, they used magic for everything.

Kai has an evolved wind attribute, Gale which lets her manipulate anything in gas form and an evolved attribute of water, Aqueous which lets her manipulate anything liquid. Eldrine has Void, basically turning anything to nothing and time.

"Chicken soup. We will eat out for lunch later," he said. He kept staring at the newspaper.

"What's in the papers this time?" She asked him wiping her hair.

"It's about Duke Alaric's purchase of clothes. The result of your six hundred fifty million dosos," he shook his head.

"Haha. People gossip about anything these days-"

"Put on your disguise. Someone is coming," he said as he watched a carriage park outside their house.

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