|| IRIS's POV ||

" Black Limbo! Hmm! Interesting! I thought,You guys are dead already!"

I remarked about their special batch, remembering the clear details once shared by Artemis. I met a bunch of unfamiliar faces as soon as the black wrapped clothes were out of my eyes. They appeared shocked as soon as I blurted their identities correctly. I wondered how they discovered my location. So far, my mission in this city was kept super hidden.

The bald headed leader looked pissed off, a Blondie chick was almost grinding her ass over him. She passed me a look of hatred as if we had some enmity in our previous life. A guy with long hairs snapped at me, raising his gun,

" Another word, bitch! I will kill you!"

I almost laughed at his words. He couldn't even point the gun properly yet he was planning to kill me. That woman encouraged him, sending me a vicious smirk,

" She got a smart mouth, Tomy! Why don't you play with him?"

The rage inside me burst within a moment. Pretty sure, she was suggesting to rape me. I hated dominations and empty threats the most. Before I could punch her face, the old blad headed leader threw her off from his lap. He roared, casting her a murderous glare,

" Are you crazy, bitch? Do you know her identity? Wolf will turn the whole city down if something happens to her."

Blondie looked absolutely furious. She grounded her teeth together and didn't say anything further. I smirked back at her, turning her more furious than ever. The bald headed man started speaking to me respectively, lowering his voice,

" Girl! We have nothing against you but you must tell me where Wolf is!"

I exhaled heavily. Seriously, they caught me in a military style just to know where the madman was. I had no fucking idea. He barely talked with me. Even Artemis wouldn't tell me his exact location. I rolled my eyes at him, replied with a snort,

" Do you think that you are worthy of knowing his location?"

The leader's face darkened immediately. The blondie snapped at me again, gnashing her teeth together,

" Boss! I told you! She is a bitch! Let the boys have fun with her!"

" SHUT UP!", came the roaring answer from the bald headed again. He took a deep breath again before continuing in a serious voice,

" Listen woman! I don't care. He has broken all ties with me. I am hanging with my 50 million dollar business. I need to talk to him ASAP. Tell me otherwise..."

I raised my brows playfully, sticking my tongue out,

" Otherwise what, Mr.bald?"

He opened his mouth to speak something but was interrupted by a phone call. He answered it in front of me and heard a voice from the opposite, too familiar to me,

" Let her go unless you want your whole bar turning into ashes!"

WOLF!

My stomach churned into a sweet feeling. How did he know that I was abducted by his stupid enemies?

The bald looked upset by the threat. He clutched his phone tight, shouting desperately,

" You have cut off all the ties with us. You don't want to hear from me. I had to do this, Wolf. Don't misunderstand! But you must listen to me first."

I almost puked by his words. He was actually commanding the night king of the underworld to listen to his bullshit conversation. Another cold command echoed through the speaker lazily,

" You have 2 more minutes left, Sebastian!"

The bald gritted his teeth for the last time, threw his phone off before shouting at his men helplessly,

" FREE HER! FREE HER NOW!"

His men practically pushed me out of the bar as soon as possible. Once I was thrown in the street, I noticed that it was an old remote street bar, many miles away from the main town. It was surprising that they didn't want me dead.

Stumbling back, I stared hard at the building, surrounded with darkness. I wondered how he could threaten this man from that distance? There was not a single trace of blast anywhere. At least, some precautions were required.

A horn from the car pulled me back to reality. I froze in mid air, shooting a look only to see a black SUV. The air around me dropped remarkably low when the god-like man emerged from his luxurious car.

Mr.President!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This was the most bad luck that I could encounter today. He stepped forward to me, asking in a growling voice,

" What the fuck are you doing here?"

I almost hit my own head for this stupid kidnapping. The way he was suspecting, I could tell that I was so close to losing this job. I swallowed, replying after giving it a thought,

" I...I was kidnapped here.. Someone took me..."

The anger in his eyes turned into fury. He shot a glance at the old bar then at me before gripping me close,

" Who are they? Tell me! Show me! How did you manage to get rid of them? TELL ME EVERYTHING!"

His possessive tone made me regret everything. However he looked genuinely concerned about my safety. I opened my mouth to say something but at the same time, a blasting sound echoed so close. I gasped aloud in shock but soon I fell into a pair of warm, protective arms. He wrapped me close and dragged me away from the blasting spot. I cast a glance at the bar's destruction side. Even a few minutes earlier, it was standing with all its glory. It all had turned into no more than dust now. Remembering all the other people inside, I felt guilty except for the men who were no better than animals.

Then I remembered his clear threat and a line from my nun mother who once told me,

" Never trust a devil's words."

Yes, he was the devil but unfortunately, I was stuck with the devil.

|| XAVIER'S POV ||

" Thanks for the rescue! I mean, I do appreciate that."

Iris struggled to answer. As much as I wanted to fire her instantly, the thought of her inside made my heart uneasy. She wasn't supposed to be there. Even the part of her kidnapping sounded unconvinced to me. As a normal girl, she should be shaking in fear after being caught by some local gangsters. Yet she looked so uneasily comfortable.

She attempted to leave my car. I stopped her surprisingly, pausing the car door to hang midway,

" Don't leave. You should stay at my place in case your kidnappers come back."

She looked baffled out. For a split moment, I sounded so whinny but she hesitated before answering,

" Is..is that okay with you?"

I gave her a small nod in which she sat back, phrasing her formal thanks again,

" Thank you! I have no words to say how much I am grateful. I mean, I was a little scared to get back to my lonely apartment."

It sounded reasonable but the blast left me shocked. That area was mostly owned by the local criminals. It was not surprising but the fact that they had targeted Iris, I was worried. I wished that it had nothing to do with me.

My security guards made a remarkable face as soon as I appeared with Iris. Much to their surprise, I never brought any woman in my place. It was no secret that I was asexual. After I was kidnapped in my childhood by a crazy woman, my trauma with women went on. It felt though I suspected each woman around me except my own family members.

Her eyes dwelled around the corner of the house. Apart from being shocked, she seemed mesmerized to see the space. My house wasn't exaggerating but it was definitely eye-catching. I pointed at the stairs, giving her space to get comfortable,

" Your room is on the second floor. Take any one that you like."

She bowed once again before making her way upstairs. Right after she left, I turned to my assistant to order coldly,

" Find out who has kidnapped her. How dare they touch my people?"

My assistant left after getting my order. Maybe he felt it was weird as well since I barely cared about people around me. But something was off with Iris. I couldn't stop myself when she was in danger. I felt the need to protect her.

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|| IRIS's POV ||

" Guess! Where am I?"

I grinned bashfully at Artemis on the phone. He was like a brother to me and always very supportive. It was probably my second step to get into Xavier Gray's house. But I was lucky enough to get into it so fast.

Artemis let out an annoyed snort then he spoke again dramatically,

" Wait! Don't tell me that....you..you are already in bed with Xavier Gray?"

I almost choked myself after his wild imagination. Please.. Didn't he wish to live longer?

Rolling my eyes, I replied, clicking my tongue out,

" Oh please! I wish to stay alive, dear brother. Whatever..I am at his house for the whole night. I know, it's too fast but do you have any plans here?"

Artemis squealed in excitement, his voice coming out dramatic,

" Ohhh! Hold on! Hold on! Did you really say that you have gone to Xavier Gray's house already? Fuck! This is a jackpot already, Sista. I am so freaking proud of you. Wait a second! Let me see if you can do anything there!"

I grinned hugely, rolling on my soft bed. I took the room next to the President. The walls were pink here, big and decent. Artemis came back after a few moments as he passed his order to me from his boss,

" You have to install a camera personally. Before this, we never managed to get in there. We are counting on you, sista!"

My brows furrowed hard at his command. Putting a camera could be a huge risk. It sounded like an old damn idea but who could disobey the man?

I lowered my voice to confront his decision,

" What?? How are you going to do that? We can be caught. Besides I don't have a camera to install here, idiot."

Artemis replied in a lazy tone, probably enjoying his vacation on the lake side again,

" You don't have to worry about that. It will be sent on your doorstep within an hour. You need to put it inside Mr.President's office."

I hummed softly but the fear in my heart didn't fade since I could be shot dead here if they found me successfully.

An hour later, a packet was delivered to me through the space of the door. I opened it up and found a little camera there. It was super mini around the bottom size. Putting it aside, I changed back to my home clothes, carefully clothing since the house was full of men guards. After being done, I made my way to the President's house, using the excuse of talking about my kidnapper. As I reached the door, his bedroom door was already open from the beginning.

I knocked twice but no answer came. Even no guards were seen on the whole second floor. Perfect Timing! I slipped inside the room, a little nervous yet excited to execute my first order. My eyes scanned the room, searching for a perfect corner to leave the camera. Then I saw a flower vase, made of golden elements. Smirking, I moved to get the vase effectively. I bet, he wouldn't even bother to take a look of his vase.

Just as I grabbed the vase and removed the flowers to put the camera in it, a door was clicked open. Before I could hide the camera, his cold magnetic voice captured my soul,

" What are you doing in my room?"

Damn..It was Xavier Gray!!! My doom!!

|| IRIS's POV ||

The sound of his raw voice snapped me back to reality. I was so horrified by his presence that I almost slipped the camera out of my hands. Thankfully, I managed to hide it in my waist at a remarkable speed.

As soon as I turned, my cheeks turned warm from the sight. Mr.President was standing with a bare chest. His well furnished muscles were now dripping with waterdrops. It seemed like he went to the pool for a late night swimming.

I stumbled over my words, playing with the edge of my clothes,

" I...I...I came to see if you need anything. After all, I am your secretary."

He flashed me a glare before examining the place. Once he found it okay, he began to speak, walking into the room lazily,

" You don't have to. I have plenty of people to watch over me here."

I nodded in understanding but my heart was still thumping wild. I was so close to getting caught. Then I would have been kicked out of the organization as well for failing the mission. After clearing my throat, I started to speak again, hoping to make a comfortable atmosphere between us,

" It's my duty, Sir. I hope, you don't mind me finding you."

He rolled over the couch with a snort. Even though I was trying to be professional, my eyes were distracted from his taut muscles. He could be a film star without any debate. He replied, keeping his gaze on me,

" I don't mind as long as you don't cross my boundary. I prefer to see you here when I am here. I don't give access to the people for entering my room. Anyways, I have a special task for you, Iris. Consider it as your first task of being my assistant."

Relief washed over me after he changed the topic. I thought that he was going to interrogate me about my arrival in his room. Walking briskly to the mini bar, I poured wine for us, allowing him to talk,

" Anything, Sir. I will try my best!"

He started speaking as I offered him the wine, visibly shaking under his hot eyes,

" There is a reporter who keeps writing about my sexual preference. He keeps making posts that I am gay. I have failed to stop him or convince him. I want you to put it inside his head that I am not a gay and stop making rumours."

I pressed my lips together to not burst out into laughter. Anybody could suspect him since he always avoided contact with women. But winning his trust was more important than anything else. I replied with a sly smirk, mentally planning to kick off the reporter,

" I would like to give it a try, Sir. Allow me to prove myself."

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Morning News Office

" So..Miss..."

He groaned then looked up at me sharply once. It was Alex, the editor of the Morning News who had been writing about Xavier Gray's personal life too much these days. After he passed his order to me last night, I had been reading Alex's articles for the whole night. It turned out to be that he hated Mr.President to death. If he appeared in a gathering without any woman,Alex would be releasing an article about how Xavier Gray had kept his sexual orientation hidden. As much as I didn't want to meddle in this affair, Alex's articles got on my nerves. He was hungry to grab attention.

I added, giving him a cocky smile,

" Miss Young!"

Alex pushed his glasses down. Secretly I adjusted the speaker which had been lying between the bottoms of my shirt. Mr.President wanted to be updated in each second. Thus, I carried this inside me and let him hear the whole conversation.

Alex spoke, wearing a knowing smirk,

" You are here for the president. He has tried all the methods already. Apparently nothing worked. I wouldn't stop telling the public how he is behind the mask. What makes you think that you would be able to convince me?"

Jerk as I expected!

I replied calmly, crossing my legs confidently,

" I am not here to convince you, Mr.Alex.Those things which aren't true, you aren't allowed to write that legally. You say that Mr.President can't interact with women. But look at me. I work by his side perfectly. I am the right example, isn't it ?"

Alex gave his witty smile as he spoke, pushing his glasses down a little,

" You are just his secretary. How do you know about him so much? Probably you don't even go near him. Your existence doesn't prove anything, lady. Go back!"

I squeezed my fists tight. I couldn't be failing at my first task. After taking a deep breath, I began to speak again,

" What should I do to make you believe that Mr.President isn't a gay?"

Alex's lips pulled into a malicious grin. I had a bad feeling about his next words that would be coming out of his mouth. He replied, leaning on the desk a little,

" Maybe..a night with you..is enough to bribe me. You are hot. I like your badass attitude."

I stared at his audacity speechlessly. I swear if I wasn't with the president, I would have blown his head out already. Before I could give him an answer, I heard a click on my speaker. Mr.president hung up his phone just like that. I was flabbergasted by his sudden change of attitude even though we promised to keep in touch the whole time.

Was he embarrassed of me?

Just when I was thinking about a hard slap to Alex, the door of Alex's office burst open immediately. My eyes went wide to see the person standing there. It was Mr.President himself without any bodyguards around. The whole office raced behind him crazily as he marched inside the office before grabbing me up by my arms.

" Are you done with your negotiation?"