King's Kinsman

12.Trap

"OK.. OK . I give up" Eros raised his hands and turned to look at me. "I feel like today is the perfect day for your mission Nina , are you ready?"

I totally forgot about the whole mission thing, I was taken aback by his sudden reminder.

"I will go check the place first , we can't put Nina in danger." Deimos cut him up by his bold statement. Deimos talks less but he seems like he is the most caring cousin out of all of them.

"No need , it's a charity house for abused women." Eros' explanation made me think of what he did to her.

"You abused her?" My question caused an unexpected silence in the room. It's like no one dared to explain what Eros did to his wife but I'm curious.

"well my dear, it's not fair if you ask me what I did to her when you don't know what she did to me in the first place , right?" He was cleaning his fingers and adding . "She cheated on me multiple times and she faced the consequences."

I'm still not sure what happened to her but he looked so satisfied by his abusive behaviour .

"So once she enter that house , you couldnt take her back ?" I was thinking of this mission as my own great scraping pan rather than bringing that poor girl back to Eros.

"Well they have a stupid rule to protect their refuges , no male can enter and I don't want to ruin the King's image by attacking them." He leaned in closed and stared into my eyes as if he was looking deep into my souls and whispers . " if you stay there longer than a day I don't care about anyone's image , got it?"

I gulped , why is he like that ? He read my mind and attacked me right where I felt a little bit of victory. I feel sorry for Angel now.

"We can send someone else." Phobos put his arm around my neck with a protective vibe. "We cant risk losing our Nina."

Eros stood up and grabbed my hand. " There is nonrisk in this and i have dad's permission." He dragged me towards the door without any warning.

"You guys are so sensitive, I will comeback with my angel."

I followed him to the car silently since Eros didn't let anyone accompany us it's just him and I in the car

After an hour of silence , he parked the car in front of a green building. It doesn't have any kind of sign or name , is this charity place even legal ?

"GOOD LUCK NINA." Eros' tune was harsh and demanding , he told me to find Angel , bring her out of the building and drug her , so he can easily take her to his car.

Of course I won't do it. It all happened so fast , he didn't let anyone interfere with what he actually wanted so I didn't dare to confront him either.

I walked towards the door trembling, the big green door didn't have any kind of bell on it so I knocked .

"Hello, is anyone here?" I called out.

The door opened in slow motion, and as I stepped in, it shut close behind me with a soft click.

I jumped in surprise. The foyer was empty-so who had opened the door?

Outside, birds sang and the wind whispered through the trees, reminiscent of a scene unfolding in a horror movie.

'I hope this isn't a horror movie,' I thought, making my way towards the main building.

Inside, the building was modern and luxurious. A woman in a crisp green uniform sat behind the reception desk.

"Hi, how can I help you?" she inquired with a polite smile.

"I'm looking for a girl named Angel," I said, relieved to see other people here.

"I'm sorry, but I can't reveal our guests' identities. You may stay here as a refugee if you have valid reasons, or you may leave," she replied, returning to her computer.

A thought struck me-I could ask for help from her. Maybe it was best if I stayed here to find Angel; I couldn't dare return to Eros without his wife.

"Actually... I need help too," I admitted.

She brought out a form and began questioning me.

"Are you married?"

"No."

"Have you been beaten?"

"No."

"Then why do you need help?" she asked, peering at me over the rim of her glasses.

I explained everything that had happened to me, but all I received was a mocking laugh from the receptionist. "So, you're living in a mafia fantasy that some girls wish for, and you call it abuse?" Her laughter was so loud that I started to feel crazy.

"You need help from those handsome, rich guys who take care of you? Okay, okay, I'll fill out the forms," she said, still chuckling, and signalled to one of the women sitting in the lobby to come over.

"This is Nina. Take her to our special room," she instructed the new girl, who had a satisfied smile on her lips. Shes extra beautiful and had a wonderful body. I think she had some kind of plastic surgery too , sge look like a doll.

I was guided to a room on the second floor, feeling increasingly awkward.

The girl whispered "Im Angel , but you should know you are not here to take me out. Im here to help my husband keep you here." She pushed me in the room with a fast move.

"Its your trap not mine."