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Location: Boss's office in headquarters
*Manon pov*
"This is crazy, boss. I can't marry the girl without her consent. She didn't even know why she was here!"
Yoonchae spins around in her chair, and looks me straight in the eye. Even though she's the youngest, she's the best leader for Katseye and everyone knows. That's why we follow her.
"You don't have a choice. Her boss betrayed me and violated the code. I was going to order Dani to kill him, but he offered up Sophia and was spared. She's just what you were looking for to help the team. A genius hacker who can hack into anything."
"Why can't we just have her join the team, then? Why do I need to marry her?"
"Because we need something to bind her to us. She needs a reason to stay. Make her fall in love with you, and she'll have no reason to leave."
I want to say something in response, but Yoonchae gives me a stern look and goes back to reviewing documents.
She knows I can't say no when she gives me that look. Well, I guess it's time for breakfast. I wonder how it's going with Sophia.
I walk to her room and unlock the door. When I walk in, Sophia isn't on the bed or anywhere else. I start panicking, but then I hear the shower turn on.
I decide to wait for her to finish on the bed while reading a Wattpad story on my phone. Not long after, the bathroom door opens and Sophia walks out in a towel with wet hair.
Was she this beautiful yesterday?
I put down my phone and lean back, observing her for... research purposes. She doesn't seem to notice me and takes off her towel, revealing a black lingerie set.
I blush a little, and look away to give her some privacy. The door is locked anyway. There's no harm in looking away for a while.
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*Author pov*
Sophia dresses herself in a black dress shirt and jeans shorts. She sighs as she has nothing to do, and goes back to her bed to lie down on the bed.
But when she walks out of the closet and towards the bed, she's shocked to meet the eyes of Manon. Manon has a slight smirk on her face while looking her up and down, and Sophia likes it. She hates that likes that Manon is interested in her.
"You ready? If you are let's go down for breakfast."
Manon says to Sophia who was staring at her. Sophia nods, and Manon get up from the bed. She unlocks the door and opens it for Sophia.
Sophia walks through confused. 'Shouldn't I be tied up or something?' She thinks. And just like Manon heard her thoughts she answers her question.
"Don't even think of escaping. This place is crawling with guards. They all know your face and won't hesitate to bring you back if you try to escape."
Sophia nods. She has never felt this shy in front of somebody before. She looks around trying to find out where to go and Manon notices. She places her hand on the lower side of Sophia's back, leading her towards the stairs.
Sophia walks down the stairs ahead of Manon, flustered by the contact. She hears voices coming from behind a set of doors, so she walks towards it and opens them.
Behind the doors is a dining room with a big table where there are four girls seated. The first one Sophia sees is the ginger girl who drugged her last night. She smiles sweetly at her as if nothing happened and goes back to her conversation with a Latina girl.
On the head of the table there is an Asian girl seated who is clearly assessing Sophia. There is also an Indian girl who is listening to music with headphones on.
Suddenly Sophia get startled from Manon clapping her hands to get everyone's attention.
"Guys! This is Sophia. She's my fiancee. Treat her with respect, be nice, and make her feel at home."
The girls look at each other before getting up one by one. The ginger one stands in front of her first, and introduces herself as Megan.
The Latina is Daniela, the Indian is Lara, and the Asian is Yoonchae. From the way the girls are acting around Yoonchae, she must be the boss.
Manon leads me to the chair next to Lara, and sits next to Sophia. Everyone looks at Yoonchae, and she nods. After that everyone starts filling up their plates with food.
Manon takes Sophia's plate, and fills it up with all sorts of food before putting it down in from of her. Sophia blushes at the action.
"I can do it myself. There's no need to do it."
"I know you can do it, but I want do it for you as your fiancee. Can't I do it?"
"It's unnecessary."
Manon sighs and goes back to her food. The mood around the table is awkward now, but Yoonchae interrupts the tension with the clearing of her throat.
"Sophia. You will get married to Manon soon, so you need to know how to protect yourself from our enemies. Daniela will teach you how to fight, and Megan will teach you how to use weapons."
Daniela smiles at Sophia.
"But... Who are you people? You can't have that many enemies right?"
Lara laughs.
"You really don't know who we are? Has your boss taught you nothing?"
Sophia shakes her head. Her boss always kept her in the basement with the computers whenever he had visitors, never allowing her to interact with other gangs.
"We are Katseye. The international mafia corporation. Your boss was in charge of our Phillipina branch, until he went against our orders and laundered the money meant for charity to his own secret account."
Daniela tells her.
Sophia is shocked. She knows Katseye because her boss always asked her to find dirt on them, but it was like they didn't exist. She doesn't know why, but she looks at Manon for confirmation and Manon nods.
Oh. These are dangerous people her boss has angered. Is she in trouble too? Manon, who sees Sophia's discomfort lightly places her hand on Sophia's thigh.
"Don't worry. You're not in trouble, as long as you don't try to run or try to rat us out to the cops or other gangs, okay?"
Sophia is flustered at the sudden contact and nods. Manon squeezes her thigh again, before taking her hand off and continueing with her food.
"So... When do I start training?" Sophia asks.
"Today. After you finish your food, go change into sportswear and wait in the living room." Daniela tells her.
Something about the way Lara smiles at Sophia tells her the training won't be a piece of cake.
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