
"You've been to Chicago before, dear Natalie." She's a socialite mother who knows how to entertain her guests I guess. But he was far from being arrogant, he seemed to be able to make everyone his friend.
"Ohh, it's not new this time to have a job here."
"How long have you been working with Nathan?"
"It's been over a year, madam. I'm head of Garcia Int's internal auditor unit. I'm currently on duty on the West Coast, my office in LA, six months, but I'm still reporting to Alan."
"Ohh just a year, ..." He glanced at Nathan. "You followed Nathan here for a week, didn't you?"
"Yes Madam..."
"Hmm so it looks." He nodded looking at Nathan for a moment, he seemed to have a lot of questions in his head. Of course why the chief auditor can be here, but I also have no answer to the question, if I were asked I would just say I have an audit assignment at the company here. Let Nathan answer.
That dinner ended I went up to my room to rest while Nathan and his mother chatted in the other room. It was the night I spent watching. I was going to turn the lights off when I heard a knock at my door.
"Nathan what's wrong?"
"You want to sleep?"
"Yet. What was? I saw him carrying a bag."
"You asked to be replaced by a bandage, it looks like the others are asleep."
"Ohh well." That means he has to take off his shirt in front of me. A nice view that is a pity to miss. Consider it luck.
He opened the long-sleeved cotton t shirt as it could not be rolled over his wound almost to his shoulder. A beautiful sight I could admire was seen in front of me. Too bad I could only touch her skin.
"Your mother knows this?"
"No, of course not."
"He doesn't know why you need a bodyguard like this?" Does his mother know his son's used to killing people.
"Our family was never involved in any dangerous business. Just so you act pretty carefully the danger can be avoided actually. I miscalculated, I actually tried to avoid meeting him. That's all..."
"Now not?" I talked while editing off the bandages, while scribbling a little story.
"What is not now?"
"Is your family not involved in any more dangerous business? According to your name you may have some connection with Spanish gangsters, no, let alone your family living in Chicago. I read a little..."
"You read a little? You're very curious about me and happy to challenge the danger near me, aren't you, you're pretty weird and suspicious actually..." He looked at me clingy.
"I don't like danger, only sometimes danger comes to me without asking. Like now..."
Actually a few times I had to do infiltration duties, but it was usually easy, once I could get in I could see what I wanted. But this one cannot, I have to go very deep, and can only be satisfied to see what is around me. I was frustrated just being put in as a pawn.
"You scared?"
"Whoever is afraid of the darkness..."
He looked at me, then kept quiet, waiting for me to finish exchanging his bandages. I then felt I was fishing too far now, I regretted my words earlier.
"If you're afraid of the dark why are you here Natalie? If you know why you didn't go all the way. Why do you dare to be here? I warned you not to get involved with me. Is there anything you really want?" I froze, my chest pounding hard. Question cornered me.
"Nathalie, you're here, why are you asking me to come back now?" He looked at me, I could barely breathe now. We got too close and I couldn't find an answer to the question."You've crossed the line, I warned you many times not to go in..."
If I could run, I would run now. But I don't know how to run.
"I don't want anything. Why are you threatening me. If you want me to go, I'll go, didn't you say I can't go back to LA..." I need to find a way out, what to do now.
"Don't go around Natalie, why are you here?" I'm in danger now. If I get caught spying I'll end up in a body bag. He won't forgive me.
"What do you mean go round and round, I don't understand what you mean..." I'm intimidated, scared, we're just the two of us now. It was easy for him to defeat me even if he was injured.
I felt insecure, I got up and got away from Nathan.
He caught my hand and held me away. I automatically turned around and pulled her back but she held my hand tightly. Apart from him is not an easy thing, his physique is stronger than me.
"Let go of Nathan's hand, you're scaring me..." I pulled my hand again but he pulled me closer. I held my hand against his chest, his open chest was now held just like that. I'm stuck, but I can't do anything anymore.
"Too late to feel scared dear Natalie. You should never have seen me take care of my enemies. Did someone send you here to spy on me? I have an offer for you, tell you the truth, I'll forgive you, I promise, and I'm the one who keeps my promise..." His cold gaze made me feel like a cornered prey.
Only one way out of this. This method either works or not. But I won't admit to anything.
"Nobody sent me, what you're really talking about, you want me here... Why would you say that? You paranoid? Release my hand... It's sick." I tried to escape. Pull as hard as I can. But still he didn't let me go.
"God, tell me who sent you I'll let you go, cut your cipher...." Now he's locked my two hands behind my waist. And using her body as a locking pole, I was forced to cling to her.
"Nobody sent me. Nathan, you scared me ... I don't understand your question at all."
I insisted and tried to escape. What position is this I can't even break away from the lockdown. Our bodies just locked away, with his body just sticking up. The only way to release this lockdown is to bang my head at him but such a confrontation means that maybe I'll get killed
"You're not a good liar... I told you I wouldn't let you go. Confess... Don't fight me, you know you won't win anyway."
"Why you!? I don't understand what your question means! Why are you forcing me this way? Unhand me!"
"Jawab who sent you here!? I'll give you a chance to admit it..."
"I wasn't sent by anyone! You're nuts! Let go of me or I'll fight you!"
"I told you you wouldn't be able to fight me." He threatened me blatantly.
"You're too sure." I threatened him back.
"You can try it." He raised his eyebrows looking at me.
"Nathan! Off! I did everything for you. Here's your reply?" I tried to escape, but still our energy was not comparable. He kept my hands locked backwards, making my arms hurt, and at the same time making me moored unable to move.
"Doing everything for me? Part of it, doing everything for me."
"Detachable... It's sick." Now I'm crying. After failing to escape I allowed myself to use the weapon of the tear woman. I leaned myself against her shoulder, pressed my forehead against her, gave up the fight.
"Don't cry Natalie, I told you I wouldn't hurt you, you did do some things...Confess, you can go. I promise nothing will happen to you..." I can't go and dismantle this operation. "Nathalie's... Is that really your name?"
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