💙Maxine's P.O.V

The soft sniffles of the bruised girl was the only sound that could be heard aside from my harsh breathing.

We were currently both seated on one of the u-shaped couch in the vip rooms of Rebeus.

Nobody dared to go after me, heck, even motherfucker took a step back when he saw my expression entering the club.

"Hey, I'm sorry about what happened earlier." I began, making sure there was no anger evident on my voice.

The mysterious girl had her face buriedto her knees that was pulled up to her chest.

I inched a little closer at her, my heart crying out seeing how scared she was.

It reminded me of the times when I wa-no, don't even go there Maxine.

"I won't hurt you," I said softly, bringing my hand up to rub her back softly.

She stayed tense but after a few moments, she relaxed under my touch.

"I-i wasn't t-trying to kill t-them," She stuttered, her voice was soft and fear was evident on it.

"I believe you," I firmly replied, continuing rubbing her back.

"Y-you do?" She said, shifting slightly.

"Yes, I believe you." I repeated, making sure it firm and clear.

She kept quiet before finally meeting my eyes. It took me a moment to grasp the fact the her neck was also covered in bruises.

She looked down when she noticed me looking at it. I averted my eyes, cursing myself for being so insensitive.

"Now, can you tell me what happened back there? What do you know?" I asked, offering her a soft smile.

"M-my dad owns a club and he's working with some bad people. H-He would usually have meetings on his office with men armed with guns with the same tattoos. Last week, he got some friends over and I overheard them talking about their plan on sabotaging something and killing people called 'chosen ones'" She started off, her voice stuttering at first but then it became firm and sure.

I nodded my head for her to continue,"H-he makes me clean his office and I was fixing up his desk when I saw a bunch of papers that had a name of a hotel and drawing outline of the building. There was also a list of names and time wether those people would go in and out." She continued, looking up to meet my eyes.

"M-my dad killed my mom a f-few months back and I couldn't do anything to save her. W-when I saw those papers I knew I'd have to save them so o-one hour before my father p-plans occur I-i secretly went to their hotel and warned them. T-they didn't believe me at first, they tied me up and went to put me in their van but when we got there, the driver was dead and suddenly shots rang. I-they untied me and made me drive here." She said, her hands shaking.

I took a hold of it, making her look up. She was scared but I could see her honesty shining through. I felt sad, nobody deserves to go through that pain.

"He did that to you, didn't he?" I said, referring to her bruises.

She nodded, not having the words to say into words. I couldn't help but pull her in a hug, trying to express myself into that simple action.

"I'm Maxine but you have to keep it a secret since identity is hidden here," I said, giving her a warm smile.

She nodded softly,"I-im K-kennedy Grace," She introduced, offering me a pained smile.

I let out a gasp,"Tell me I'm just seeing things," I looked down, finally realizing the growing red on her stomach.

She giggled softly,"You aren't Maxie," She said, before falling into unconsciousness.

H E A R T L E S S • M A X I N E

"How sure you are you that she's not a traitor?!"

"Why did let her join? She's a fighter! All she can do is use her fist!"

"How did this happen?!"

I let out a tired sigh, can't believing that I just stupidly joined the gang. Instead of my warm bed and blankets, I'm stuck here on a fucking meeting and listening to morons shout at each other like the world depended on it.

The boss who finally had enough of shouting, slammed his hand unto the wooden table.

"Enough!"

I couldn't help but giggle at how they looked down and flattened their non existent dog ears.

They gave me a side glare but I was to amused to dwell on it. Richard gave me a scolding face but I knew by the twitch of his lips that he finds this amusing.

"Are you done screaming like toddlers?" Richard demanded, eyeing each and everyone of us.

I stood straighter in my seat. Knowing that the 'serious talk' is finally gonna start.

The meetings in M1 are usually consist of the leaders of the other two chambers but since there wasn't enough time for them to come here, Richard opted for a meeting between the members of M1 instead.

Jones, Fred, Alexander, and the chosen ones were present and some of the most trusted members of Richard.

Richard nodded,"Now, can anyone tell me what happened at the hotel?" He asked, looking at the chosen ones.

I couldn't count them since there was so many of them. The crowded room would've made me uncomfortable but when you're fighting with men who don't know personal space for four years then I could say I was used to it.

The rugged guy from earlier whom I found out was named Kaden started to tell him what happened.

I listened closely to what he was saying, nodding my head at the fact that what happened was similar to his and Olivia's.

Speaking of Olivia, she's in the medical room and is currently in surgery. I told Richard to bring her to the hospital but he said it was a risk that he wasn't willing to take especially that her father is still out there.

"The story is the same as what Olivia has said to ginger here," Richard glanced at me, bringing me out of my thoughts.

Dan, who apparently is one of the most trusted member of Richard, stood in his chair.

"How sure are we that the girl is telling the truth?" Dan glared at me, looking back at Richard.

"Very sure," I replied, Richard giving me a warning look.

Dan sighed," She does not know how we question suspects." He said, still not acknowledging me.

I turned to Richard with a questioning look.

"We make them drink a truth serum queen," Richard flatly revealed.

I wasn't surprise. Fred had told me that a few months back but made me promise that I wouldn't tell a soul about it.

"I'm sure Olivia is willing to do it," I replied, already knowing that she wouldn't even hesitate.

"What course of actions do you think we should do?" Frank piped in, all the attention diverting to him.

"Olivia mentioned how her father works for some bad guys." I added, glancing at Richard.

"All data is being gathered right now about Olivia Grace and her father." Richard said, eyeing the men.

"It may be possible that her father could be working for the clones," Fred had a serious expression, something that I wasn't accustomed with.

Motherfucker nodded,"Olivia mentioned that they had the same tattoos don't they? We can show her pictures that resembles the symbol of a clone and see if its the same one that they have," He said, earning a nod from the men.

"The plan is simple," Alexander started,"We question her, gather all information, and see what possible actions we could do," Alex stated, earning nods from others.

"And what if his father does work for the Clones?" I couldn't help but let the question slip out of my mouth.

Dan chuckled, my attention turning to him,"The answer is quite obvious bitch," He replied, eyes meeting mine.

"We get ready for war," Richard simply stated, his eyes burning with hot laced fury that I was oh-so-familiar with.

✎Author's note

SUPRISE UPDATE!

Hola queens,

This is a filler chapter, something that would make u look forward in 2019 ;)

And Yes, this is the last update of 2018 and my goal for 2019 is to give you more updates.

I'm greeting you all advance merry christmas and happy new year!

May your 2019 be a year full of blessings, lessons that would help in our growth, and improvements to not only ourselves but to the people that we are surrounded in also.

Thank you for the non-stop support and long patience queens! I love youuuu and I'll talk to you all soon!

Published: December 24, 2018

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