48) The Right Time

Mj started washing the blood from her swollen hands when Moxie’s knowing grin crowded the doorway to the bathroom she was standing in, “Me, Jay and Tanner are getting ready to take off sha,” he drew out in an a practically bored tone, and she nodded, mindlessly agitating her fingers beneath the running water. Jay lightly touched Moxie on the shoulder, “you almost ready?” he asked and Moxie only shook his head lazily before slinking away from the door. Jay watched his sister turn off the water before turning to shake them dry, “get a towel,” he laughed as his face and chest were peppered with small droplets of water, but the jovial exchange began and ended with Jay as his sister stood in front of him with very little color in her face and absolutely no expression on her face. Jay straightened his shoulders and blocked the assassin’s exit completely, causing the alarmingly calm woman to cock her skull to the side and slowly look up into his eyes.  After a long uncomfortable pause Mj spoke, “did you know,” she asked in a low tone and Jay’s eyes widened, “yes but-,” Mj stopped her brother by slamming her palm into the center of his rib cage and pushing him aside, “no buts JJ,” were the only words she uttered before strolling through the blood splattered mess and out onto the balcony, closing the door behind her.

Mj looked up into the sky and caught sight of the moon, closing her eyes she let her head fall backward and as she opened her mouth to fill her rib cage with air, she felt the giddy squirm of the wolf beneath her skin, ready to lend his power however she needed. She gripped the railing covered in vines and as the cold leaves brushed the back of her hand, she let a powerful cry blast from deep in her soul.

The sound that radiated from Mj’s chest was the mixture of a heartbroken wolf and an angry woman, but suddenly the feel of soft fingers on hers ricocheted Mj’s head to the side, and she was met with the terrified but sympathetic face of Honeysuckle. 

Honey immediately jerked her hand away as Mj’s eyes locked with hers, but she seemed to relax when Mj offered her a rigid but honest smile. For several moments the two women stood side by side and watched the slight mist of clouds help the moon play peek-a-boo with the sleeping city below when Mj spoke, “my mate left me to be with another woman and my Alpha just informed me they will be at the full-moon fire,” she almost whispered and then took a ragged breath before silence once again blanketed the balcony.

The slight melody of laughter caused Mj to turn her skull toward the inside of the flat just in time for her to watch Jay’s back disappear behind the closing door while John and Pepper busied themselves cleaning. Mj’s head jerked back toward the woman next to her as a thought crossed her mind, “I’m sorry you had to watch me beat the fuck out of your boss,” she exclaimed and Honey shook her head, “I’m sorry your mate is a dumbass,” she whispered and then rocked her head again, “but I’m definitely not sorry Casper is getting his ass beat right now, he’s a monster,” Honey almost whispered and this time Mj was the one to offer comfort. Reaching over, Mj lightly squeezed Honey’s shoulder, “you don’t have to watch anything you don’t want to, as a matter of fact, why don't you go choose another apartment, and you can stay as long as you like, ok? We can get started on our questions in the morning when everyone is well rested, how does that sound?” she asked and Honey nodded gratefully, “thank you,” she chirped and skipped her way back through the apartment before skirting out the door as fast as possible. 

Mj smirked as re entered the residence the immediate scent of fear wafted through the air from more than one source.

Walking toward the almost unconscious man Mj cracked her knuckles as his swollen face bobbed from side to side in anticipation, John lightly touched Mj’s elbow, “I’m not sure he can withstand to many more blows to the face tonight,” he spoke clinically and Mj only nodded, “thank you doctor,” licking her lips the assassin squared her shoulders, “take Pepper and get some sleep, the bedroom is down the hall,” she stated and although John looked like he might argue he simply nodded and took Pepper gently by the arm before leading her down the hall and closing the door.

Mj squatted in front of Casper and let her hands hang lazily between her knees as she cocked her head from side to side staring at her prey, “Hey Doc,” she yelled, causing the bedroom door to fly open and John to appear with his shirt unbuttoned. Mj looked the physician up and down and pursed her lips, “I need a knife with a short, but sharp blade,” she said playfully and John flew down the hall before diving into a small black bag.

The handsome yet sadistic surgeon leaned down to hand Mj the knife when her fingertips slid from the bone in his wrist down his fingertips until she held the handle of the blade. John’s piercing blue eyes glanced at the slight connection of their hands and then back at the assassin before he smirked slightly and released the knife, “careful my lady, that blade might be small, but it is capable of incredible things,” he almost purred when Mj turned the dagger over her hands a few times, “does that line ever work for you doc,” she asked and John simply sucked his tongue through his teeth before bowing his head.

Mj waited for the ego dented man to sulk halfway down the hall before she bellowed again, “six hours and we rotate,” was all she said before John hung his head in acknowledgment and closed the door once more. 

Mj spun the blade in her hands before she showed it to Casper, “if you speak before the sun comes up I will cut your tongue out and feed it to you,” she stated with a carefree tone and instantly snickered as fear rolled from Casper like sweat. As she stood up the muscles in Casper’s body tensed in anticipation, and she giggled before retrieving her phone and waving it at Casper, “my brother says I need to use this thing for more than just music and games but in situations like this I actually want to tell him to suck a bag of dicks,” she chirped and started slamming her thumb against the screen until the melody of a horn came blasting through.

Mj started swaying back and forth as the vocals began, “I love this song,” she confessed and commenced slowly swaying her hips from side to side as she twirled in front of her captive. “There is just something about the sound of his voice that makes you want to move,” she continued and as Mj spun her head around to look at Casper his skull began to droop, so she snapped her body forward and made a small slice across the top of his knee. Casper’s head popped upright and did his best to swallow the painful screams as Mj grinned and began to slowly move once more, “don’t fall asleep on me Cassie baby, we have so much to talk about,” she chirped and began swinging her hips almost proactively, “this is Ray Charles, do you play music like this in your club Casper?” This time, Mj turned around and stopped moving as Casper began shaking his head from side to side like his life depended on it. “That’s too bad,” she drew out teasingly before she approached and swiftly folded her legs underneath her as she dropped to a sitting position in front of him, “because if you did, we could have gone dancing,” Mj shrugged as she watched a few tears escape Casper's only open eye.

Mj started picking her nails with the short blade as she hummed along to each passing song, “you are going to tell me every little detail I want to know Casper and you are going to tell me the truth because liars have parts removed and fed to them on a silver platter,” Mj stalked as close to Casper as she could get and balanced the small blade between her index finger and the top of Casper's thigh. Mj looked up into Casper's swollen and bloodshot eyes, “I will start with the most sensitive and important parts early, then I will work my way around your body until the pathetic thing gives out, or I am satisfied with your answers,” she smiled as Casper’s skeleton shook uncontrollably and Mj bounded from the floor with an evil look in her eyes, “you must be cold shivering like that, let me find you a blanket,” she chirped and Casper only respond by whimpering and letting his head hang in desperation and exhaustion. Mj returned shortly with a large fleece blanket and draped it over Casper, “there now, all tucked in,” she sang before sitting down with her back to a wall, facing Casper with her legs outstretched and ankles crossed, “head up Cassie baby, we won't be sleeping a wink, it’s our first date and I plan on keeping you awake all night long,” the assassin giggled as Casper's skull bobbed up and down as the captive man tried his best to follow the instructions of his lunatic capture.