Chapter Three: Lorcan's Lewd Offer

Blade wiped the blood on the corner of her lips. She also touched her neck gently as she still felt Lorcan's rough hand choking her. She was immediately sent back to their cell after their encounter.

She looked at Valentine, who was smirking alone in her cell while staring at her.

"Quit staring, b*tch."

Valentine just laughed out loud, like a madman in an asylum. She combed her hair. "I thought you wouldn't come back alive."

"I thought so too." Blade smirked as she leant against the wall.

"Did you meet Lorcán?"

"Yes, unfortunately."

Valentine smiled. "Is he really hot?"

Blade threw an irritating and disgusting look at her. "Do you have cheap taste?"

"C'mon, there's a rumor about him being an incarnate of a god, not just being the worst criminal."

Blade's face distorted as she remembered Lorcán's details a while ago. Valentine laughed at her reaction.

"See? You can't even deny it! "

"Shut up!"

Blade was wondering how Valentine was able to say those words despite being captive. She doesn't know if she's a fool or if she doesn't have any pride. But for her, there's no way she would just accept that she was going to rot in this cell and became their dog.

Later, another man came and called them for lunch. Blade tried to refuse to eat because she believed their food contained poison, but Valentine dispelled her fear. Blade was just forced to follow them.

"You want to escape, right? How are you going to escape if you don't have any strength?" Valentine spoke as they walked toward the dining area.

"What if they mix some poison to weaken us? A poison with a slow and almost invisible effect. "

"I've  been here for several months, but look at me, I am still strong as fuck."

Blade just rolled her eyes up. And just a minute passed, they arrived at the dining area. There, she found a small number of captives, but most of them were popular figures that Blade knew. She swallowed after seeing them one by one. They are all famous for being strong, and yet they are here as hopeless captives. Blade clenched her hand as she felt extreme disappointment. 

How could she even escape if the stronger people are still here?

She just sat there and massaged her head. Luckily, they removed the handcuffs. She just bowed her head to avoid meeting the other prisoner eyes and stared at the food that they served to them.

"Did you just see a glimpse of reality?" Valentine whispered to her. But she didn't respond. "No matter how accomodating they are to the captives, they are still the strongest group on the continent. Well, it isn't bad to be here rather than being in a pack with a lot of pressure and responsibility. Here you just need to slack in your cell, eat while being served, and do some training. Isn't it better than returning to your fucked up pack?"

"I don't need your opinion. If you're bored with your life, stab your neck. Don't bother me, " Blade spoke coldly as she released blood lust, which caught everyone's attention. It's too late for Blade to hide it.

"Calm down, you're making an enemy here." Valentine seriously advised her.

Blade bite her lip as she sensed numerous stares piercing through her, which made her felt extreme pressure. She just grabbed the water and drank it, simply ignoring the curious eyes. She cursed inwardly.

Fortunately, the killing intent slowly disappeared. Blade took a deep breath in relief. After that, she wasn't enjoying her meal as she began being cautious with other captives.

After their meal, they returned their handcuffs but let them roamed around the training area. Blade was surprised at how huge and wide the training area was. They also brought in equipment, which is surprising for a group of rouges to afford. There was no surprise for everyone to became strong. Just watching them train made her doubt her ability. She realized how lacking she was.

Blade made a disappointed expression as she, and Valentine sat on the bench and watched their captors training.

"Why are they letting us watch them train?" Blade asked in both annoyance and curiosity.

"Obviously, they coaxing us to change our minds. They tempting us to join them, and how strong we will become if we join them," answered Valentine.

"What?"

"You know, how hard being a warrior is outside They underestimate us and think we can do everything. And if something goes downhill, we're going to be held accountable for it. Our wage is just average, but we're overworking. That's why they let us see them and how free they are. They entice us with promises of better lives and opportunities if we join them."

Blade couldn't deny that the warrior's life here was incomparable to the life outside. She acknowledges them, but that won't change the fact that they are still her enemy, and she's a warrior. She's still a rogue hunter.

"My pride and honor are greater than the life they offer, so fuck them. They will never coax me. " Blade firmly stated while Valentine giggled.

Later on, a group of warriors circled. Blade then heard her name being mentioned. Her brow furrowed as she alerted her senses. Soon, a bulky girl approached her along with his colleague. They stand in front of her while wearing a cunning expression.

"Oh my, you piqued their attention, Blade. Seemed like they want a duel," Valentine whispered faintly.

"So, it's you who injured senior Suzaine..." the bulky girl spoke as she stared at her from foot to head.

Blade raised her head and smirked. "Why? Wanna be injured too? "

The girl's face twitched with displeasure. "Seems like you have a sharp tongue."

"My fist is sharper."

The girl laughed as she started cracking her fingers. The girl touched her chin and lifted it up. "Oi, don't talk as if you're strong. You're just overestimating yourself. Mark that on your head. "

"Your senior wouldn't be injured if I was not strong." Blade made a scornful expression.

The girl squeezed her chin as she was pissed off. "You wouldn't be here if you were strong." Then she let go of her face.

"You—"

"Why? angry? You're just full of ego. It's ego that makes you survive until now, not because you are strong. If you are strong, why did some of your men die? " The girl snickered. 

Blade's smile vanished as the girl's words hit her ego so hard. She was speechless for the moment as the insult constantly reverberated in her head. The other girls giggled and left her like an imbecile.

As a proud warrior with a big ego and pride, those words are like spears to her heart. She could feel the tearing sensation. The impact was so intense. She bit her lips so hard that it bled too much.

However, Blade couldn't accept the fact that they were quite right. And she hates the feeling of her ego being crushed.

"That's... pretty harsh," Valentine commented.

A man wearing eyeglasses with red hair soon approached her. Blade finally came back to her senses as she heard someone call her name.

"What?"

"I am Kip." The man smiled at her , making his eyes almost close.

"So?"

"I am here to get you, as per the Master's will."

"Bullshit!"

"Master said that if you don't follow me, he will fuck up with your pack!" Kip smiled at her as he's making fun of her expression.

"Damn it!"

Blade has no choice but to follow him unwillingly. The man just laughed as if they were close, when in fact, it's the first time they've met.

"I'll wait for you here, Blade! Goodluck! " Valentine shouted.

Blade just followed the man as everyone's attention is on her, full of curiosity in their stares. Whispers and speculations about her resonated. But Blade remained firm in her cold expression. The man, Kip, also tried talking with her but she did not respond. She doesn't want to waste her energy on someone, and she sacrifices it to the devil behind the golden door now.

"Open it."  Blade commanded.

Kip instantly opened the door and looked at her with a gentle face. Blade's eyebrow lifted.

"You have grown a lot."

"What do you mean?"

"Well..." Kip fixed his glasses and says, "Who wouldn't know about this certain girl who seems to be devoting her life to hunting us?"

"What?"

"You're quite famous to some of us." He chuckled and gestured to let her in. 

"Now, meet our boss again." 

Blade ignored what he said and just walked inside.

The exotic smell of honey, tobacco, and cedar dominated the room. It filled her nostrils and remind her of the intoxicating smoky air in a dark forest.

"What do you want now?" Blade spoke in a very cold and rude manner.

Lorcán turned away from the window and lit his tobacco. The way his mouth simply puffed smoke made him extremely attractive. His long black hair that was in a knot makes him looked even more dangerous.

"I heard that you and Katie had an argument."

"It won't be an argument if I just don't have these handcuffs." Blade boastfully said.

"How sure you are?"

"Release me, and I will make this entire group into ashes."

Lorcán made an amusing smile. "Your tongue really was damn sharp; it made me want to suck it."

Blade released her killing intent as she glared at him. To his amusement, Lorcán simply chuckled sexily.

"Damn it. You're making me want to own you. "

"Sue you!"

"Do you want to be powerful to anyone here, second to me?"

Lorcán, then, approached her and quickly pinned her to the wall. It's way too fast for Blade to react. Lorcán had already pinned her body to his own body. She cannot move while her heart race in a way that made her breathless.

"Would you like to be my... whore?"