Chapter 45: Mission

Chapter 45: Mission

Zaina’s POV

I silently get off the bed and start to leave the room. I really don’t know what I should feel right now: hatred or regret?

Last night, I gave in. I gave myself to him, but not my heart. I just got carried away by lust. Yeah, I felt something for him, but not in the way he felt towards me.

He just confessed that he loves me and that he will never leave me? Why do I feel it was just an empty promise? That he will break his promise soon?

I was taught not to trust easily, and that’s the reason why I have trust issues right now. I’m hard to please, hard to trust, show no fear, and am not capable of love.

“Stand straight, chin up, and put your hands at your back!” An authoritative voice boomed from the area.

The young version of me obeyed what the man told us to do. I’m not scared anymore; I learned to accept the life I have.

Three years have passed; the weak version of me is gone. This is the new me: a killing machine, trained to kill, showing no mercy.

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