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I sit back in the chair and rub my temple with my free hand, “I don’t have any money. The only cash I have access to is my father's. I don’t want it. I don’t want anything from him. I’d rather sleep on the street.”
Max snorts, “No you wouldn’t. Trust me. That’s not something you want to do. However, no need to. You can stay here as long as you need. If you want a job, I’ll give you that too. You’ll have to train, hard. If you put in the work, you’ll make a lot of money. You won’t ever need for anything.”
Killing people. That’s what he does. Could I do that?
“I’m not sure I could be a murderer.”
Max laughs, “You could for the right amount. Everyone has a price.”
He chuckles again, “Relax. You won’t be thrown into the fire. You’ll work with me for a while before you go out on your own. If you can’t handle it, you can go find something else.”
After spending six months training with Max, I became a full-fledged assassin. I’ve never regretted it for a moment. I’m good at it. When Max’s sister Mia got involved, it became even more rewarding. Ridding the world of assholes that hurt women never gets old.
CHAPTER FOUR
HUNTER
For days, Jade has stayed in the bedroom I set up for her. I bring her meals, which she refuses to eat, other than that, there’s been no interaction. She acts like a prisoner, not free to move about. I want to press her for information. Also, I’m terrified of pushing her too far. She’s broken. The girl I knew is long gone. I’m concerned by pushing her she may close up even more than she already is.
Last night was the worst so far. She screamed and cried in her sleep. I tried to go to her to provide comfort. The door was locked. I could’ve broken down the door or picked the lock, but I didn’t. She obviously locked the door for a reason. I’ve tried being gentle with her, but the choice is no longer mine. Things cannot go on the way they are.
I grab the tray with the breakfast I made her, eggs, toast, bacon, and orange juice, all sit on the silver tray. Before I even bring it to her, I know she’ll say she doesn’t want it.
I knock on the door, and she speaks in a small voice, “Come in.”
When I open the door and enter, I find her sitting on the bed in the same T-shirt she’s been in since she got here. I gave her a bath that night, but I don’t think she’s showered since then. She doesn’t eat. She doesn’t shower. All the books I got her have gone unread. All she does is sit on the damn bed staring at the wall as if the chains are still holding her in place.
I sit the tray on the bed beside her, “Eat.”
She shakes her head, “I’m not hungry.”
Grabbing her face on either side, I tilt her head back, forcing her eyes to connect with mine, “I didn’t ask if you were fucking hungry. Eat.”
She reaches down and picks up a piece of bacon, so I release my hold on her. When she takes a bite, I murmur, “Good girl.”
After eating only five or six bites, she takes a sip of her juice, “Hunter, I’m really full. I’m sorry.”
“You did well, baby girl. Time for a shower.”
She shakes her head, “I don’t want to.”
I drag my hand down my face, “Sassy, you are taking a shower. Either by yourself or with help.”
Jade shakes her head.
“Very well. You made your choice.”
I drop my pants to the floor, and she scrambles off the bed, “No!”
Grabbing the hem of her T-shirt, I yank her to me, “I’m not going to hurt you. But you are taking a shower. You will fucking take care of yourself.”
I pull the shirt off her and peel her panties down her legs while she trembles. It causes bile to rise in my throat when she starts screaming, “PLEASE! NO!”
Collapsing to the floor, she cries, “No. Hunter, no.”
She thinks I’m going to rape her. I’ve never in my life taken a woman against her will. If I were going to, she would be the last fucking woman I’d do that to. I understand why she’s afraid of me. I hate myself for doing this to her. But the soft approach didn’t work.
“Baby girl, I will not force myself on you. It’s only a shower.”
