Delinder kept on pulling Perseus, heading in a direction that Perseus knew nothing about. He tried to stop her; he tried to tell her that it wasn’t the direction of his car, but she wasn’t listening.“We have to find somewhere to hide so they don’t find you.” Delinder blurted out. “Do you think that I am unable to beat them all up?” Perseus asked her.She shook her head. “What do you take me for? I can’t let you get injured all because of me. It was my fault they were after you; I made him angry by bringing you over. And what made you think that you would be able to beat them or win? Van’s men are one of the best fighters; I don't think I stand a chance.”Perseus frowned; that was her looking down on him. He let her pull him and take him to a place he didn’t recognize. He could hear footsteps behind them as Delinder pulled him forward.“I am okay.” Perseus stopped running. She tried to pull him away, but he didn’t let her. He stared at her as she used all of her strength, trying to
The men took five steps back, and Perseus cracked his knuckles just as they had down the other time. Delinder’s jaw was hanging open as she watched the men tremble in fear. “He just took down the strongest here.” One muttered, sweat trickling down his face.“We have to flee.” Another added.The men were four in number. Judging from what Iris had told him earlier, Perseus no longer needed to provoke Van. So, he dropped his hand to his side and...“Hey,” Perseus called out to the last one who had just spoken. “Yes?” The man responded, his hand shivering.“Go back and tell Van I won’t let his men off if he sends them after me again. Do you understand what I am saying?” Perseus' gaze was terrifying, and it scared the man even more.“Yes, yes, I understand.” The man stuttered.“Scram!” Perseus ordered. The men flinched, stunned that he was letting them go. They still couldn’t believe that Perseus was letting them off like that. Instead of leaving as Perseus had ordered, they were frozen
“You are back,” Sherry muttered as soon as Perseus was out of the bathroom.His hair was dripping wet. He held a hand towel, and the clothes he had randomly picked were both trousers, so he had to find a shirt. “I won’t stay in the bathroom forever.” He replied.They watched him pick up a shirt and put it on. He walked over to the bed, his heart beating hard. ‘Why are there three girls on my bed?’ He chanted repeatedly, trying to make his expression look casual.Lexi and Sherry made space for him between them for him to sit. Perseus hesitatingly sat in between them. They laid out cards for him, and he picked them up.“So?” He asked, his eyes trailing from one person to another.Judging from the curious look on their faces, he could tell that they wanted to ask him something, but he still couldn’t understand what Lexi was doing in his home. “How did the party go?” Sherry chimed. “It went well,” Perseus replied.“Was she pretty?” Lexi asked. “Sherry described her as pretty.”“She is
It had been two hours since Perseus had fallen asleep. He could feel someone shaking him, asking him to wake up. His eyes opened, and the figure above him was blurry. The drugs were starting to wear off, too.“Get up, Perseus. I have an important thing to tell you.” She announced.It didn’t take a while for his eyes to adjust to the dim light. Now he could see who was there; it was Lexi, and she had a serious look on her face.“What happened?” He asked.“I have been trying to wake you up for the past hour, but you haven’t been responding.” She retorted.He sat up, his gaze moving to the bed. Eris and Sherry were already asleep. He turned his gaze back to Lexi.“What did you want to tell me?” He asked.She got off the bed and held out her hand for him to take. “Follow me.”“There is no need for you to offer your hand. I can get up.”Perseus moved the blankets aside and got out of bed. He covered the girls with the blanket properly before falling into steps with Lexi.“Where are we goin
Perseus ran his hand through his hair. “I was not there. I was heading home from school, and as soon as I got to the front door, men were coming out of it; they were wearing masks, and they almost killed me. But I was spared because they wanted to get my parents to experiment with me when I was older.”“Does that mean that they might come for you anytime soon?” She inquired.Their eyes met. “Perhaps, and he wasn’t alone.”Those words made her even more concerned. She thought that the killer was sent by someone who had a grudge against Perseus' parents, but from what he just said, the killers wanted something, and now they are expecting to get it from him.“Did you have an idea what your parents were making?”“No.” He replied. “They don’t talk to me about their work, and they aren’t always at home if they are. They would be engrossed in their work.”Lexi thought about it for a while. “How many times were they home a week?”“Two times a week.” He responded.Perseus often peeked at them
“We are heading west,” Perseus muttered as he took a dangerous U-turn on the side of the road. Lexi clutched her seat belt, her gaze focused on the road. They were in the car now, heading in the direction of the killer. Thanks to Iris, he knew the exact place the man was. The panel was in front of him, guiding him.“I never wanted to go after him at 1 a.m.” Lexi yelled.“It’s 1:08.” He corrected her.She glanced at him. “What’s the difference?”“It’s easier to catch him now.” Soon, he was pulling in front of a large old building. The building wasn’t all that old; the materials used for the design of the house were weak and worn out. Despite his driving speed, the drive took two hours.They were far away from home, and the place they were in was in a huge and quiet forest. They stepped out of the car, and he took a glimpse of the place while she tore her gown until it was halfway up her legs.“Are we going in to find him?” She asked. “Such a house this bastard lived in after killing
[Widower, no one knew what happened to his wife, and her body was never found.]Perseus' eyes were focused on the darkness behind the man. Just as he looked away, a faint light emitted from the room from a distance, catching his attention. He tried to look past the man, but as if the man knew that, he walked out of the door and closed the door behind him. “Aren’t you too young to be married?” Sam’s gaze turned back to Lexi.“Well, that’s nothing. We have dated since we were in high school. Our relationship was one of six years before we got married.”Perseus was surprised at how she was able to lie so flawlessly. “Hmm,” Sam replied. “How old are you?”“I am 25, and he is 26.” “You wanted a room, right?” Sam asked. Lexi nodded. “Uh-huh.”Sam’s eyes darted to Perseus. “Doesn’t your husband speak?"[You can use a fake identity host.][I already made the ID for your fake identity.][You can find it in your left pocket.]Perseus dug his hand into his pocket and pulled out the card. He
“Iris, what is the next thing to do?” Perseus asked, determination glinting in his eyes, and he held Lexi in his arms in bridal style.[Move slowly to the right.][That’s all you have to do to avoid the trap.]Perseus did as he was told; he stepped slowly to the right and began walking forward. His mind raced as he tried not to make a mistake.[You have avoided the trap host. He is going to be suspicious; just act like you know nothing about it. Okay?]“Yeah.” Perseus glanced down at Lexi; she was staring back at him. With a concerned look on her face, he gave her a sly smile and turned his gaze back to the path.“What is your next plan?” She whispered. “We still haven’t found the killer yet, and since you mentioned the trap, I can tell that their main goal is to kill us.”“I already know that,” Perseus replied. “He is letting us live because of my fake identity.”“So that identity is what’s keeping us safe?”“Yes.”“When did you make it anyway?”“I picked it up when we took the thin