Perseus waited as Kara got Xell down. Xell hit the floor with a loud thud as Kara cut the rope loose.Glancing back at Perseus, she asked, "Should I untie him and remove the tape too?""Do that," Perseus replied.In less than a minute, Kara had untied Xell, who finally breathed a sigh of relief. He rubbed his wrists where he had been tied and cracked his joints.Perseus could tell that Kara had captured Xell so they could question him, but he had a feeling Xell wouldn’t give him the answers he wanted.He squatted, leaning closer to Xell. "Can you tell me who your boss is?"Xell raised his head to look at Perseus, a stunned expression appearing on his face as if he were seeing Perseus for the first time."How are you here?" Xell asked, trying to back away but wincing in the process. His joints cried out in protest; he had been in that terrible position for a long time."Seth is no longer there," Perseus muttered, hoping Xell understood. "Now that Seth is gone, can you tell me where you
Soon, Perseus was back in the basement. Kara was glancing at Xell, whose right cheek was swollen. Perseus stared at Timtat, who shrugged as if to say he couldn’t stop her from hitting Xell.“I didn’t tell you to hit him yet, Kara,” Perseus mumbled.She spun around to look at him. “He didn’t want to talk about it. I asked him so many questions, and he just kept staring at me. I punched him in the face when he didn’t respond.”Perseus ran his hand through his hair. “I didn’t ask you to hit him, though.”“I know, and I’m not sorry,” Kara said, folding her arms and stepping away from Xell. “To think that I tried to trust him and let down my guard is crazy,” she ranted.Stepping closer to Xell, Perseus squatted, his eyes level with Xell’s.“So, what were you about to tell us earlier?”“Seth is not the only boss. Several other men act like the boss and get information directly from the real boss. None of us know who the boss is or what he looks like because he has never shown himself.”Perse
The pool? Xell’s brows furrowed in confusion, and then terror hit him. He pictured them conspiring to take him to the pool and drown him there instead of killing him in the basement.It was easier to tell the cops that he drowned in the pool instead of that he was murdered.“Can we not go to the pool, please?” Xell pleaded terror arched on his face. “I can’t swim.”Perseus glanced at him.[He can swim, host. He thinks that you are going to drown him and kill him if he goes with you guys,] Iris revealed.“You can learn,” Perseus replied.*****On the way to the pool, Perseus got a call from his aunt. He answered the call in the car and sat in the back seat with Xell while Kara and Timtat sat upfront. Kara was behind the wheel, which she had fought for.“We got to the villa,” Gabrielle’s voice chimed from the phone, only Perseus hearing. “Where are you? Did you travel too? And what about Timtat? Is he okay? We were unable to get to him.”“He is with me,” Perseus replied. “You have nothi
“Calm down,” Perseus mumbled, holding her tight as she tried to push on his arm and break free.If he hadn’t caught her, she would have attacked the man and beat the hell out of him.“Let me go! How dare he add me to his lame bet? Did he think a woman was a material that could be traded? Is he dating a woman and having the mentality that he has the right to give her up like that?” Kara was furious, and it showed.Perseus still refused to let her go even after what she said. She struggled to break free again, but it didn’t work, and she finally gave up.“Is she that feisty?” the man asked. “I like taming feisty women and making them submissive.”Perseus’s eyes darted to the man. The man licked his lips while looking at Kara like she was a snack, and that irritated Perseus.“What do you say?” the man questioned. “Are you playing the game or not? You will take the money and other valuables if you win, but if you fail, I will have the woman.”The man had a smirk on his face. His head was
“Calm down,” Perseus mumbled, holding her tight as she tried to push on his arm and break free.If he hadn’t caught her, she would have attacked the man and beat the hell out of him.“Let me go! How dare he add me to his lame bet? Did he think a woman was a material that could be traded? Is he dating a woman and having the mentality that he has the right to give her up like that?” Kara was furious, and it showed.Perseus still refused to let her go even after what she said. She struggled to break free again, but it didn’t work, and she finally gave up.“Is she that feisty?” the man asked. “I like taming feisty women and making them submissive.”Perseus’s eyes darted to the man. The man licked his lips while looking at Kara like she was a snack, and that irritated Perseus.“What do you say?” the man questioned. “Are you playing the game or not? You will take the money and other valuables if you win, but if you fail, I will have the woman.”The man had a smirk on his face. His head was
At the mention of the word "GO," Samll threw himself into the water and began swimming as fast as he could. Perseus, on the other hand, took his time before diving into the water.The cool water touched his skin as he opened his eyes and began swimming. Samll's hand was visible as he swam.Perseus, on the other hand, swam down to the floor, almost invisible to the people watching him. Iris was next to him, having changed into a swimsuit, and was swimming right beside him.Samll had a grin on his face and, in a few minutes, he couldn't stop thinking about how he'd have Kara all to himself after the contest was over.Finally reaching the end, he pulled his head out of the water, his grin widening as he glanced back in Perseus' direction to see if he was still there.To his surprise, Perseus was nowhere to be seen. The water was empty, and there was no one swimming nearby. A confused look crossed his face as he wondered if Perseus had been so terrible at swimming that he drowned.Then he
The next day was rough. The day before, Perseus had no choice but to return to the restaurant to drop off Kara and the others. The camera had been disabled, and Xell continued his work. However, Kara clarified that she wouldn’t treat him as she did before; he was more like an outcast now. The entire discussion left him dizzy, and when he finally got home, he was met with a barrage of questions from his family. They asked why his principal had come for them and who the people supporting Timtat were. Perseus sacrificed hours of sleep to explain everything in detail, ruining his chances of getting Iris to analyze and figure out how to separate him from Lint. Now, it was morning, and he felt like a living zombie. He stood in front of the members of his company and other shareholders. This meeting should have been held long ago but hadn't because he wasn’t around. Vince and Adrianna had literally dragged him to the company. They pulled him out of bed, Vince forced him into the shower
Perseus glared at Iris. He could have rejected the offer to join the other gamers at the event, but the system left him no choice. He wasn’t interested in the reward; the punishment alone was enough to force him into it.[You also have to call Eris and get them all back here. She’ll help you prepare for the event. This isn’t like the fight she did before,] Iris reminded him.Perseus turned his gaze to Bobby. “Eris will be back before the event. I’ll call her now to get ready to return.”A smile crossed Bobby’s face, relieved that Perseus had overlooked his earlier remarks.“That’s great,” Bobby said excitedly. “I’ll contact the other side and let them know we’re participating. This could also be a good time to advertise the game you made with Eris.”“We’re not done with the game yet,” Perseus replied. “I can’t advertise something that isn’t finished.”Bobby shook his head. “You can continue developing the game while advertising it. By the time it’s ready, there will be a ton of people