Prologue, Blood Red.
I had the feeling someone was staring at me. As an assassin I knew how to sneak up on people, but these guys obviously didn't. I sighed and shook my head. I casually let an orange slip out of my shopping bag and turned to retrieve it. I bent down and heard a small gasp from behind me. Wearing nothing but a short pair of pants really did help sometimes. I snickered and looked up at the sky, then back down at the orange.
"Aw, now it's going to turn bad..." I murmured in sexy low voice.
A few more gasps and 'ow's' were heard and I smiled. I brushed my long hazel brown hair out of my face slowly. Making it seem like I was preoccupied wasn't all that hard to do really. I did it regularly. I straightened my shirt, which was barely covering my belly and turned again. I was about to walk away when a man appeared out of the dark. I took a quick glance to see I was dealing with a goon of some sort. He looked sturdy and had a good build. But he was slightly too short and it made him seem fat. I stopped walking and turned to face him, holding my innocent act.
"Can I help you?" I asked softly, blinking my lashes fast and short.
The man smiled at me, though it was an ugly smile. He had a short beard and a crooked nose. I was sure it had been broken at least twice. The man made towards me and stopped a meter or so away. Then he lowered the hood of his cape and showed me his face.
"I'm sorry miss. But I seem to be lost." He said. "Could you please tell me where the nearest pub is?"
I brought my hand to my face and jingled my three earrings in my right ear. I smiled at the man and hoisted up the shopping bag.
"Sure, my pleasure. Shall I walk you there?" I asked.
The man seemed to smile even wider and his ugly yellow teeth showed behind his lips. He nodded his head and I told him to follow. I walked slowly, assessing the situation. Seeing that this guy was not alone, I was guessing they were slave traders or just a gang that wanted to rape a cute looking girl. I sighed softly and stopped walking.
"I'm sorry sir, but I seem to be a bit late for my appointment at home. My husband is waiting and I need to start dinner. The pub is right over to the left, if you go straight you should see it." I said.
The man stopped too and turned to me. He smiled again and nodded his head. Then he stepped closer to me and he almost had to look up. I was tall for a girl.
"I'm terribly sorry. But you're not going anywhere." He said as he grabbed my arm.
I smirked at him and he seemed to freeze. I dropped the shopping bag and let myself fall to the floor. As I dropped I dragged the man with me. And with an extra swing of my arm, smashed his face into the cobblestone. I heard his nose break and he released my arm to grab at it. He cursed and sat up as I jumped away, snatching up the shopping bag. I flicked two daggers out of my hidden pocket and flung them at him, effectively pinning him to the floor.
The man cursed again and yelled at his friends to get me. I saw the first guy coming and leapt over him, out of reach. I grabbed a bottle of wine out of the bag and smashed it against his head. He crumpled to the floor and laid still. A few more others were coming at me and I dropped to the floor, doing a sweep with my legs and wiping them to the ground. They didn't stand back up. I stood again and tossed the broken wine bottle to the man with the broken nose.
"Sorry to disappoint, but I ain't easy prey." I said.
The man stared at me and I saw fear in his eyes. He looked into my eyes and I smirked. My eyes were the most scary thing about me, the rest was obviously super curvy and not to mention sexy. My eyes stood out, for I had one bright, forest green eye. The other, which was covered with hair most of the time, was blood red. I had it uncovered now and the man gasped softly. He scooted back and said,
"Monster."
I chuckled and hid the eye with my hair again. I turned and began to walk away. Then I said loudly,
"You don't know anything about monsters."
Then I disappeared into the night, leaving a stunned man with a broken nose and his goons.
Hi everyone! I hope you enjoyed this little preview chapter I made. Have a nice day, bye!
~Rebecca