They said not to get involved, not to get involved with him. It was already too late at that time. Kallista was already in too deep, already ensnared in a trap that was placed for her long before.

Ensnared by one of the most powerful men in the world, Gabriel Reyes of the Blackwatch Corporation. It was a game Kallista told herself when it first began, a playful game of cat and mouse turned into a dangerous game of the hunter and prey.

"He's taken a liking to you Kallista," the cerulean haired woman commented as she glanced around the large ballroom.

"Hm?" Kallista glanced in the direction her friend's vision had stopped. A dark haired man dressed in a perfectly tailored black suit, his crisp crimson red dress shirt standing out among the crowd and his dark chestnut like skin.

"Gabriel-" Kallista started.

"It hasn't even been a year and he already wants to get under that tight pencil skirt," the white haired woman commented nonchalantly next to the two women.

"Do you think I should go tighter?" Kallista quipped.

"Only if you want him to rip it off instead of letting you take it off? Isn't that an expensive skirt?" Seraph questioned.

"I was joking Seraph, it's not like that," Kallista huffed.

"Oh, you two already fucked then?" Seraph replied cooly.

"I can't with you," Kallista sighed heavily.

"I'm just stating facts, honey," Seraph added.

"You know you're going to be dragged into their world the more you get involved with him," the cerulean haired woman commented as she swirled her drink.

"We're already in their world. It just depends on how far you let yourself be taken," Kallista said as she ran a hand through her slightly curled hair.

"Even if we're in their world...still be careful...ok?" Seraph warned quietly.

"I haven't been charmed, or turned and I don't plan on it so…" Kallista trailed off

"That's what they all say, right Moira?," Seraph asked

"Mmmhm," Moira replied.

It was a game, or so she would like to think. They were like cattle to them, picking the prettiest ones to feast on and send them on their way with shattered hopes of greatness and broken hearts. She wasn't a stranger to their charms, the peering eyes of those hungry for a taste of flesh on their lips, a quick tryst in the shadows behind closed doors only to satisfy a carnal need and to quench their thirst for the crimson gold the flowed through their veins.

Blood.

Humans among gods.

Kallista knew that there was a fine line between work, pleasure, life, and death. She walked the line daily with her coworkers. She worked for the Blackwatch Corporation, a corporation that dealt with the supernatural under the guise of their parent company the Overwatch Foundation. A foundation striving for the betterment of human health and vampires alike. It was a strange concept but humans accepted them the foundation without realizing the truth of the organization.

Overwatch was mostly human whereas Blackwatch was full of them, full of vampires and yet there were a few rare humans within the organization. The organization was full of the best of the best, those best suited to handle the dirtier side of its parent company, the dirtier side of the supernatural, those who would go against the harmonic order that had been put in place.

In order to get hired into Blackwatch you needed to be approached by their talent management, she had been approached almost a year ago and had since then became their Intelligence Director. There were a few times where the meeting would cross her mind and how strange it was for her to be approached about her behind the scenes work, she was a hacker in addition to being a political commentator. What was more surprising was the fact that their talent manager and the CEO himself came to see her.

Sh e didn't realize that they were watching her, nor that they knew about her. She left no traces of what she did behind the scenes.

"Kallista is that you?"

A familiar female voice yanked her from her thoughts and shoved her back into her surroundings, a business party for Overwatch's shareholders. Kallista turned to see who had called her and to see where both Moira and Seraphina had wondered off to.

Instead, she found a friend who she had not seen in quite some time, Natalie Nguyen. A friend she had met a while back who worked for Overwatch and the first of her friends that had been charmed by one of them.

Jack Morrison, the CEO of Overwatch.

"Kalli! Long time no see!" Natalie smiled as she hugged Kallista. Kallista eagerly hugged the woman back. Natalie was an old friend of hers and they kept in contact with each other, but recently they were only able to communicate through short texts.

"Where have you been? I haven't seen you in forever," Kallista laughed.

"I was on vacation with Jack," Natalie smirked.

"Look at you. Queen status much?" Kallista joked.

"Queen? Really?" Natalie said as she crossed her arms, unimpressed at Kallista's jab.

"You're not that far from it, you're engaged to one of the most powerful men in the world. Queen status," Kallista smirked.

"I thought we were friends and this is how you repay me? I feel betrayed," Natalie huffed as she looked at the man snaking an arm around her waist. Kallista noticed the man as well, the way his hand slid across her red dress, his arm slithering around her waist as he placed a kiss on top of her forehead before focusing his vibrant blue eyes onto Kallista.

"Jack," Natalie said as she looked up at the man, leaning back in his embrace a bit.

The man was dressed in a dark blue suit, his crisp white shirt and slim royal blue tie stood out against Natalie's vibrant red dress, her fair skin. Kallista's sharp blue eyes met his royal blue ones for a split second before his eyes began to search for something, but to her knowledge, she had nothing the man wanted, or so she thought. She knew that the man's smile was a farce to how dangerous he really was, he was probably just as dangerous as Reyes.

Her curiosity knows no bounds, but this wasn't something she was willing to dive into, this time.

"Mr. Morrison-" Kallista started pulling herself from her inner thoughts, willing herself to speak to the ominous man.

"Jack is fine. Nice to officially meet you Miss Kaines or can I call you Kallista?" Jack asked.

"Kallista is fine, I mean you are getting married to my friend I would like to think that we are on good terms," Kallista smiled at she looked at Natalie who bashfully looked up at the man.

"I would like to think so as well," Jack nodded.

"Did you both enjoy your vacation?" Kallista asked.

"To a certain extent," Jack said as his vibrant baby blue eyes began to study her again. Kallista caught the man's eyes slowly moving from her eyes to her lips and down to her neck.

Her neck.

"Oh? Why is that?" Kallista asked continuing on as if nothing was out of the ordinary.

"It was a little too hot for my liking," Jack chuckled.

"Oh? You two went to Macau? Right?" Kallista asked Jack nodded in agreement. There were days when she thought of how they were able to walk among the sunlight, then again they weren't exactly normal.

"It was amazing, I have so many pictures and souvenirs for everyone," Natalie spoke up.

"Oh?" Kallista questioned as she saw the woman taking out her cell phone, she noticed that Jack had turned his attention from the two and was focused on someone else in the crowd of people, a person she couldn't see.

"I will leave you two be. Natalie come find me afterward," Jack said before he placed a kiss on her forehead and slipped into the crowd. Kallista watched as the man disappeared into the crowd before leaning over to Natalie.

"Did he…" Kallista asked curiously.

"He may have," Natalie replied.

"Are you-?"

"Kallista," Natalie said as she crossed her arms.

"You're my friend I want to make sure of your well-being," Kallista huffed.

"Mmmhm," Natalie replied and sighed.

"Look, I know what I'm doing is risky...but...I'm not just a quick bite to him, something to throw away after he's had his fill," Natalie began.

"I never said that. You're like a sister to me I'll support you in whatever you do except for trying to kill yourself and eating copious amounts of ice cream," Kallista said as she took her hand.

"Kallista…" Natalie sighed.

"I'm serious," Kallista replied. Natalie shook her head laughing a bit. Kallista knew that eventually, Jack would turn her, either from hunger or if she asked.

"I only want to die when I'm tired and I'm getting there," Natalie chuckled.

"Jet lag," Kallista replied

"The one thing I forgot about, I want eternal sleep," Natalie whined.

"Oh stop. Let me see the ring, I saw you took pictures of it…" Kallista trailed off as she took Natalie's gazing at the large circular cut diamond surrounded by smaller diamonds and a thin band.

The ring itself was gorgeous and perfectly cut, as Kallista studied the ring she found herself having second thoughts about the man, but there was something in the back of her mind that continuously pressed at the fact that her being recruited into Blackwatch meant something else was going to happen.


It was hours later when Kallista had managed to slip away from the crowd of people still happily conversing and drinking as the night continued on. Just as she pulled out her cell phone to call for a taxi, a deep smooth voice came from behind her.

"Need a ride home?"

Kallista quickly turned towards the voice, it was him.

"G-Gabriel," Kallista sighed in relief but still kept her guard up.

"You could have told me you were ready to leave," Gabriel said as he put out his cigarette.

"I didn't want to bother you, it looks like you were having fun," Kallista replied.

"Fun? You think so? I'm only there for appearances," Gabriel replied as he approached her.

"I'm just there for appearances hm? " Kallista chuckled a bit.

"Mmhm," Gabriel grunted as he stood next to her.

Even in the deafening silence Kallista's body told her to run, and run as far as she could away from the man next to her. There was no imminent danger from the man, he seemed deep in his thoughts as he looked out towards the city his mind completely focused on something else.

"You ready?" Gabriel asked as he turned towards her.

"Yes,"

Gabriel extended a hand for her to take, hesitantly she took his hand allowing him to escort her into the underground parking garage. Within minutes the two were strapped in their seats and speeding away in his sleek black car towards her downtown loft. Kallista noticed that the drive was silent allowing her mind to wander back the party, the politics behind the scenes they were all chess pieces in some shape or form. Her mind wandered back to Natalie and her soon to be husband.

Was he as bad as she thought he was? Did he really love her? Would it be that terrible to be propelled into their world, of lust, power, danger? With how close she had gotten to the man next to her, she knew that she walked a fine line.

"Don't be afraid of me," Gabriel said suddenly, breaking the silence

"Me afraid of you?" Kallista asked feigning shock.

"I can tell...your mind is focused but your body is screaming something different," Gabriel replied smoothly.

Kallista was silent at his statement, a deep chuckle rumbled in Gabriel's chest as he kept his focus on the road in front of him.

"You can tell?" Kallista asked.

"Your confidence to play the 'game' with me is commendable but a farce, one that you hide well," Gabriel replied as he slowed the vehicle at a stop light.

Silence again.

"How long...have you've known?" Kallista asked as she shifted slightly in the seat next to him.

"When we first met," Gabriel replied.

Kallista thought back to the time they had officially met, it was on a morning news show about the growing industry of technology and cyber security, something that Blackwatch seemed to deal with as a front for what they really did.

At that time the feeling that the man gave off was completely different, cool, calm collected, human. But now, it was like he was a completely different beast, hungry, lustful, needy, threatening to consume her if given any leeway.

"What are you going to do now?" Kallista asked her heart ready to burst from her chest if he were to do anything.

"Nothing. Absolutely nothing," Gabriel replied.

"O-oh? That doesn't sound like you Reyes," Kallista replied as she realized they were parked outside of her loft.

"I'll wait for you to take it off willingly," Gabriel said as he looked over at her. Kallista pursed her lips together as she looked at the man, he upped the ante again in their little game.

"Is that what you're into Reyes?" Kallista asked when he suddenly leaned over to her seat, his ears brushing against her ear, his breath hot against her ear, a soft low chuckle.

"I like when pretty little things unwrap themselves for me…" Gabriel whispered, his voice short of a growl.

"I am a patient man...I can wait for things I want,"

"You're going to wait for some time then," Kallista replied boldly even though goose bumps covered her skin underneath a faux fur coat.

"We'll see...won't we Kallista. I don't lose," Gabriel growled as he pulled himself away from her pierced ear, away from tasting her flesh against his lips, a quick taste.

"I hope you're ready for your first loss. Good Night...Gabriel," Kallista smirked before she unbuckled herself and opened the door to his car.

"Good Night, Kallista,"