"It's on-" Beaufort Evans, aka Brett, grinned his Cheshire smile as the screen flashed a green icon, indicating the loading of the task had been done.

Sandra's assistant beamed and excitedly kissed the Zodiac assistant's face, which resulted in him getting an elbow to his stomach, which made him groan while Brett swiped the saliva away from his face.

Krystal sat there, amazed and shocked, low-key, smiling at the men who were acting like toddlers.

"Don't you dare touch me again, you perverted moron-" Brett sneered, but Grayson just scoffed off the threat and winked at the man, making him huff, but a glimpse of red tint was visible on his face.

Grayson leaned towards the Zodiac assistant's ear and whispered, "Still acting grumpy about last night's squirrel?-"

At the mention of the previous night, Brett froze as he felt a shiver of embarrassment run through his spine.

Grayson chuckled in his deep voice, making Brett's ego hurt even more.

"As much as I would love to see a live Bl-; " Krystal butted in, making Brett realize they were not alone as he opened his mouth to say something insulting to spat on the Cobra assistant's face; Krystal continued.

"I don't have enough time for that. I want to thank you, Mr. Evan, for doing the task so flawlessly and speedily that you can ask me anything as a payment.."

Brett's eyes were filled with hope that they could return to the Zodiac empire.

Just as he was about to make that demand, the Darkmoon Mistress seemed to read his mind and spoke, "Unless it involves both you and Adriana moving out..." she said, making Brett groan.

"It's for your own safety.." Krystal said, making Brett roll his eyes.

'As if the danger is not because of you' Brett mentally scoffed at Krystal but dared not say that to her face, as it would not do anything but reduce his chances of succeeding in making his other demand.

He vaguely nodded and then hastily demanded his other demand, "I want a separate room far away from this pervert-" At this, Grayson gasped dramatically, placing his hand over his heart, mocking the heart expression.

"My wife, how could you-" he squealed.

"Who the fuck is your wife?" Brett exclaimed, making Krystal roll her eyes at them.

"I can be the wife, then sweetheart-" Grayson grinned, and Brett huffed, looking away.

"Fucking pervert-" he swore, at which the cobra assistant grinned mockingly.

Krystal was way too tired to watch even a minute more of the lovers' bickering, so she stood up from her position, making both men turn towards her.

"Mr. Evan I am sorry to inform you that the only rooms that are available in the main building are occupied, and providing you with a room in this building is a bit risky..."

She stopped as she noticed the sparkle in the eyes of Grayson, "So I am sad to say you have to endure Mr. Denaley, a bit longer as your roommate."

Krystal gave an apologetic look, making Brett groan.

"Why does this happen to me, Lord!"

"People will die to have this hot roommate-" Grayson mocked, making Krystal roll her eyes again.

"... Well, we do have a way here..." Krystal said after some thought.

"WHAAT?" "NO!" Both men exclaimed, at the same time making Krystal sigh, yet she continued.

"You can take the guest room in which Sandra is staying. She never stays in it, anyway."

"Yes!" Brett beamed, and Grayson glared at Krystal.

Krystal, too tired to say anything else, nodded at Brett and made her way out of the office, and stretched her limbs.

"Just a few more hours, honey... a few more," she whispered to herself as she made her way towards the main building.

Just as the lift opened, she was greeted by her assistant's image, which was quite rare.

Linda, who was always punctual and awfully professional, was now, instead of greeting her mistress, sitting on the couch and blushing while typing something on her phone.

'Well, that's new' Krystal thought as she coughed, making Linda jump in her seat, and she quickly fixed her posture to bow a little, but she was profusely blushing.

"Seems like you are enjoying the deal too-" Krystal commented coldly, but her tone was playful.

"I-I- S-sorry- " The secretary shuttered, making her mistress chuckle.

"It's alright Linda, I am relieved that I am not forcing you to do anything,"

"M-Mistress-"

"Linda, I am tired, so I gotta go, " Krystal said as she walked towards her room, but turned again to look at her beloved Secretary. "Just be cautious, alright?"

"Yes- miss" Linda nodded, and Krystal walked away towards her room.

The moment she opened the door, soft snores and breaths reached her ears as she stared at the two beautiful women sleeping shamelessly on her bed as if it was their own, and her companion, Kartos, was also lying on the other side of the Zodiac mistress, watching lazily at the intruder who had just opened the door.

The scene was somehow heartwarming as Sandra's face was resting or half-buried in the bushy curls of Adriana, whose uninjured leg was entangled with Sandra's left and her arm was on Sandra's thigh.

'I only wish to sleep like them' Krystal sighed as she opened her closet to take out the pajamas and made her way towards the bathroom.

She changed her clothes and ruffled her hair while looking into the mirror, and then she splashed some water over her face.

"It's gonna be alright baby," she whispered as she wiped her face and opened the bathroom cabinet, and picked up six towels, below which a white bottle was hidden.

She took two tablets out of the bottle and just swallowed them without water, then bitterly smiled, looking in the mirror.

"Good night, honey," she said and turned around to exit the bathroom with the tuxedo she wore in her hand, placing it over the laundry basket and silently taking the couch.

Krystal sighed exhaustingly as she spread her legs in the quill and adjusted Ac's temperature.

She closed her eyes and let her mind focus upon the rhythmic soft sounds of breathing, which seemed to have a soothing and hypnotic effect.

Perhaps it was the medicine or the magic of the noise. Finally, Krystal's mind drifted into sleep.

The sleep was sound and dreamless, but only for two hours...

('I was running and running in the dark, endless pit, with no light to be seen until I saw a golden ray in the distance, which I ran towards, but it seemed to be getting further and further away from me...

Breathlessly, with all my strength, I ran, and just as I was about to reach the light, someone grabbed my ankle, making me fall over the concrete floor, making small pebbles pierce through my skin. I turned around to look at the person who was holding my ankle, but I saw nothing but a black shadow stopping me from moving.

I looked in front of me for the light, but I was now gone. I was now in pitch darkness. Then I felt hands emerging from the shadows and then they pinned me onto my position. I couldn't move. I tried to yell, to scream, but I couldn't.

Numerous hands emerged from the shadows and started to rip the piece of clothing I was wearing.

"Look what a sexy bitch you are," a voice said in the pitch darkness, making my heart sink.

I heard the unmistakable sound of a zipper being lowered behind me, and then I felt someone pin me on my stomach and tear away the last piece of clothing from me. My bare skin smacked against the hard concrete floor, and I felt goosebumps when the cold air hit my naked skin.

I knew what was coming next, so I closed my eyes and felt bile rise in my mouth as I heard a whip slicing through the air before it hit my bareback.

My body tensed as the pain exploded across my back. I thump my head on the floor every time the whip lashed across my skin, I felt blood flow in the form of droplets down my legs as I tried too hard to breathe to prevent myself from passing out.A scream erupted from my mouth as I felt hot liquid being poured over my wounds, which smelled so awful that I recognized it as piss. I couldn't hold it and throw up.

"Now, now what should we do with the dirty floor-" The man chuckled as he pressed my face against the vomit.

"Lick it off, baby girl-" I didn't, which was a mistake as then I felt another stinging whip over my ass, which made me whimper.

"You should do as we say, baby girl. Don't you want your parents to be alive?" I felt awful and weak; I was worthless... The foul smell was taking over my senses as I felt my mind be spinning and the voices laughed and laughed as I felt the hands come again and this time over my pus-Suddenly, I felt as if the light was coming as I felt my body levitate from the ground away from the filthy hands, away from the mocking voices, away from everything.

My breathing seemed to become calmer as soon my surroundings became brighter and brighter with each passing second. I felt the foul smell go away completely and now a sweet lavender fragrance surrounded me.

I felt something move over my waist and I flinched, guessing that the filthy hands were back, but now the hands seemed to be silver in color and they provided me with the warmth I was craving.

I calmed down and then I felt another pair of hands wipe the sweat from my forehead, and then everything seemed to return to normal.

I felt the two pairs of hands engulf me and I let them do so as my worries and fears drifted into the warmth')

...to be continued

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~Love-K.D♡