Ashley is an assassin who fought for the humans against the vampire and the poor against the rich, her life revolves around her younger brother and her newfound sister. But her life was going to take a drastic turn after the betrayal of her lover, she was sent for execution, but she managed to escape with her siblings but along the way, they got separated. Now Ashley is on a journey to find her brother and sister, But her plans were disrupted when a mysterious stranger managed to manipulate her siblings and kept them under his control using them as weapons to course distraction and take over the land. What happens when she finds out about her family and who they really are, can Ashly change the traditions her family has been following for centuries? Will, she be able to save her siblings from the hands of the mysterious stranger. Now Ashly is your by her principles and her love for her siblings? Who is this mysterious man in black and why is he after Ashley? Will Ashly finally get her happy ever after? Read how mystery unravels secrets are broth to the open, the betrayal of close ones, and loss of loved ones, they would love, jealousy envy, and lust. stay toned.
Chapter 1 (Prologue)
A person in black walked through the corridor of a mansion, but there was no one to stop the person, the figure entered a room that looks like that of a minister, the figure walked in undetected.
Lying on the bed was a man who looked injured and sick, he stayed on the most expensive and fine materials his room was bigger than a family's house, but the person of the wealth was less than a dead man,
The figure stood at a corner looking at the man on the bed, a few moments later the man's eyes opened slowly, and he immediately felt the presence of the agent of death in his room,
"You, what are you doing here," the man said with eyes widened in horror.
" Am here to see your condition and know what way I'll use to finish you off" the figure said coldly,
"Haven't you done enough, you have ruined me made me less of a man, humiliated me, aren't you satisfied" the man was weak but his eyes were full of hate.
" No, you are not entitled to breathe the air you're breathing, I've come to send you to hell," the figure said as it brought out a dagger.
" Please anything, tell me anything you want, and I'll make sure you get it, even five times the amount I'll give you, but please don't kill me" the man begged for his life,
The figure in the room just walked toward the man slowly and whispered
"Anything" in a very cold manner, as a shiver passed through the victim's spine.
" Yes, anything" he managed to say those words boldly, but the figure could see through his bravado.
" Okay then, give me your soul," it said with its blue eye filled with blood loss.
" What?!, no please no" the man begged for his life,
The figure in the room brought the silver dagger close to his chest, it used the tip to trace the skin of the man's chest, as blood spilled on the bed.
" Why I thought we had an agreement, I'll take anything I want and leave you in peace, but here's the problem there's no peace where you're going to," the figure said as its eyes became dark and empty.
And with that, the knife passed through the man's chest, the man screamed, but the figure still carved the man's heart out mercilessly.
The room was yet again quiet as the bed made of fine and the most expensive materials were now soaked with blood as the man lay on the bed lifeless.
When the figure was long gone, a scream was heard from a servant, as people came in, they saw the mighty powerful man who had the best of everything now laid with his heart carved out dead.
"What happened to him," a voice asked,
" My lord, it was ASH"
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Ash, the name that struck fear in the heart of many, Ash the assassin, the assassin that has never been caught, the assassin that kills the rich who oppress the poor, the assassin who pays injustice with justice, the person who never kills for money or power, that is Ash to people he is heartless, cold and a monster but to others he's a mint.
But no one would know that Ash is just a normal girl who works In a small shop and whose life revolves around a child,
"Scott, what are you doing out here you'll catch a cold, what are you doing, come in side Scott you'll catch a cold"
Standing outside a small house under the heavy rain stood a young boy with his red hair drenched with the rain and blue eyes staring at the darkness beyond, he looks not more than ten years old, he looks upset for some reason,
" I don't want to go inside," Scott said stubbornly.
" Why ?" Ashley said as she came to where he was with a concerned expression.
" You promised" Scott shouted with anger and hurt in his eyes.
"What do you mean?" Ashley asked confused and concerned.
"Stop pretending Ashley, you promised that you would drop Izzy, Irzzy, and izz," the boy said looking away from his sister.
" I have" Ashley bent down to the height of the young boy and held his face, urging him to look at her face.
" No, stop lying, I know you were the one who kill the hand of the king," he said removing her hands from his face.
The rain was falling heavily as the thunder stroke the earth mighty, it was like the heavens saw the fiction happening between the siblings
" Now am done, all done with Izzy, Irzzy, and izz I have put them to rest, I won't pick them up anymore, I promise" Ashley promised but one could see that it was a lie.
" You can't control it Ash it's in you, what if you hear of the king treating the people poorly, tell me Ash what will you do," Scott asked eyes telling her not to lie to him.
" Scott please..." Scott cut,
"Answer me, Ash, tell me," Scott said this time with a pleading expression.
" I will not, I will not stay still Scott, you're right it's in my blood I can't sit down and watch when somebody treats the people poorly and goes scot-free, I don't want anybody to face what we face Scott"
" What if you go and never come back, then what do you want me to do," Scott said. with his shoulder slumped,
" Scott, I'll always..."
" No, it's not in your hands, Ash" Scott turned around facing the ground as the rain fell on him. he looked defeated.
" Scott let's talk about this inside, you'll catch a cold" Ash had a pleading look on her face as she spoke.
" I had a dream," Scott said looking sullen, it was like there was trouble and he couldn't stop it.
" Come inside and will talk" Ashley pleaded,
finally, Scott and Ash went inside the house, Ashley immediately put a bath for Scott, and after Scott was all done with his bath, Ashley rubbed some balm on his body to prevent Scott from catching a cold,
Ashley's father was a strong vampire hybrid while her mother was just a human, her father died before Scott was born and Ashley's mother died after childbirth, leaving Ashley and her brother all alone.
Ashley is a beautiful young lady with red flame with ocean blue eyes, she works as a tailor to provide for both herself and Scott, she is well known in the village as the lady-man because she works, she is very strong, she's physically strong just like her father, and got some tricks up her sleeves.
But Scott is just a human he gets sick easily, his injuries take time to heal, but he has a strong mind, he is smarter than his pairs, and he doesn't know yet what his capable of doing, Ashley tries to not only protect Scott from outside enemies and information but also, from the families information.
After making sure that Scott was warm and alright, Ashley got in bed with Scott and said,
" Alright, tell me about your dream"
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