In Defense of a Murderer by Perfect Timing

"To free your sister, you need to kill The Don of Camorra Mob."

Florence Mila Bennet stares at the woman, then at the men holding her little sister, and she tries not to puke. At twenty-eight years old, Florence lives in London, with her younger sister, Zara, it has just been them for the past six years, and Flo has gotten used to their new reality. She is a waiter at a bar and a florist at a flower shop, she makes enough money for them to live comfortably.

Two days ago, Zara got into her dream university, Cambridge in Boston, on an all-expense paid scholarship, the two sisters were filled with joy. Flo decides to give her seventeen years old sister the vacation of her dreams, a week trip to Italy, Sicily, like she has always wanted. Only if she had known that they would be kidnapped the day they get to Sicily.

"I – I don't know who that is." Florence whimpers, looking at Zara.

"That is fine, we know who he is, you just have to slip through his security and slit his throat, as simple as that." The woman smiles at her and Flo sniffs, thoroughly confused.

"I – I do – I can't kill someone, I have never killed someone in my entire life, I freak out at the sight of a rodent, how am I supposed to kill a man who is the Don of probably the most powerful Mafia in the world. I have money, I have like ten grands in my savings, I can sell my ring, we can pay you, just let us go, please." She bargains and the blonde woman laughs.

"I have enough money to live my life, Florence, darling. You are a beautiful woman, stunning, the perfect body, full hips – you have power, your body is your power, men will fall at your feet and you will exploit it. Seduction is your tool. I can get my men to let you in, but you will be on your own from there, you only have to run a knife through his throat. Simple, enough." She beams and Florence stares at her in shock, then she stares at her younger sister and she is filled with so emotion.

Zara was just eleven when their parents died, and Florence vowed to take care of her sister, Zara was a wonderful girl to raise – she is exceptionally intelligent, in more ways than one, surprising her sister every day. Killing a man is hard, and even if she is successful, it will take so much from her soul, but she would gladly give her entire existence for her sister, so she looks at the woman and nods.

"Okay. I need your word that my sister won't come to harm." Flo says, fiercely and the blonde woman nods.