The Darker Sins

Elise pulled down her black dress as she glared at her colleague and friend, Kai, shooting daggers at him through the mirror. She was extremely uncomfortable in the dress and as every second passed, she had all the notion of aborting the mission and choosing another path, one that did not have her to dress up skimpily, even if the dress was anything but that.

Kai just winked at her as he pushed his copper brown hair, ruffling it until he was satisfied. "You look hot, Elise. Calm down." He tried, only to stop when Elise picked up the gun in front of the mirror and pointed it at his head.

"You better stop speaking before I put a bullet through your head."

Kai just raised his hands in mock surrender and took a step away from her, his smile still intact on his face.

"You are annoying. Remind me again why we became friends and why I even accepted to dress up so...so..." Elise fumbled to find an apt word to describe her attire.

"Gorgeously? Sexily?" Kai added.

"I meant horrendously." Elise lowered the gun and looked down at herself, irked to the core to be in such a predicament.

"Oh, come on. You look beautiful and ravishing and don't you dare comment on the dress." Kai raised his voice when Elise was about to retort. "It suits you and it suits the mission we are going on. Remember your duties, Elise."

"Why do I have to dress up like this? Can't I just go in my work clothes?" Again she pulled down her short black dress, ignoring Kai's admiring eyes on her back. Added to the fact that it was backless, it even had a split on her left thigh and any careless movement, she would be showing her thong to the world. Thank God, she did not have to go commando. Otherwise, Elise was sure that the gun in her hand would be short of one bullet and Kai would be lying cold somewhere.

"Darling, we are going to a club and we need to follow the dress code. Now, come on. We need to leave before you start nagging about your dress again."

Kai did not give a chance for Elise to object and plucked the gun out of her hands and holstered it before he wore his leather jacket.

"You do not need that for the night. I will take care of all the shooting. You just focus on finding our target."

Elise did not say a word and walked in front of him much to Kai's amusement and he shook his head as he followed her, oblivious to the small smile on his friend's lips.

So what if she did not have her gun with her? She still had her pocket knife in the holster, secured to her right thigh, and that was enough for her.

It did not take long for Elise and Kai to reach the place, and looking at the best club in the city, arguably even in the country, they remained unfazed, especially Elise who was not at all a club person.

Flashing the fake IDs they had with them, they entered the place, only for Elise to close her eyes immediately. The blaring sound of music, the smell of booze and smoke and sweat and the unbelievable crowd made her uneasy, nauseous even. But she was on a mission and she could not leave, not when they had a target to find.

With that thought, she pushed back her disgust and walked beside Kai, who much to her relief, shielded her from unwanted touches, leading her toward the bar right away.

"Are you alright?" Kai questioned, his eyes glancing at her for a moment before he looked around the club as far as his eyes could reach, concealing his true intentions with fake admiration for the place.

"I'm fine." Elise lied, which she was sure Kai had caught on to.

"Bear with it for some time, honey. We will leave once we find our man." He flashed her a smile before he started shaking his head lightly to match the rhythm of the background music.

Being her friend and colleague of seven years, Kai was adept at reading her emotions and right now, her body and eyes screamed in agitation. She was highly uncomfortable. But she had no choice and only to bear with it.

"What may I get you?" The bartender arrived and Elise put up a fake smile that had Kai relaxing lightly in relief.

"A mojito for me and a whiskey sour for the gentleman here." Elise chirped, making Kai raise his brows at her in surprise.