Mandy moved her head up and looked at Vieva with a terrified expression on her face, and the scene of the green demon started playing in her head.
For the past few years, she always thought that Vieva had lost most of her powers and that she would never kill her, however previously when she pulled out the green demon, she felt killing intent coming from her.
All her cockiness disappeared after that, she felt Vieva's power that day and if not for her begging again and again, Vieva could have easily killed her.
"Say it..." Vieva started tapping her legs impatiently, she wanted to kill Echo, however, currently, she was weak and needed Echo to do her chores.
"I think Rick sensed me." Echo blurted out and was prepared to receive punishment, she was an expert spy, and that was one of the reasons Vieva created her and now her presence has been noticed by a young boy.
"Sensed you?" Vieva raised her brows in surprise, even she acknowledged that Echo was no normal spy, she was an expert in hiding and assassination, and to sense her was not a small deal.
Vieva took in a deep breath and looked at Echo again. "Did he see you?" Vieva asked an uneasy feeling creeping up her body.
She never thought that Rick would be this powerful.
"No, I don't think so Mother," Echo said quickly in her defence. "He just looked in my general direction." She spoke again after taking in a breath.
"Looked in your general direction? Then how are you so sure that he sensed you, it could be a fluke." Vieva tried to reason with her.
"I am sorry Mother, but I don't think so, he looked in my direction previously too, this was now the second time," Echo said as she gritted her teeth.
She felt ashamed as she said these words, to a great spy like her getting spotted was a big deal for her.
Even Vieva might need to search actively to sense her.
Vieva listened to her daughter and turned silent for a few seconds she took in a deep breath and started to move around the room, after some time of pacing around and contemplating she returned back to the sofa and leaned on it.
'This guy is surpassing all my expectations, I have to be careful of him.' She thought and looked at Echo.
'Should I keep sending her for this mission?' She started tapping her finger on the sofa handrest and contemplated some more.
"You are getting more and more worthless as time passes," Vieva said with a sigh, she didn't wanna risk sending Echo again, Rick was too powerful for her.
'I have to get my powers back fast and only then I could handle this Rick guy.' She thought and decided that it would be best if she stopped pursuing Rick for the moment as he was too mysterious and powerful.
"I am sorry mother." Echo started to bang her head again on the floor, as she started to beg for her life.
Vieva saw her pathetic condition and a sigh left her mouth, "Go away and stop following Rick, he is too dangerous for you. I will call you when I will need you and until then don't you dare to show me your face again."
Vieva said as her tone got stricter and stricter with every word and in the end, it even turned a bit threatening.
"Thanks, Mother." Echo nodded as tears fell from her eyes and then she disappeared from the mansion the next second.
"It's becoming a headache. I have to find the Ring of Power quickly." Vieva thought and rested her head on the sofa, soon enough she closed her eyes.
After a few minutes, she opened her eyes again with an annoyed expression on her face, "Why does he occupy my mind so much?" She thought and stood up from the sofa.
She was thinking about Jack.
...
Jack on the other hand was sitting in his living area and was drinking some beer as he watched TV.
Cassie was sitting on the adjacent sofa with a bowl of popcorn in her hand, Nicole and Susan were both in their rooms.
'This Rick guy, he seems like a big trouble.' Jack thought and took another sip from the bottle.
And just when he was about to drink some more beer a panel flashed in front of him that made him furrow his brows.
He looked around and found that only Cassie was there and her hearts were already full.
'Why did the panel flash so suddenly, if anyone coming?' He thought and looked at the contents of the panel.
[1. Find the Ring of Power in twenty days. (+2 Heart from Vieva.)
2. Don't find the Ring of Power. (+0 Heart.)]
Jack's frown deepened as he looked at the options, and then he looked around the mansion, however, couldn't see Vieva anywhere near him.
'So the meter has even started giving options even when the target is not in front of me.' Jack thought and took in a deep breath.
This was the first time for him and he was pleasantly surprised by this new feature. 'I think I am getting more powers.' He thought and looked at the options again.
'What the hell is Ring of Power?' He thought about it for a few seconds but soon gave up as he had no idea about the thing.
He looked at the benefits of the two options and without any second thought he clicked on option one, he wanted to fill up Vieva's heart as she could be his powerful backer.
Just as he clicked the first option the surroundings around him turned normal again and he started staring at the beer bottle in his hand.
After a few minutes of contemplation, he placed the bottle on the table and stood up with a determined expression on his face.
'I can't slack anymore, I have to be proactive if I want to protect my girls.' He thought and started moving towards the mansion door.
Cassie looked at him and sighed, she stood up while placing the popcorn bowl on the table and ran towards him.
Before he could step out of the mansion door Cassie came and stood in front of him.
"Are you gonna drink and drive?" She asked with both her hands on her waist.
Jack stood in his place and looked at her in silence, after some thought he turned around and looked at the four empty beer bottles.
He could also feel a slight buzz in his head.
"I am sorry." He sighed and moved back inside. 'I shouldn't have drank so much.' He thought.
"I can drive for you if you want," Cassie said from behind making him stop in his way.
Jack turned around and looked at her, and after some moment a smile formed on his face. "How about you take me to your room." He said and moved closer to her.
When Cassie heard his words, her annoying expression disappeared from her face and a slight smile appeared.
She was waiting for it.
After two hours both of them were in Cassie's room lying on top of each other completely naked.
Cassie's boobs pressed against his muscular chest as she looked into his eyes.
"Jack..." She said suddenly as she started circling her finger on his chest.
"Yes." Jack also looked at her.
"I was thinking of going on a trip abroad," Cassie said and a slight blush appeared on her face. "Holidays are coming and it would be fun to go abroad."
Jack listened to her and stayed silent for a few seconds, he looked at her face and could see shame visible.
'Is she ashamed about asking money?' He thought and sighed.
"You shouldn't have to ask me, just take as much money as you want." He said and patted her back.
Cassie furrowed her brows at his words. "What do you mean money? I was talking about you, can you come with me?" She asked, her heart starting to beat a bit faster.
"No, I can't." Jack refused without giving it a second thought, the lives of all the girls surrounding him were in danger, and he couldn't go around spending holidays abroad.
He wanted to first find out the Ring of Power and raise Vieva's hearts and then he wanted to find a way to kill Rick.
If he didn't do all this as soon as possible then he might lose everything.
Cassie listened to his clear rejection and a hollow feeling moved through her chest, tears almost formed in her eyes, however, she somehow controlled them.
She wanted to spend a holiday with Jack away from everyone, but he flat-out refused her, without even giving it a second thought.
"Why are you so rude? You know your words hurt so much sometimes." Cassie moved away from him and sat on the bed, she picked up the bra and started putting it on.
Jack sighed at her words and sat up too, he placed a hand on her neck and looked deep in her eyes. "I am sorry."
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