Chapter 50: chapter 50

Rodas's POV-----------------"Just Kill me!" Pavel begs. "If you don't then Mason will kill me and I don't want to be killed by him," I sit in front of him supporting my head with my hand. I'm still unable to process this reality. Pavel. Three years ago, he came to me as a young and cheerful boy who have the enthusiasm to work for me. He told me he needs to feed his family and that he cannot find a genuine job because he have been jailed for killing his own father who abused him and his mother and sister. I had his background checked. Nothing suspicious was found. So, I took him in. Who thought he was only a spy sent by Mason Turner? Pavel blended with my organisation so well that no one suspected him of anything. If there was a room full of people and Pavel was in it then he would be the last person I would suspect besides Jeremy and Z. He gained my trust so much that I even assigned him as Elora's bodyguard and now it makes sense, why he wasn't there with Elora when the accident happened. "I can't even blame you, Pavel, I was the one who took you in and trusted you so much," I say. Pavel shakes his head, tears trickling down his eyes. "I was a spy at first but as I spent more time in that house, I realised I've never been happier in my life. I've got to learn what family means but I didn't deserve it... I was never meant to be emotionally attached." He cries."You know your words won't make any difference now Pavel," I say.He nods. "I know... I know but please before I die... Please let me tell you," "After staying here for a year, I went to Mason and told him that I don't want to work with him anymore but he had my mom and my sister... I had no way... I couldn't deny him.""If you had been honest with me... I could have helped you," and I'm not even lying but It's too late now. I can't call him being honest anymore. He was a spy and he is still a spy in front of me. A traitor. "I didn't have the strength to tell you" he mumbles. "But it doesn't matter anymore. Mason was going to kill me anyway because I've not been reporting him for months.""So what were you doing in this building? Why did you attack me with the knife if your words are so true?" Z screams with anger while grabbing his clothes. "I've kept some money in the locker, I came here to take it and give it to Mom and my sister and send them somewhere safe. I was fighting back because I wanted to do that... I would've eventually surrendered after sending them away"  Pavel chokes out.I grab Z's hand and tell him to let go of Pavel. I load the gun and point it against his chest."Please, Save my mom and sister, Rodas and thank you for everything" Pavel's last words.I close my eyes and pull the trigger three times. Everything goes silent. I turn away without opening my eyes. "Clean it up... Look for his family and bring them to the mansion," I order the men present inside before leaving the room. Z follows me closely and occupies the driver's seat of my car. "We will make a move within a week," I tell him. He nods. "Mason is well aware of what's going to happen. He must be preparing for it," "Let him," I say. "He is alone now except for Rei!" "Fucking Rei" he mumbles. I notice his bleeding hand and look out of the window."Mend your hand," I say.Elora is in my room. She has already fallen asleep, a soft snore coming out of her mouth. I kneel before her and slowly caress her cheeks but my action only wakes her up. She looks at me with sleepy eyes."Oh! You're back... Have you had dinner-"I collapse into her arms without any words."Rodas?" She cluelessly rubs my back. "Are you ok?" "I just killed Pavel," I mutter.She freezes. I pull away to look at her. Sleep has already left her and now there is horror in her eyes. "What are you talking about?" "He was a spy... Working for Mason!" She gulps and opens her mouth to say something but nothing comes out. I hold her hands and they were trembling.I shouldn't have told her. She gets up and sits on the edge of the bed. Then she pushes me."Go, take a shower... You stink" I scared her. "I'm sorry," I say, hugging her. "I'm sorry you have to deal with me every day" "What nonsense are you talking about?" She shrugs me away but I hug her again. "I kill people," I mumble. She sighs and looks at me. "I know..." She says, rubbing the scar above my eyes. "but I love you. I'm no less twisted than you" she replies. "You're not twisted in any way... You're beautiful" I blurt out. She gives me a small smile, caressing my cheeks."Take a shower first, I'll bring a coffee for you" I kiss her lips before stepping inside the bathroom.   Even if I wanted to let Pavel go, I couldn't. That room was full of people who looks up at me. If I let go of the traitor, they would lose faith in me. I would be a boss who doesn't follow the rules of the organisation. Rei's case was different. He wasn't in the torture building but in my basement. So, I could let him go with my own will. Ugh. My head is in a mess right now and no one but only Elora can calm me down and make me fall asleep. I slip into casual sweatpants and a T-shirt. Elora comes back with two coffee mugs. She hands me one. I sit beside her."Thank you," I mumble. "Pavel betrayed you, Rodas. You don't have to blame yourself. You had no other option" she tells me. Sometimes I wonder how she can understand me so well. It's like she can read my mind. "Please don't leave me ever," I find myself saying those words. And she doesn't even hesitate for a second. "I won't. Never"