The Traps of Black Swan

"Kneel," Leon ordered Aarvi to follow his commands.

He had lots of time to play with her. First, he wanted to break her pride. Those angry eyes must be filled with shame. Those pressed lips in annoyance must quiver. Her cheeks should be flushed crying and crying a lot.

Then he will continue with the rest of the games.

"Leon Harmon," Aarvi warned through her teeth. She knew he was trying to humiliate her. Not in front of others but in her own eyes. He wants her to look down on herself.

Leon turned to his man and eyed one. That man moved the knife closer to the neck of Aarvi's man. Aarvi could see there was no fear in the Shadow team member's face. They were ready to die for her and he could be saved just by her kneeling.

Aarvi's eyes cast down when she fell on her knees. Her lips trembled trying to draw a breath through her mouth. Instead, a tear rolled down her cheek. At the same time, her feeble voice barely sounded, "Don't."

A pleased smile appeared on Leon's face looking at the rolling tear grazing her cheek. He wanted to take the chance and touch her smooth skin. But controlled. Realizing he was having the physical urges to touch her, he was delighted his body could be completely fine.

Aeon was done just by that. He strode to her and held her arm and pulled her up.

Even though her jacket was there, Aarvi felt it hard to breathe when he came so close. She yelled instantly, "Don't touch me." She didn't want to lose her control and hit him.

Aeon left her recalling she couldn't tolerate touch. He left her hand but questioned in annoyance, "Are you crazy? He is playing you."

Aarvi bellowed at the fool who was interrupting her again and again. He was dragging her plan. "Exactly. I am also playing you." She regretted bringing him to the Harmon mansion. He was meant to be her gate pass and just stand by her.

"You…" Aeon froze.

'Playing? Does she mean her words?' Aeon recalled her plan. She will cry and beg Leon. He was flabbergasted at the realization. 'She is acting. This is her plan.'

He wanted to play along but he was too shocked to react. He started thinking about how the situation was in her favor.

Leon was enjoying how Aarvi was breaking Aeon's heart again and again. Stopping him and making him feel weak and useless. He shifted his eyes to Aarvi who was rubbing her arms kneeling back on the floor.

He was expecting her to burst into tears. Due to Aeon, she was angry again. He needs to make her cry. "Beg." He passed his next order. "Beg me to let them go."

The sofa on her left was blocking her view to the Shadow team members. They didn't know how to show their face to Aaron and Shawn if anything happens to Aarvi.

Aeon tried his best to play along, "Don't. He won't let them go." He stated the fact in irk.

Aarvi was glad he wasn't going overboard. So she continued her act. Her voice barely left her throat, "I-I beg of you, please let them go."

"Do you want them to die? Speak up." Leon sounded too impatient. However, he didn't have plans to kill those five men yet. For some reason, he could feel, if one of them loses their life in front of Aarvi, she would do anything to take his life.

Playing with her was like playing with fire. Either she will burn or she will burn him alive.

Aarvi's fingers curled up to a tight fist. Her eyes squeezed and she cried out, "I beg of you, Leon Harmon. Please let them go. They hold no grudge against you. They are here for me. Please let them go. Please don't kill them." Then she burst into tears covering her face in her palms.

Aeon: "..."

He wanted to kowtow to her amazing skills. She was so bloody natural, he fell for her acting despite knowing her plans. He felt like an idiot.

Leon stretched his body feeling very delighted. He just wanted her to remove her hands to show her face. Suddenly someone caught his attention. That person was moving towards them from the kitchen. Looking at his sous-chef bringing water for him, he didn't comment.

"What should I order next?" He voiced his contemplation. "Haa… Little Lamb, remove your blazer. It looks ugly on you."

Aeon: "..."

He was flustered. Was she going to do that? Leon might ask her to strip in front of everyone.

"Boss, you must be tired. Why don't you have some water?" The sous-chef politely asked.

Leon's eyes widened in disbelief. His sous-chef was addressing Aarvi as Boss and standing beside her, lowering his head. His eyes shifted to Aarvi.

The hands which were covering her face flipped her long hair back. Her lips were in a sly smile and her eyes were back to her confidence. There was no fear, no worry, or sadness.

She stood up and grabbed the water glass as she turned around. She went to the couch and sat right opposite Leon while sipping water.

The sous-chef collected the glass and bowed to her. "I will arrange first aid for your bodyguards. Please excuse me." Then the man left seeing her nod as she hummed.

Not just Leon, The shadow team was also in shock excluding Alex. When Alex saw her face guilt-ridden, he guessed she was acting. The woman who doesn't give up was going so easy and taking nonsense. It was a simple guess. If they had controlled Leon's men, she would have acted till they came. Now it took a long time. But how will she handle Leon's men?

Aeon slowly breathed to digest everything. He cursed himself for ruining her plans midway. He thought to apologize to her for holding her as that wasn't his intention.

Aarvi took the dagger that she had sunk into the cushion of the sofa. Her fingers played with the sharp edge looking at Leon. His fear was back, he started thinking where he went wrong and shouted at his men hysterically, "Kill them."

Aarvi chuckled in amusement. She stood up and went towards the Shadow team while Leon noticed the unusual behavior of his men.

His men were in no state to be shocked or receive orders. They were nodding their heads feeling deadly sleepy. Aarvi stood by Alex pressed the handle of the dagger on Leon's man. He fell back without a struggle. He groaned but fell into a deep slumber.

Aarvi cut the ties around Alex's wrists. She was cutting at his ankle, he held the dagger as he pulled the cloth out of his mouth, "Young Madam, I will do it myself." His voice was dry and there was guilt in it.

He then helped each other and five stood up in front of her. The sous-chef was back with a fist aid kit and water for the five. He gave them water and started treating the wounds on their face. Initially, they protested but when Aarvi looked at them, they fell silent and treated each other quickly.

Meanwhile, Leon watched his men either falling on the floor or voluntarily sleeping on the floor. He even saw two leaning or hugging the pillar and sleeping. He recalled sous-chef was giving something for all the men to eat and drink when he was changing clothes. The sleeping drugs took time to completely react.

Aarvi was giving him the fake success just to snatch it away. She was cruel, like every time, and made him an even bigger fool.

He wasn't ready to give up. He looked at the side where he keeps his handgun hidden. Since it was the question of his life, he wanted to kill her. He quickly took action seeing her assisting her men to apply for medicine.