"Oh wow, the military group in this country really is impressive. They’re top-notch when compared to other countries worldwide, even against the military in our dear country V. Ah, The Mirage Triad... Just the perfect name for our secret society. Tell me, who is it again that’s handling this in the military?" Raine serenely asked. She was curious about who was leading the operations about the Mirage.
"General Zacharias Lim, Boss. He’s leading the investigation."
"Oh! The handsome General, right?!" Raine playfully blurted out, making Lyne shrug her shoulders. She really admired how their Boss could manage her temper and handle everything like a piece of cake. She would never meet anyone like her in the near future.
"Put Mia and Levi on," Raine instructed.
Lyne acquiesced. Soon, two more faces appeared on her screen.
"Boss," Mia and Levi greeted as soon as they were on the call.
"Do you think we can hack the military system in this country? I want to monitor all communications coming in and out of this place. Just filter it and focus on topics involving the Mirage. We have to know how far their investigation has gone about our secret society."
"Noted, Boss. We will definitely make sure to give you good results," Levi reassured.
Lyne then interrupted Levi as she continued her report, "A confidential meeting with the Mirage Council has also been requested. Prince Yun will go haywire if he finds out that the Mirage Council requested your presence as the representative of Moon Clan in the confidential meeting instead of him."
Raine sighed loudly, "Then let’s make sure that it stays confidential. Send me a copy of the meeting invitation. My uncle’s already screaming bloody murder against me, especially now that Xander Yang is still alive and I’m not making any moves yet to finish the job he asked me to do." She scoffed, "I can only imagine how furious and anxious he’s getting withs every passing day."
"Boss, what should we do to those who are already aware of the Mirage’s existence?" Lyne asked. "How about we just delete their memories one by one?" she suggested. The woman was worried that the Mirage’s existence would soon spread like wildfire to the populace.
"Let it be for now. I’ll solve Xander’s case first and deal with Uncle Yun before we make a move on erasing any sort of memories," Raine ordered. "Besides, I’m more interested to know more about how they’re investigating the Mirage in the first place. For now, send me all the profiles of those that knew of the Mirage’s existence," she instructed before ending the call after giving the three further detailed instructions.
After all was said and done, Raine stretched her body and got up to walk to the balcony of her room. Staring at the moon, she sighed. It was cold outside, but she didn’t bother to get anything to cover herself with. She simply wanted to feel the cold air against her bare skin.
Closed her eyes, Tyrone’s face was the first thing that popped out in her mind. It was honestly annoying at this point.
"So many things to do. How can I even think that having a love life is possible at this rate?"
She then shook her head and smirked. Ah, she could already smell his presence not far from her, and she could feel that his familiar warmth was getting closer. Tyrone had a certain pleasing scent she couldn’t describe, a scent that she wanted to linger around her for longer.
Raine braised herself. Just as she did, she felt a blanket cover her shoulders, Tyrone’s arms wrapping around her. He was practically hugging her from behind just so that he could cover her fully with the blanket.
"Didn’t I make myself clear about wanting to be alone for now?" Raine mumbled, still looking at the night sky.
"I saw you from my balcony. You’re wearing something that thin in this cold weather?. You’ll get sick if you stay outside for too long." Tyrone answered with his own apprehensions. He, too, looked at the sky and added, "Do you like the moon?"
Raine chuckled, "The moon is my light whenever I go hunting at night, so I guess I appreciate the moon a lot rather than liking it."
"I particularly like the blue moon," Tyrone whispered.
"Let me guess... You like it since it’s sporadic and not literally comes out once-in-a-blue-moon?" Raine lightly joked out. She always saw the moon above, but she was usually too busy to notice its beauty.
Tyrone chuckled and replied, "Yeah... Having a blue moon is a rare event to come by, which makes it all the more unique... such as falling in love."
Raine turned to Tyrone with a frown as she comedically murmured, "You suddenly gave me goosebumps with those words there. Saying something along the lines of ’falling in love’ makes it seem that you’re not as stoic as your personality suggests."
Tyrone turned to look at her. Ignoring her comment, he directly asked, "Have you experienced a blue moon?"
Raine flinched. It was so unexpected, she was totally caught off-guard by his question.
She just stared at Tyrone as her mind pondered on whether or not Tyrone had a deeper meaning to his words, such as asking her if she had already experienced falling in love. Or perhaps he just simply meant a literal blue moon appearing in the night sky?
Looking at his face for clues, the nothingness that greeted her stonewalled her from even trying. Ah, his expressionless face was annoying at times, but it always intrigued Raine to a certain degree. His blank expressions often made her curious about what he was actually thinking.
Tyrone, for the first time that she met him, gave her a cheeky combined with a sly smile as he continued, "What I mean is, have you seen a blue moon before? Or are you too busy with the hunting of mutants and stuff that you can’t even bother looking up every once in a while?"
Raine raised an eyebrow at him as she scoffed, "Yeah, I’m a very busy hunter that I don’t have the luxury to lose focus and experience a blue moon."
"Ah, it’s too late already. I guess should leave you now so that you can rest. I’m sure you and the group will have a lot of activities again tomorrow for the team-building retreat," Tyrone stoically announced after merely sparing a glance at his watch. "As you instructed, I’ll just watch from the sidelines and try to keep the 12/7 service up. Good night, Boss. And sweet dreams."
Raine could watch as Tyrone jumped over from her balcony to his. Her mouth twitched as she mumbled, "That troublesome guy! Since when did he have the nerve to tease me like that!?"