His Undercover Secretary

CHAPTER 1 - Run or die

Katelyn POV

I ran for my life. One of my Gucci slippers was left fell off earlier on the apartment stairs. I almost forgot to breathe. I looked at the small alley beside the pastry shop and quickly pulled my mom to hide with me behind the unused wooden box. Three men were chasing us. They had a big muscular body with a scary tattoo all over their body. One of them holds a knife in his hand. I was gasping for breath. They were looking in the direction where we’re hiding, I put my hands at my mom’s mouth so that she wouldn’t make any sound. After a while, they turn their heads and going in another direction.  This is the third time in a week the gangster came to kill us. We barely slept at night, worrying they might come at any time. My father's company went bankrupt after borrowing a tremendous amount of money from a loan shark named Lucas Walsh. My dad was killed by a shotgun in our house, and he wouldn't stop until he killed all of us. I took a peek from the alley and saw them already gone. "Mom, they're gone! Come on, let's get back home." My mother is shivering from fear. I pulled her hands to get up, and when we walked back to our home, I suddenly felt my head got beat by a wooden stick, and I lost consciousness.

I woke up in a small warehouse. My mouth was stuffed by a piece of cloth, and hands tied to the wooden chair. I looked to the side and saw my mom still unconscious. I struggled to kick her chair, trying to wake her up, but it was no use. I kept moving to free myself, but I ended up falling to the ground and made a loud thud noise. "Well…well… our sleeping beauty finally awake!" I then saw Lucas Welsh approaching while clapping his hands. He is not so tall, I assume he was only around 5’8 feet. He has two bodyguards beside him smirking. "Please let me go! You already killed my father! What do you want from us?” I fight back. He laughs evilly, then he squeezed my face with one hand. “Let me see… what should I do with this pretty face of yours?” His face was so closed until I can smell the alcohol in his breath. “Please, I will do whatever you want! Just let my mother go!” I pleaded. “Whoa…whoa… be careful of your words, young lady!” he gently stroked my neck with a pocket knife to scared me.

I closed my eyes while holding my breath. “I think I will enjoy this beautiful figure first.” He cuts open the top two buttons of my shirt with his knife. “Noooo… please don’t! I’ll do anything!” I was scared he will continue and force me to satisfy his needs. He burst out laughing, the other two men also laughing viciously with him. “Okay…Lucky for you, today I’m in a good mood to negotiate.” He motioned his bodyguard to help me get up to the previous sitting position. “ Thank you, what’s the condition?” I asked while looking at him.

“You know I had a rather unpleasant history with this billionaire, Mason Prince.” Everybody in LA knows Mason Prince. He was Forbes's top 10 most eligible bachelor of the year. “What are you going to do with him?” I asked curiously. “I want you to seduce him and broke his heart. You will help me to spy on their business and crushed it!” my eyes widened. I don’t think I was beautiful enough to seduce Mason Prince. Every woman in LA would throw themselves just to have a one-night stand with him. “But I don’t think I was his type…” I try reasoning with him. “I will turn you to be one!” I sighed, “Okay, I will try.” He smiled at me, “Good, But I warned you! I will only give you 100 days to make him fall for you. And if you fail… I will kill you and your mother!” He threatened. “What if I succeeded?” I tried to negotiate with him. “Then, I will be fair and forget about your father’s debt.” He sways the knife and stabs it in the table in front of me. I jolted back from my chair, surprised, “So, what’s your decision?” There is no turning back now. I was basically on the edge of the cliff. I have no other choice but to accept this negotiation, or we will both die now. “Okay, I agree to help you…” They laugh triumphantly. “But where to start?” I asked bluntly. “You will work as his secretary in Princeton. I know 1-2 persons there, so expect a phone call today.” 

We both going back home, feeling exhausted. Mom’s face bruised, I put her down to sit at the sofa and grabs some ice from the fridge. I put it on her face, “Ouch… It hurts!” mom squealed. “Mom, I will end this mess. I have made some agreement with Lucas.” Mom look puzzled, “What agreement, Kate? You don’t want to complicate things with Lucas Walsh. He is not a good person!” mom warned me angrily. Suddenly my phone rang.” Hello?” I answered. “Good evening, is this Ms. Katelyn Page number? I just got your CV, and you’re shortlisted for interview as CEO's personal assistant.” She informed me. I never thought it was going to be this quick. Lucas sure is impressive. “Yes, that’s me. Could you send me the address and time? I will come.” I hung up the phone. My mom looks worried. “I hope you don’t make a wrong decision like your father, Kate.”