My Wife Is A Secret Assassin

Chapter 154: His Side of Story

"Thank you. I wanted a lady's opinion but can't ask those other two or else they will blabber out the truth to Abi" Jack explained why he was showing the ring to Samantha and telling her all of this.

"It is perfect for your proposal. I would suggest propose her at a place with less lighting, then this diamond will look even more beautiful" Samantha gave him some advice and Jack really appreciated it as he was planning to propose her at a bright place but now, he will take Samantha's advice and look for some other venue.

"Also, Samantha, Edward, I had one personal reason to tag along with you two" Jack hesitatingly said, looking at Edward and Samantha.

"What happened Jack?"

"I need to get this ring a bit altered to fit Abi's finger. It is actually my mom's ring. It would take only twenty minutes to get it altered but I can't go out while I am with Abigail as she is very suspicious and"

"I got it; you want to get it altered now?" Samantha interrupted him, saving him from the explanation.

"Yes, you are a genius" Jack was glad Samantha understood his situation.

"Don't worry, you go on. I won't tell anyone about it, not even Chance" Samantha assured him.

"Thanks Sam, you are the best. Hope it is fine with you too Edward?" Jack didn't forget the silent guy.

"Of course, dude. All the best. Take as much time as you want, don't worry about us." Edward smiled politely, hiding his relief.

"Thanks guys. Let's meet here whenever you are done" Jack suggested pointing at the place they are standing at as they would be now going in different directions and it is the common point.

"Sure, if we arrive first, we will wait for you" Samantha assured him and Jack left from there after again thanking her.

Samantha and Edward then headed towards the donut place and on way, Samantha checked her surroundings before dragging Edwin into one narrow passage.

Samantha shouted at him, after they found a safe and secured place to talk.

"Ed, what the fuck are you doing in New York? I asked you to go underground and what the hell is with this new name and Carol? Do you" 

"Calm down, Sam. Please" Edwin interrupted her as he expected this reaction.

"What is happening, please explain" Samantha tried to control her anger and calmed down.

"After you told me GR is planning to kill me, I thought carefully. If I escape now and hide myself from him, then I have to keep hiding from him my whole life, Samantha. I always have to live in the fear of him."

"But you will at least live" Samantha didn't get his logic and was pissed at him.

"Sam, but I am not ready to live like this, I want my freedom. So, I decided to find more about Maestro's real life, as you told me GR and Maestro are best friends, I had hopes I can find more about GR if I dig into Maestro's life" Edwin explained.

Maestro was Lucas' assassin name.

"Then, did you find out anything?" Samantha asked him curiously.

"Yes, guess what I found, when I dug deeper?" Edwin had an evil smirk painted on his lips.

"What?" Samantha could feel excitement build inside her as she was sure Edwin got some amazing information on Lucas.

"Carol is Maestro's sister" Edwin revealed the truth to her.

"What?" Samantha shouted in shock as she couldn't believe Carol is one assassin's sister.

"Yes. Maestro's real name is Lucas" Edwin shared more information with her.

Samantha recollected Abigail just mentioning about a friend they lost and even Chance told her how after losing his friend, they all treated Carol, his friend's sister like their own sister.

'Chance was close friends with an assassin?' Samantha thought to herself and this thought was shaking her from within, she was not sure how to interpret this and what to conclude from it.

"Samantha?" Edwin softly called her name as he could see how shaken she was right now.

"Are you sure Carol is Maestro's sister?" Samantha asked him again.

"100% sure. I therefore flew to New York as she resides here and I was following her to figure out what to do next and how to reach Grim Reaper through her but as you heard, she approached me assuming I am into her so for the time being, I went along with her lie." Edwin shared his side of story with Samantha.

"Edwin, what the fuck are you planning to do? And you think someone from Chance and his gang is Grim Reaper?" Samantha was angry with him as she could see he is making a big mistake and also, she was terrified with the thought of Grim Reaper being near her.

"Not sure, Sam. Lucas has many friends and anyone can be Grim Reaper" When Edwin said this, Samantha sighed in relief.

"Samantha, do you know anything about Chance and his friends?" Edwin asked her as now that he found out Samantha know them personally, she will have more information on them.

She doesn't trust people easily and before spending so much time with them, she will do a background check, which Edwin was sure of, so he directly asked her.

"Yes, Chance, David, Lucas were business partners. After Lucas' death, Carol took over his position. Abigail works for NYPD, Jack for an ad agency and Mia is a fashion designer. They are all clean" Samantha shared the information she had on them.

"You sure, about that?" Edwin still asked her as he couldn't believe everything to be so transparent.

"You think, I would date someone without checking who he is?" Samantha questioned him back.

"Hmm, good point. By the way, Chance seems like a nice guy. I am happy for you" Edwin smiled at her.

"Ed, can we discuss the important things?" Samantha glared at him, as he was deviating from the topic.

"Sorry, so Carol enjoyed my company and therefore I decided to spend some time with her to find out if she has any idea about Grim Reaper but then I realized, she doesn't even know that her brother was an assassin and got killed by me. She believes it was a car accident" Edwin informed Samantha.

"So, what's your plan now?" Samantha sticked to the current situation they were in.

"I am going to meet Carol's friends like this, who are also close to Lucas in the hopes of coming across Grim Reaper" Edwin shared his plan with Samantha.

"What will you do after finding Grim Reaper?" Samantha asked him.

"What do you think?" Edwin smirked at her, to which Samantha helplessly shook her head.

"You think it is that easy for you to kill him?" Samantha questioned Edwin.

"I am sure, I will"

"What do you think about the people you met today?" Samantha suddenly asked, as she wished to know his opinion too on Chance and his friends.

"Of course, I felt they were all normal civilians but I have my doubts." Edwin was honest with her.

"You think someone from David and Jack can be Grim Reaper?" Samantha asked him.

"Why not Chance? You don't think there is a possibility of him being the Grim Reaper?" Edwin questioned her.

"It is impossible for him to be GR" Samantha confidently said.

"Wow, why so much confidence?" Edwin wished to know more about her thoughts as this might help him find GR.

"Chance suffers from Foniasophobia. He is certified from a psychiatrist; she confirmed his phobia" Samantha informed him.

"Foniasophobia?" Edwin heard of this word for the first time.

"Fear of murders and murderers" Samantha informed him.

"What? A phobia like this exists?" Edwin was genuinely surprised.

"Yes, his parents were murdered by a robber who came to their home once and he witnesses their murders, since then" Samantha trailed off letting Edwin understand the rest.

"Oh, then he is off the list" Edwin muttered.

"David and Jack too don't give me the GR vibe" Samantha honestly voiced her opinion.

"So, you think they are not the ones?" Edwin asked her to which Samantha shook her head saying no.

"Cool" Edwin was convinced by Samantha as he too was sure she would never end up dating Grim Reaper herself or hanging out with him.

Although Samantha said no to Edwin, her mind was still a mess as the possibility of Grim Reaper being near Chance was killing her from within. After all, they have a mutual friend Lucas. 

Knowing Chance is so close to Grim Reaper, Samantha's heart wasn't at peace. Many weird thoughts were going on in her mind.

Chance's group of friends were present at the Hawaii when Mario died. Chance and David were in Austin when her other target died. Suddenly, Samantha started shivering when the possibility of David being the Grim Reaper stuck her.

"What happened, Sam? You alright?" Edwin held her shoulder and asked her.