I sat in the shadowed room, wrists chafing against the coarse ropes tethering me to the frigid metal chair. The air draped heavy with stale coffee and sweat, clinging to my skin like a damp shroud. I'm Kaori, or so they believe. Years of training sculpted me into this--a blade wrapped in allure, my body a deliberate snare. My black lace dress molded to me, its plunging neckline cradling breasts that swelled against the fabric, ripe and defiant; my thong teased beneath the hem with every shift, a whisper of silk against my skin. Long legs stretched out, crossed at the ankles, dark hair spilled over my shoulders in waves that caught the dim light. I knew my power, every curve a silent provocation, every glance a calculated lure.
The door groaned open, ushering in two men. Agent Harper's jaw was carved stone, his gray eyes stripping me bare with cold precision, though a flicker of something warmer danced there too, quickly smothered. Agent Kline, leaner, let his gaze crawl over my chest, a smirk curling his lips as he lingered on the way my breasts pressed against the lace. I smiled inwardly. Men were child's play, their desires a map I could read blindfolded.
Harper leaned against the table, arms folded, his voice a low growl that vibrated through the room. We know you're a spy, Kaori, feeding Japanese intelligence. Hand over the intel, and this ends quietly.
I tilted my head, hair sliding over one eye like liquid silk, my lips parting in a faint, teasing smile. I'm just a tourist, lost in your labyrinth of a country.
Kline laughed, stepping closer, his shadow swallowing me as he loomed. Tourists don't stash encrypted drives in their bras, sweetheart.
My pulse flickered, a tiny spark beneath my calm, but I kept my voice smooth as velvet, laced with a taunt. Maybe I tuck my secrets where you'll never dare look.
Harper's mouth twitched, a storm brewing in his eyes, his restraint taut as a wire. Clever girl, but your games won't save you.
He nodded to Kline, who seized my chair and jerked it back; the metal screamed against the floor, jolting my spine. I held steady, resolve a steel core within me, though my wrists burned beneath the ropes, the skin rubbed raw. They didn't scare me. I'd faced sharper claws, colder hearts.
Kline circled me, his voice slithering over my skin like a serpent's hiss. Who's your contact? Where's the drop?
I stared ahead, silent, my mind racing through exits, weaknesses, angles of escape. They'd pry nothing from me, not a whisper of the truth locked in my head. Harper slammed a fist on the table, the crack splitting the quiet; I flinched, my heart thudding harder, a traitor to my composure.