Blood splattered everywhere after I pulled the trigger, killing the man who begged me to spare his life. "What a pity" I muttered as I look at all the lifeless bodies infront of me, the whole family is dead, even the little kids.

I am a contract killer, a hitman to be exact. I've been doing this for years, I am known as "The Masked Killer". I'm not in a mafia, I have my own gang instead, they are the ones I trust the most.

"Ace, do you have what I want?"

"Yes, boss. These are the information of your next target."

"Alright, you may leave."

"Miya Ararosa Martinez, the only daughter of the rich E.Z company,19 years old,currently living in Monticello with her parents."

I stares at her picture, she is absolutely gorgeous.A beautiful long jet black hair and a pair of light hazel eyes that looks like it has sparks of gold lingering in them,

"Stunning." he grinned.

Miya's POV**

"Today a family of three have been found dead in their own home. The police believes it is the Masked Killer's doing again. Everyone is advised to stay home and lock all doors and windows to ensure your safety."

I listened carefully to what the reporter on the news said. "What a ruthless man." I sighed.

"Miss Miya, The food is ready"

"Okay, thank you, Clarice"

Clarice is my family's maid, she has been taking care of me ever since I was a kid. My father is the CEO of a leading company called E.Z while my mother is his assistant. They are always busy and rarely have time for me, I've never complained about it though. I've gotten used to it.

I sat down at the dining table, alone.

"Today is really boring huh, I feel so lonely," she sighed as she stares at the fettuccine alfredo infront of her, she picks up her fork and swirl it around the fettuccine while thinking about how nice it would be if someone is here to accompany her.

-Later-

"Clarice! I'm going to visit the library, I'll be back around 6!"

She decided to go to the library after she had her lunch, the library is one of her favourite place to go because she can forget about her lonely feeling for awhile.

"MISS! I don't think you should go today!" Clarice came running towards her as she was about to step out of the house.

"I heard on the news! They said the ruthless masked killer is currently roaming around our neighborhood! Something bad might happen to you, Miss!" she explained nervously.

"Calm down, Clarice! You look like you're going to faint!" Miya was shocked by how pale Clarice looked.

"Don't worry, alright? I'll be careful outside, I really need to take my minds off something, you understand me, right?"

"B-but..."

"Oh Clarice, why would he kidnapp me? I'll be fine, trust me, I'll be back!"

Miya smiled and left the house, leaving Clarice who's still nervous alone. "This child... I should inform Mr. Martinez later." She mumbled.

Miya walked to the library since it's not that far from her house. She could've ask her personal driver to drive her there but she prefers walking, it reduces her stress.

She entered the library and saw not so many people is here today, "I guess many dislike going to the library, oh well." She murmured as she headed towards the bookshelves, ready to start reading her feelings off.

Few hours later, it was already dark outside. Miya forgot about the times since she was too focused on reading, It's already 7:45 pm!

She panicked and immediately started running, she's worried that Clarice might tell her father she disappeared!

While running, she saw a shortcut that may lead her to her house, she had never used the shortcut before, in daylight it looked normal, since it's dark now the shortcut is giving Miya a bad feeling. "Should I use the shortcut? I can hardly see anything in there!" She hesitated. "There won't be any ghosts, I'll just run quickly, alright!" She took a deep breath before sprinting into the dark alleyway. She used all her energy and ran wholeheartedly, in her head she prayed that nothing will happens to her.

She ran until she saw a street light that brighten up the dark surrounding, she felt relieved until someone grabbed her hand and aggressively pulled her back. She yelped and tried to pull her hand back. She couldn't recognize the tall figure who's harshly pulling her back, she can only tell it is a man.

He covered her mouth with a piece of cloth,

"Move, you'll die" He whispered as he slides a gun over Miya's shoulder.

His deep husky voice echoes in her mind, the words he spoke made her quivers in fear.

She started feeling dizzy, as if she's going to faint any moments now. Using the little strength she had, Miya forced herself to turn her head around, hoping she could catch at least a glimpse of his face.

Her vision was getting blurrier, under the faint lights that shines from the moon, she saw the man with a mask covering half of his face. Her heart skipped a beat as she lose her consciousness.