[i]She sure is taking her time…[/i] Aleks thought as he replied to a few e-mails via his cell phone. They mostly regarded small problems that he was able to settle with a single e-mail. But it was better not putting business off for later time. [i]If she is indeed the killer, I could make her a powerful ally. A tool to destroy the whole organization – bit by bit…[/i] Shortly after he finished sending the last e-mail, the door opened – interrupting him in his thoughts. 

“It looks good on you,” he spoke as he made eye-contact with her, putting his cell phone in the pocket of his pants. “Comfortable enough?” He asked as he brushed past her, walking back into the living room, sitting down on the couch opposite of the sofa. “What’s with the smile?” he asked as the sudden feeling of dread hit him.

What did she do? Something was not right, but he was not able to tell what. He shuddered at the thought of her doing something stupid like hiding some of his stuff around the apartment. She couldn’t possibly be that childish – or could she? He laughed the thought away as he waited for her to come. It was like she wanted to pay him back for teasing her before, probably why she barged into the bathroom without calling – like she wanted to catch him doing something embarrassing. 

He smirked as he looked at her. [i]Women love games… but I love games too,[/i] 

“Now that you’re dry – would you care to tell me why you took the hearts of those two men you killed?” finally he brought the fact that he suspected her to be the murderer out in the open. His smirk faded as he continued looking at her, analyzing her face. “If you have a fetish for hearts… I think I can help you, but you’ll need to be honest with me. Who are you? And why hearts?” 

This time he gave out a sign that he actually did not know who or what she was, which was the truth, but it was also a carefully planned trap – he wanted to get her to think he may know, thus asking her such a question to see whether she’d be honest with him or not. Aleks licked his lips as he waited for the response.