My Trash Talent Is Actually OP!
Chapter 60 - 60: Efforts Proven Futile [2]

Sinnett dropped the phone on the bed and stood up, running a hand over his mouth, as he got deep into his thoughts.

Cinder stared at him, wide-eyed, sensing something shifted in him.

"What is it?" she asked, her voice small.

He didn't answer right away. He just turned and looked at her, expression dark. "She's dead."

He said without hesitating. She opened her mouth to say something, but no sound came, she just sank back in the bed as the thought of being pursued came to her.

Tears blurred her vision again. She shook her head desperately.

"I thought the guilds could do something... isn't that why you guys broke in... I'm going to get killed for real this time."

Sinnett walked over to her slowly, He crouched at the side of the bed so they were eye to eye.

"You didn't think at all, and it's not entirely your fault, so I won't blame you." he said calmly.

He reached out and wiped a tear from her cheek. The tenderness of the gesture made her shudder.

"She's dead now. And Asher will find out. Nova will find out. You think they're just going to forgive you?"

Cinder closed her eyes. She already knew the answer.

Sinnett tilted his head.

"But me?" he murmured, voice almost gentle. "I might."

Her eyes snapped open. She stared at him in confusion and there was a glimmer of desperation. confused.

"I can make it so you stay useful. So they don't rip you apart when they find out."

Her voice cracked. "How?"

He smiled again, that same dangerous smile. "I have my ways, besides, Asher will listen to me because I know everything and besides, your father or whoever raised you is to be blamed....but I'm going to say, he's on an international trip right?"

She nodded, tears spilled down her cheeks, Sinnett just smiled and kissed her. "Then no one will kill you, or they have to go through me, and they know they can't," he winked and rose up to his feet.

"You still owe me though, alot more than you think because I'm holding an offender and they can't do a thing, which will be bad if the Organisation Leader gets involved."

He stood up, gathering his locs to a pony tail, "We leave in ten minutes," He said, as he grabbed clothes from the closet and tossed some at her. Specifically, a leggings and his shirt

That she stared at strangely before shifting her gaze to him, then she asked

"Why do you have female clothes with you?"

He shrugged as he pulled a shirt over his head, "I have girls come here and I end up ruining their clothes, so I Keep alot of clothes here."

She frowned, "You're a man whore."

He chuckled softly at how she said it and smirked, "Let's just say, I'm the closest thing to an incubus."

"Now get dressed before you discover what would make you wet again," he flashed a wink at her and then turned to the mirror behind the bathroom door.

"What about Zero?"

Sinnett paused at the doorway, looking back at her.

"She's already dead," he said flatly. "But you?"

He smiled one more time, sharp and cold.

"You're still very much alive. For now, so I'll need you to help me with Asher, because he got poisoned too.."

"...and I'm honestly not ready to loose a friend."

Cinder nodded frantically as she rose up and slipped into the outfit he gave her, when she was done, she downed the remaining in the glass, and exhaled.

"Wow, milk and sugar really works," she uttered as she stared at her reflection in the window. She wasn't quite comfortable with seeing her hair, because it looked cute.

And cute to her was vulnerable and weak.

Yes, Sinnett seemed to think otherwise when he fisted her hair and held it to a loose bun.

"Airborne or you move on land?"

She scoffed and looked away, "I'm a dragon, obviously airborne."

"Alright, let's head to Asher's apartment, but we'll wait on the roof to avoid interacting with his mother or sisters, alright?"

She nodded.

They left the apartment silently.

Sinnett phased into the ground like a shadow slipping through the cracks, while Cinder, who had no wings in this form, moved quietly above him, staying low and out of sight.

She followed him all the way to Asher's apartment building, keeping her head down, her steps quick but cautious.She knew what was coming , and she wasn't ready to face it.

They reached the rooftop at the same time.

Asher was there, sitting on a bench, his hands resting on his knees, looking tired, worn down, but still sharp enough that his eyes flicked up the moment he sensed them.

Nova sat cross-legged on the table beside him, her phone forgotten the instant she saw Sinnett approach with someone trailing behind.

Nova's body stiffened instantly.

Asher straightened slightly, his expression darkening with suspicion.

Cinder instinctively moved behind Sinnett, clutching the back of his coat like a shield.

Sinnett raised a hand lazily, palm up, signaling for them to hold their ground.

"She's not here to fight," he said calmly.

"We'll handle that later."

Nova's brows furrowed deeply, but she stayed silent, her sharp gaze locked onto Cinder.

Asher's eyes were colder.

He could feel it — something was wrong. Very wrong.

Sinnett let out a slow breath, then dropped the real weight of the news:

"Zero's dead."

The rooftop seemed to freeze, even the hair itself.

Nova's phone slipped from her hand, clattering onto the table.

Asher's fists clenched tightly on his knees, his knuckles whitening.

Cinder shrank further behind Sinnett, guilt pouring off her like heat.

She wasn't innocent — not even close.

Sinnett didn't bother sugarcoating it.

"And Cinder's responsible for your poisoning too," he added, voice like a blade.

"But—" he tilted his head slightly, a strange glint in his eyes, "—she's dead now."

Asher's gaze sharpened immediately, while Nova's hand subtly moved to her waist, ready to summon her weapon at any second.

Sinnett only smirked slightly.

"She's dead," he repeated smoothly, "and you're going to raise her."

He stepped aside then, letting Cinder stand fully exposed in front of them, her body trembling slightly, her lips pressed into a thin line as she waited for whatever judgment they would pass.

"I'll provide everything she needs to heal you, which will include my blood and her poison, while Nova and I will go get Zero's body."

He tilted his head towards the direction it the cemetery and smiled, "And we'll be getting you a new replacement for your soldiers, but upgraded."

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