"What do you mean I'm staying in Korea after the benefit masquerade?!" an incredulous Sasha asked. She stood up and paced the hotel room she was brought to upon her arrival to South Korea.       "I'm saying you just need to live in anonymity here in Korea for a while. This would be the best option for you and for everyone right now," a female voice behind her said in a reasonable tone. "Everything that you will ever need will be provided for. Treat this as a vacation of sorts. You deserve to rest in luxury after all these years."       "I don't need a luxury vacation. I can give myself one if I want to. I'm perfectly fine! What about my life back in the US? A lot of people are relying on me and my ability to perform my job!" Sasha said in frustration to her mentor and confidante. "Lucy, this isn't what's best for me!" she insisted as she stopped her pacing and stood in front of the window that overlooks Seoul's beautiful skyline. She's blind to the beauty though, as she is more focused on wondering why her life has to be in such utter mess. Her world is so bleak and without colour that she's struggling to grasp at any bit of happiness whenever she can.       Lucy approached her and laid a hand on Sasha's shoulder. "My dear, my hands are tied and you know that. The decision came from someone who is way above my clearance."        The older woman sighed as she removed her hand and returned to the sofa she previously sat in, "But I understood the play that they are making. You are someone to be protected at all cost, and are precious to everyone of us. We are doing our best to handle the situation while looking for a solution to this mess you are in. If you are not being emotional right now, you would recognize and acknowledge the brilliance of this plan."       Sasha would have to agree. This is a master play that only the master manipulators could ever think of.       And that is why, two days later, she is entering the threshold of the venue where the benefit masquerade ball is ongoing, dressed like a royalty. With an elegant dress wrapped around her body and an ornate mask that is covering half of her beautiful face, everyone in this huge ballroom would think the young woman they are looking at has the world in the palm of her hands.        Which is ironic, really. Because that is the truth that they are trying to hide.       ********************************************************************   "Yah! Hyung, what the hell are you wearing?!" Taehyun shouted when he saw Mino getting ready for the event.       "Doesn't this look good? I think I look hot!" Mino said confidently, admiring himself in front of the mirror while trying out different poses.       "Hot?! You look like a gigolo! What is th