Chapter 3

Alex's POV

"I need my money now." I said to Mr.Curtis.

"I-I c-can't pay you r-right now...I n-need m-more time." He said.

"No. If you can't pay me right now...you know the consequence." I said aiming the gun at the guy that I saw.

The guy raised his hands.

"N-No Alex." Mr.Curtis said but I pointed the gun to him.

"That's Mr.Crusoe to you." I said gritting my teeth.

"Mr.C-Crusoe please d-don't kill my son." he said.

"You know the rules Mr.Curtis and your time is up you need to pay or someone dies." I said coldly.

"Y-You c-can take her!" Mr.Curtis said pointing the girl at the corner.

I can't see her face, her black hair is blocking her face...she was wearing raggedy clothes.

"Sorry but I don't do filthy girls." I spat.

"P-Please I'll pay you t-tomorrow promise." Mr.Curtis said.

"Okay tomorrow...just so you know Mr.Curtis if you try to fool me...."

Bang!

I shot the frame with his picture near him.

"You know what I can do." I said.

He just nodded his head in fear.

"Let's go Harry." I said.

He followed me. We went out then went straight to the car.

"Where to?" Jay asked.

"To the hotel I need to tell James something." I said.

"Yes boss." Jay answered.

After a few minutes we arrived at the hotel.

James Hudson, he's also a part of my mafia although he runs the hotel.

"Jackson." he said.

For those part of the mafia they usually call me Jackson. While if it's related to business they call me Mr.Crusoe. If the person is close to me or family he or she calls me Alex.

"What made you come here?" James asked.

"Mr.Dy has plans to sabotage tomorrow's meeting." I said.

"Yeah but so what? He isn't joining anyway." James said.

That filthy b*stard!

"That's why he isn't joining." I said.

"Does Louis know about this?" James asked.

"Yes, he's already working on the building's connections right now." I said.

Louis was the computer whiz at our group.

"Anyways I got to go." I said.

"Why so soon?" He asked.

"I'm tired, we just finished rounds." I said.

"How did it go?" James asked.

"One dead....and one soon to be dead...I think." I said.

"Hahaha okay then." James said.

I left and we headed to the mafia house to get some rest.

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Nathalia's P.O.V

I'm still shocked at what Greg did to me.

Good thing that man came...

"Hey b*tch!!! Come here!"Bruno yelled.

My bruises and cuts still stings so I had difficulty standing up,So I was moving slow too.

"B*tch hurry up! Or do you want me to come and get you up there?!?"he yelled.

I remember when I was 13,my body didn't handle the pain from getting beat up by bruno so my body felt so sore.

He was calling me then but I had difficulty to move too.

So what he did was he pulled me by my hair and pulled me to downstairs.

"Fix yourself we're going somewhere."he said.

Where would he take me?

"W-Where are we g-going?" I asked.

"Just shut up and get in the car!" He yelled.

This was the only time I was able to go out of the house again.

Slowly my eyes shot close as I doze off to sleep.

"Wake up!!!"

My eyes immediately opened.

It was already dark...how long was I out?

More importantly how far are we from home and where are we.

I took a glance at my surroundings

And also ride a car.

The seat was so comfy than the boxes and old foam I use to sleep in.

I didn't notice that I was getting sleepy every blink of an eye.

"Hey wake up!"

My eyes opened immediately.

Where am I?

Where's Bruno?

I found myself in a unfamiliar room. It has a large bed which I'm currently sleeping at large closets...

Where am I?

"Your probably wondering where you are" The guy said.

"I'm Mason by the way so hey.....Hey that rhymes!" He chuckled.

"I-i'm N-nathalia"I said.

"Are you scared of me?" He asked.

I just bowed my head in response waiting for him to do something.

"Don't be scared your in the auction" He said.

I lift my head up to look at him in confusion.

"Let me explain this whole thing. You see Bruno owe us a lot of money and since he can't pay us he sold you to the auction house" He said.

Tears were brimming in my eyes.

How can he do that? I have no purpose for this world. I just wanna die right now.

A single tear fell...

"Hey are you alright?"Mason asked.

I just nodded in return.

"Anyways if you need anything just call for me and I'll be here okay" He said.

Can I not be loved?

Am I that difficult to love?

My tears continuously fell.

I wish my parents were still alive...I wish I had someone that cares for me.

After a few minutes I stopped crying and due to exhaustion from cryin from everything and fell asleep.

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"Hey Nathalia wake up!" Someone said.

I slowly opened my eyes to see who it is and I saw Mason smiling.

"Good Morning." He said smiling.

"M-morning." I said.

"Do you always stutter?" He asked.

I just nodded.

"Oh...we can fix that." he said.

"H-how?" I asked.

"We're gonna have sessions everyday okay?" he said.

"o-okay." I said.

"Come on breakfast is served." He said smiling.

We went out the room and went downstairs. He lead me through the hallways to the kitchen.

And a buffet like table welcomed me.

Should I wait for them to finish before I eat?

"Why you still standing there? come on let's eat." he said.

"A-aren't we w-waiting for s-someone else?" I asked.

"Nope they already ate, plus those girls whose staying here is already pampering." he said.

"P-pampering?" I asked.

"Yeah...they're going to the auction, the one with the highest bid gets the girl." he said.

"A-am I g-gonna be a-auctioned too?" I asked.

He looked at me with a sad smile.