Page 31 of Pushed Through The Dark
Alek reached out and took a handful of my hair, letting it run between his fingers. He moaned, and that fucking moan made me cringe. I stepped as close as I could to Koa, closing any space between us.
Alek was making me nervous. The last time I was in a situation like that, Virgo shot Napal. It was like de ja vous.
"She's pretty." Flicking my eyes up for a second, I caught him as he licked his teeth and smirked.
"She's not the reason I'm here," Koa said, keeping his eyes firmly on Alek.
Alek's lips folded down into a hard frown. He didn't like his power being challenged. None of these men do. But the ones on top, they hated it the most.
Alek moved to a small table against the wall and held out his hand for Koa and his brother to take the other seats. "Please."
The men sat down, and my body goes into an obedient mode, kneeling beside Koa on the floor. Keeping my eyes down, I folded my hands in my lap and held my breath.
I fucking hated it. I hated being there like that, like a fucking dog at his side. My insides burned and the blood in my veins percolated like hot coffee under the skin.
Alek peered off into the room, flipping his fingers towards the door, telling the other men around us to take their girls and leave.
It was just us, no one else. My heart began racing in my chest as silence weighed down the room like a heavy blanket.
Koa set his hands on the table and stiffened his back. "So, I was told you're looking for something special?"
Sitting back in his chair, Alek snuffed out his cigarette in a small glass ashtray. "I am, I need a plane, one that I can use for business. But it has to be secure, I can't risk having eyes on me, understand?"
"Then you came to the right guy." He held his hands out proudly and smiled. "We can give you everything you want. I'm sure you're aware of our work."
"I don't doubt it, but sometimes a man's legacy precedes him." Alek's voice lowered, and I glanced up to see him looking down at me. "Let me ask you this, how much?"
"Well, it depends on what you need. The—"
"No, not for the plane. I don't give a fuck about the plane. It's not for me anyway, it's for my boss. We can work out those details in a minute. I want to know how much for her?" He licked his lips, shifting in his chair closer to see me better.
"She's not for sale."
Pulling a pack of cigarettes from his jacket pocket, he offered one to Koa, but he declined. Knox accepted, pulling one free. Alek lit a lighter, and Knox puffed on the cigarette until the end burned bright.
Alek took one for himself, resting the filter on his lip. It sticks there as he lit the end, tucking the lighter back into the breast pocket on his jacket. Taking a deep inhale, he exhaled slowly, allowing long tendrils of smoke to curl up around his face.
"I'm sure we can come to an agreement."
"I told you, she's not for sale."
Knox relaxed back, giving the two men time for a side deal. His eyes moved between them, dull and unaffected by the prospect of human trafficking right in front of him.
Alek's eyes flicked to me, then back up to Koa. "One night then, rent her to me for one night. I'll make it worth your while."
My heart stopped in my chest as the words came out of his mouth.
Looking up at Koa, my eyes pleaded with him to not even think about it. Koa didn't even look at me, his eyes were steady on Alek, jaw crooked to one side.
Is he actually thinking about it? No! He can't!
"No price is too much, I've always wanted to try one of Virgo's girls. But you know, my boss would flip if I cut out the middle man without his permission." He smiled thick, and tapped his cigarette on the ashtray, knocking off the head.
"This isn't what we came here for," Koa snapped, his voice bordering on anger. "We're here to discuss plans for a jet, not for sharing my girl."
Alek's lips thinned as his mouth twisted in anger. "Are you disrespecting me in my own home, Koa? It's rude to deny me of something I want."
"You might have men that work for you, but I'm not one of them. I don't take orders."
