Chapter 101
Alexander
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12:08 PM
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A prostitute stands in front of me. She gives me a crooked smile while I stare at her with indifference. She tries to place her hands on my body, but I push her away.
I want so badly to take her violently like I usually do. I need to relax after everything that happened with that other idiot.
Might as well let her do what she’s paid for.
She tries to turn me on by making sexy moves with her naked body, but I don’t give a damn.
And yet, she’s not bad at all: brunette with almond–shaped dark brown eyes, pale skin, plump pink lips. She has well–proportioned curves, but she doesn’t attract me.
I suddenly grab her by the hips, and she lets out a moan expressing both excitement and the pain from how I grabbed her.
I violently grab her by the throat and lift her until her feet no longer touch the ground. She moans again with pleasure.
I let her go suddenly, and she ends up on the floor. She places her hands around her neck, smiling with a glint of excitement as I look her over.
I move toward her to satisfy the urges that consume me whenever I’m in front of Inara.
I blink several times, but the illusion remains strong.
Fuck! What the hell is going on in your psycho brain, Alexander? Even when you’re about to finish, you see
her?
I’m really losing it. This has never happened to me before.
I back away from the woman, completely shaken. I run my hands over my face until Inara’s face is no longer superimposed over hers. I move away.
“Why are you backing off? You don’t like me?”
I head toward my clothes and get dressed quickly. I throw a wad of cash on the bed just as my phone rings. Mathieu’s name appears.
“Hello, Alexander? Am I disturbing you?”
I look at the frustrated woman still on the floor.
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“What’s going on?”
“I feel like I’m being followed, and I wanted to know if you could…”
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“I’ll be there right away. Send me the address by text and don’t move, understood? Stay surrounded by whoever you’re with and don’t go anywhere, got it?”
“I… Thank you, Alexander.”
A few seconds later, my phone vibrates again: the address appears.
It’s far from here. If I weren’t so rough in bed, I wouldn’t have to leave the city every time I need to satisfy myself.
“You’re going to leave me?”
I finish getting dressed under her stunned gaze. She probably isn’t used to clients kicking her out and refusing to go through with it.
1:57 PM
I head down the alley with a determined step. Mathieu is sitting on a wooden crate, two of Khalid’s henchmen standing in front of him.
Nassim and Lyad.
Nassim is short and muscular. He has green eyes, thin lips, and a birthmark covering his entire right cheek.
Lyad is tall, rather slender. His eyes are brown, but a dark spot covers one of his pupils.
I hear Nassim telling Mathieu:
“No one ever considered her a gang member. She’s way too weak to be counted among our ranks.”
I step in:
“She was part of your gang, and she was your battle sister. Do you all know what she went through because of Khalid? No one can imagine what she endured, and even if it tears me apart to admit it, well, Inara is way more effective on the field than many men.”
They stare at me, shocked to see me and hear me defending her.
“She’s only good at spreading her legs and opening her big mouth to deepthroat, that one!”
I step toward Lyad and land a punch. His body starts to stagger. I take the opportunity to kick him in the stomach while throwing more punches.
I violently grab his head and slam it repeatedly against the alley wall as I keep hitting him. I hear his screams of pain and pleas for me to stop.
My hands quickly become soaked with his blood. Lyad is dying in front of me, but I don’t give a damn. I
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keep pounding him with all the hatred and frustration I’ve been carrying these past few days.
“Alexander, stop! That’s enough!”
I hear Mathieu begging me to stop the blows, but his cries go right over my head.
I finally stop when I see Lyad has fallen into a coma.
Nassim is trembling with fear. He didn’t even try to help him.
“You’ll tell Khalid that if he wants war, he’s got it. No one touches a single hair on my doll.”
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I take about ten minutes to calm down, then I finally start the engine of my car while Mathieu watches me from the corner of his eye. I drive off.
“If you tell anyone what just happened, I’ll cut you in half.”
“You don’t want anyone to know you defended Inara, is that it?”
I stare off into space.
“Forget it.”
“Thanks for coming.”
“Even if you quit, you’re still one of mine. I know I acted badly with Inara, but I’ve always made sure to protect the people who were part of my life. Nothing will stop me from helping a friend in trouble.”
Mathieu stares at me.
“You consider me your friend?”
“You’re a good person, Mathieu. I’ve considered you a friend since the day you agreed to work for me.”
He seems touched. I think I see tears in his eyes.
Don’t tell me he’s about to cry.
“If you cry, I’ll have to hit you!”
He lets out a small laugh.
“I see you as a friend too, and it makes me happy to know it’s mutual. I don’t want to lie to you anymore. I need to confess something, even if it means you’ll never want to hear from me again–or worse, that you’ll want to kill me,”
He takes a deep breath.
“I’m gay. I totally understand if you want to rip my limbs off or kill me for making a fool out of you.”
He closes his eyes like he’s expecting a violent reaction from me.
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I burst out laughing.
“I was expecting serious news.”
He looks at me, confused.
“Gay means I like men, in case you didn’t get it.”
Does he think I’m an idiot or what?
“I’ve known you were gay since I met you in prison. Your attempts to look straight fool no one.”
He widens his eyes.
“Why did you offer me a job if you knew I liked men?”
Is he seriously asking me that?
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“I don’t give a shit about your sexual or romantic preferences, that’s not my problem. You’re an adult–you do what you want.”
He’s speechless.
“I thought guys in the crime world were…”
“Homophobic and intolerant?”
He nods.
“I don’t need to tear down gay people to prove I’ve got balls, understood? I know it’s hard to believe, but I’m tolerant. I want you to come back and work for me.”
He gives a big smile.
“There’s no awkwardness?”
I shrug.
“As long as you don’t get hard for me.”
He laughs.
“Physically, sure, you’re the definition of perfection–but mentally, you’re not my type.”
He looks me over.
“You’re way too macho, possessive, jealous, impulsive, violent, and…”
He stops when he sees my glare.
“Any news from Inara?”
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“She’s not answering my calls.”
He notices my leg twitching.
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“Far be it from me to meddle, but like I told Inara–until you two sleep together, you’ll stay frustrated. When you talk about her, your leg twitches frantically. When people are in the same room with you two, the sexual tension is unbearable. It’s indecent.”
I glare at him.
“Stop saying bullshit bigger than you.”
“She’s smart, strong, and brave. No need to talk about her extraordinary beauty. Every move she makes must be calculated to give maximum pleasure in bed, you know?”
Breathe.
“I’m not interested in her.”
“You sure? Because your body says otherwise.”
I notice my crotch is standing at attention. I hold back from screaming while Mathieu laughs like an idiot. I try to concentrate and calm myself down.
“The mere mention of Inara and her body is enough to make you hard.”
“Shut up!”
After several minutes of struggle, junior Alexander finally calms down.
“You know she’s going to sleep with a man tonight? She’s made her decision, even if it’s hard to accept.”
I just give him a crooked smile. He looks at me like I’m a maniac.
“You’re planning something?”
I feign innocence.
“Who, me? Never.”
What do they take me for? A troublemaker?
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