7. An ignored warning

Some people survive the chaos and that is how they grow and some people thrive in chaos because chaos is all they know, the latter one is me.

This world is beautiful but has a disease called, ‘man’. The man who’s walking in my direction, with blood in his hands, the man who’s hell-bent on ruining me.

The man who has begun spreading his venom in my life already.

Mask is used to hide the inner self however; I believe people like Levi don’t understand it. He is the darkness he depicts and doesn’t give a fuck about the world’s fuckery.

Touch what’s mine and I’ll ruin whatever is yours!

I gulped as he grabbed my hand taking me away from the cafeteria while the crowd was gasping and murmuring in shock.

I kept on walking not knowing where it’s gonna end perhaps, not anytime soon since it’s just begun.

“You don’t have to sleep with him anymore.” He finally let go of my hand wiping the blood.

“Remember when I asked for your opinion? Me neither!!” I grunted rubbing my hands with my clothes, blood creeps me out and I was barely holding on.

“Can you not make my life any harder than it already is.” I sighed loudly in despair.

“I’ve been kind to you but I’m at my limit now.” He muttered sighing back, his pressed his thumb on his temples like I have made his life vulnerable and not the other way around.

“It’s pointless to waste my time on you.” I started leaving, with little to no words, he is turning my life upside down with great mockery.

“You know, I never get tired of killing people… so, think twice before looking for another job unless you want a bloodbath around you.” He shouted grabbing everyone’s attention on the street, I looked down at the ground and continued stalking away.

His smile, so fake so cheap, even plastic would die out of mortification.

I went back home, wanting to cry but my eyes won’t comply. As if they were tired too, I’m afraid I’ll live with my trauma if I accept his offer.

Who will look after my brother if something happens to me?

ASSHOLE MAFIA: Why are you making it hard for the both of us!!

I received a text on my phone. I tried to unsee it when my phone chimed once again. I didn’t know why I saved his number, but it is good since I did.

It worked as a trigger warning.

ASSHOLE MAFIA: Do you enjoy sleeping with them that much?

I know he was just trying to get on my nerves. Provoking me to reply, if only I knew why he wants me to become his sex partner so eagerly. We haven’t even had sex yet so what’s making him so addicted to it?

ASSHOLE MAFIA: Fine, you leave me no other option then :)

What did he mean by that? I. Have. No. Interest. In your fuckery.

Since I had nothing to do for today, I cleaned the house and searched for various part-time jobs on the internet.

I went a little early to pick my brother up being scared of that mafia showing up again.

“Hello…” I saw a man walking in my direction, he must be a parent waiting for his child, I gently greeted him back.

“You’re Grey’s sister, right?” He seemed sure and I nodded not wanting to talk to him. “I’m Elvis, Elsa’s brother.” I recalled Grey mentioning Elsa before.

We sat down under the tree and he kept on talking about how amused he was that I was bringing my little brother up all alone.

I knew he was trying to impress me but I was least interested and simply replied with, hmm! hmm? And hmm…

I saw Grey tottering while looking at the floor. That was my cue to escape. “My brother’s here…” I got up absconding from this man and called his name out. "Grey!!” He looked at me and quickly turned his gaze away.

Is he still angry at me? “Grey… come here.” I ran as he began escaping from me. “Grey… Ah! I’m hurt!!” I shrieked faking a wound and his steps stopped.

“Grace…” He yelled in his cute little voice sprinting in my direction. “Are you hurt?” I loved how pure he was, I picked him up in my arms.

“I’m sorry for shouting at you, please forgive your sister, hmm?” I made the cutest face possible and he kissed my cheek proximately.

From the corner of my eyes, I saw Elvis waving at me and Grey pierced his gaze at him. “She belongs to boyfriend uncle…”

My brother muttered in anger, my eyes widening at his words. I thought he learned his lesson about not mentioning him anymore, guess I was wrong.

“Do you know, he’s Elsa’s brother, we just talked for a bit.” He furrowed even more and I failed to know the reason behind it.

“Boyfriend uncle told me to keep an eye on you, I’ll say you’re talking to other boys. Do you know Grey doesn’t talk to anyone but Elsa, that’s because she’s my girlfriend and I’m honest.”

Is he a seven-year-old kid? Am I failing to bring him up properly? But it felt good, how mature he was for his age.

“Fine, I’m sorry… let’s go home now.” The same routine followed when I locked the door and left for work once again.

“Grace… the new boss is calling you.” The manager called and I rushed towards his cabin. I don’t know if I could make him raise my pay which made my nerves shatter from dread nonetheless, I entered.

The room was empty and I looked around to find where is he. An office table like very decent works are done here, a couch, curtains and---

“Why are you sneaking around?” I was startled by a loud voice and stumbled while turning to look at him.

I could see myself falling when he suddenly grabbed me in his arms, my eyes locked with his, I tried to look away but couldn’t. As if his gaze casted a spell and moving felt like an impossible job. His debauched hands firmly wrapped me like a little cocoon.

My mind not being able to process anything, “Le---vi?” I stuttered in panic and pushed him away.

“What are you doing here?” I was surprised even though I shouldn’t be. He’s the only one I’m seeing lately, I should’ve expected a rich, wealthy mafia who is going to buy this franchise is none other than Levi...

“I will kill you…” I growled.

“You gotta stop doing that!!”

“What?”

“Saying things that make me wanna kiss you.” He smirked again striding in my direction.

A death threat makes him want to kiss me? He’d fuck me if I turned that threat into reality.

“Sit down please.” He fixed his throat walking towards his chair. “Let’s talk like civilized people.” Is he trying to joke?

“Of course, bring the civilized person to talk.” I sauntered my way to the chair with a slight grin on my face masking my shock beneath it.

I wonder if he knows what that means, I sat down in front of him. “The system changes, you’ll be getting paid according to the number of customers you sleep with.” I scoffed at his words.

“That’s how it’s been, I don’t see a reason for this meeting,” I exclaimed tapping my finger on the glass stand.

“Hmm… there’s a catch however, I. Won’t. Let. You.” His lips turned into a huge curve as if he was enjoying my death.

“Ruining my life… it seems fun to you right?” I stood up slamming my hands on the table. My knuckles turned white just as the color of my face.

I won’t be getting paid anymore, as if my life is in his hands. My part-times are vanished and the only stable income I had, is now under his control.

He is strangling me with the invisible rope and I’m gonna fall as soon as he lets it go. “If you want it… work for it.”

He stood up strolling in my direction. My steps robotically walked backward fearing him, he continued until I thumped, and my back contacted the wall.

The coldness of it was still less than the ice he had in his gaze, and I shivered at his proximity.

“So, do you want to get paid twice as much just by sleeping with me?” He blocked all the possibilities of me running away.

“It won’t be the first time you sleep with your boss.” He whispered in my ear, my body shuddering from his breath and I turned my gaze away.

“Little bird, I warned you!!” He looked at me, it was my inanity to take that message frivolously.

Fine you leave me no other option then :)

“I’ll either make your life or destroy it completely. You choose…” I gulped wanting to cry, my lower lip sank under my teeth in nervousness and I started digging my nails deep inside my skin.

“There’s no need to worry, I won’t harm you. I’m a good man.” He held my hand parting them away and leaned forward to blow the scratch I formed.

“I don’t fear the men I sleep with and I don’t sleep with the men I fear, I fear you, Levi… let go of me…” I tried to push him away. His hands brushed my cheeks and heat gushed in me like an early flood. The devilish mock on him curved his lips even higher and his eyes sparkled.

“Fine… then pay your $968,565 to me.” He stepped backward.

My eyes widened at the amount; it was the same as the debt I owe to those loan sharks.

“W---what do you mean?” I stuttered, my eyes trembling from trepidation.

“I paid it all for you, now you are indebted to me. Don’t you get it? Wherever you go, you’ll find me, you have no way out.”

Tears appeared in my eyes but I forced their way back inside, I can’t get weak, it’s just the beginning.

“You become my sex partner, every time you sleep with me, I’ll reduce 10,000 dollars from your total balance. You might get a chance to finally escape from me.”

$10,000? For sex?

“So, shall we start?” He placed his hand on my waist.