Chapter 2 The Masked Deal
“My mother? Wait, you know her?." I gasped.
“Technically, yes, but not that much. I have done my background check on you and also know your younger brother is truly ill and that you also seeking revenge for your late parents, which I get . I do not come here to stare at these red and blue lights. I am here for you Nova. I came to Club Venom because of you.”
I shifted my pace from the seat.
“What else do you know about me..
“I know if your brother stays in that hospital for more than one week without medication he will be removed from life support.”
Hot heat ran through my skin.
“What do you want from me sir, I… came to entertain you and nothing more.”
I was already terrified and raged at him seeing the dagger and serpent mark on his wrist. What if he was my parents' killer? What would I even do as a lowlife bartender?
I have prayed and hoped for the day I set my eyes on their killer to make them pay for what they did to me and my brother and now sitting next to one who wore the same tattoo makes it even hotter to sit nearby.
It was supposed to be my seventeenth birthday. Dad had baked cake with mum smiling in the kitchen. The whole place was so noisy I could hear them from my sleep inside my room.
Dust woke me up. Flour dust. From Jason.
“Happy birthday Nova.” I watched Mum and Dad smile from the door with the cake in hand and the candlelights on.
“Let me make a wish for her dad, Nova is not feeling quite it today.” Jason said playfully.
“what would you even wish for her for?” Mum asked, her mouth still wide open with a relentless joy on her face.
“I want to be more like a big brother to my sister when I grow up and fight anyone who stands in her way.” Jason replied and jumped off my bed.
I can't forget how Dad patted my head handing me the cake he made to make a wish.
I closed my eyes and wished for just one thing.
Then it all blurred away.
Zane picked up his phone and typed a few messages in.
A notification popped up not long after.
It is done.
I just concluded your brother's hospital fees don't have to worry about that anymore.
A sudden heat rushed down my face. Was this a trap? What does he even want from me? For all I know he could be my parents' killer and here is clearing Jason's hospital bills without even stating his deal?
Men like this don't give out something free or willingly, they always have a motive.
“You keep staring at my wrist are you alright?”
I nodded once.
“Fine, you asked me what I wanted from you.” He stated.
“Yes sir, I know men like you wouldn't need a person of no value like me for anything serious but I assure you I can be a very bad dancer like them.” I pointed to the two strippers battling with the pole trying to impress a group of men.
He chuckled. “We’ll see about that, Nova. I want a wife under a contract who is submissive for two months only and you leave with no strings attached, that's the deal.”
“Wait, what? a wife? Why?”
“Personal choice, I will give you $40,000 a month and might increase it if you are a good girl.”
Now he sees me as a toy. What would he possibly need a wife for?
I gritted my teeth because of Amber, she led me to this, to a man I can hardly see his face under a mask. with the same tattoo of the man who murdered my parents.
At the same time the thought of the money rang in my ears. That was a million times more than what I would ever acquire in my entire life.
Amber should hear this before I regret my own decisions.
“You don't have to agree now but I will give you the grace of 24 hours to think about it.” He pulled out a complementary card out of his breast pocket and slid it down the table straight to me.
He adjusted himself to where I had distanced myself by a few inches from him.
“Don't let me beg for your acceptance.” He whispered, his breath hot in my ears.
I could see his eyes brown through the mask he wore.
Then he stood up, adjusted his suit and headed out.
Zane.
I stared at the card in my hand that contained his number.
I flipped the back of the card which should be blank but it had a written sentence on it in ink. "Meet me at Boar Cafe at 9:30 am for the contract.”
What the hell am I getting myself into.
I walked out back to the bar back to Amber.
“Did he hurt you?” She asked, her eyes wide.
“No but he offered a contract to be his submissive wife for two months.”
“That's actually… Marvelous love, no person has lasted more than thirty seconds with him in that vip section.”
“Amber, there is something about that man. He carries the same mark , tattoos of the same people who murdered my parents.”
“As I said earlier you have to play your cards well even in this town. You can't get revenge, you are broke Nova.”
“I will accept it, the pay is more than my entire career will ever fetch me, he also paid Jason hospital bills too, but I am also taking your advice on playing my cards well, I need to gather my information around him correctly before striking.”
Amber wiped off the little stain of vodka off the counter table and handed me a shot.
“I will be his submissive wife for sure, I will make sure he dies the same way he killed my parents.”
