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The man in black pulled me out of the bar and into the streets. We were walking for some time as i silently sobbed and slowly began to accept my fate tonight. When i was finally done crying i looked up and saw that we had walked a long way.
"You could bet all that money on me and still not have your own car?" i asked, not exactly expecting a reply from him.
He stopped walking and i recognized where we were standing. It was that same field we had met before. Great! Just great! He brought me hear to rub it in didn't he?
"What are we doing here? Aren't you going to take me to your place?" I asked.
"If i did that then you won't be able to survive it. At least not without me." he replied.
This man is really strange. He literally just spent ten thousand dollars for a night with me and instead of rushing me home here he is talking weird to me. Or does he have plans to devour me in the bushes? God no. I really hope not.
26(DENVER HALES POV):"What is the problem?" she asked me.The problem is that i can't tell you what the problem is damn it! If truly she was signed over to her boss with blood it can only mean one thing."Leave. Return to your boss." I told her."But why?" she asked me calmly.What is wrong with her? I have no time for this. I have to meet with my uncle."I will come back for you tomorrow night now leave. It's already almost morning." I tried to convince her to go."Wait. You haven't told me your na..."Before she could say anything else i ran off and once out of her sight i vanished and appeared in my mansion. My uncle was already seated in the living room."Uncle. You will not believe this." I said."Oh I do believe it. Although i never expected this from you Denver." my uncle said."What do you mean? That i would never be able to find the girl?" I questioned him."That
27(DELANIE POV)I woke up early and set out on my way to Mama G's club. This woman had sent someone to me with a letter from her. Now i had no option but to go and meet her as she wanted.I understood that i was fast running out of days but i was already planning to bring Melanie to her tonight.I picked the pocket of a man that just passed me by and i quickly called a cab before he could notice his wallet was gone.Hell no was i going to walk all the way to Mama G's place.The cab arrived at Mama G's club and i paid him with the cash i had just stolen. Lots more change was left for me to go back so i was glad i picked that man as my target.I met those two elephant guards of hers at the back as she wrote in the letter and they accompanied me through the back door, into the club and then in front of her office which only i went in.There she sat just like a big boss of her own and dressed in a long black dress. There was no table in f
(MELANIE POV):I woke up from my nap only to find my sister just coming in. I rubbed my fingers against my eyes and then looked at my sister again, sitting up at the same time."Where have you been all this time?" I asked her and she shook as if just waking up from a deep thought."Why are you so shaky? Did you steal something again?" I asked her but she only frowned at me."It's not every minute i steal you know." she replied."Really? Then i guess you just got yourself a new wallet right?" I asked her.She hastily looked in her right hand and saw that she was holding a wallet. She laughed nervously and scratched the back of her head while i looked on."Seriously Delanie. When will you ever learn?" i said."It still doesn't mean i steal every minute. This one was from almost an hour ago." she replied.I was about to say something else to Delanie when heard Mr Levinson suddenly called out for me."This conversation is not over." I told my sister, stood up and left the dressing room.I
"Are you done yet?" Delanie asked from outside the uncompleted building."Just hold on a little more." I told her.How much i wish that this torture would be over and we would have our own place or be able to live under rent but here i am in the middle of the night taking a bath in an uncompleted building just to pole dance for the wrong kind of people."I'm done now." I said to Delanie from inside after putting on clothes.I stepped out with the bucket and towel in my hands along with the soap and Delanie met me at the front."We won't be needing those anymore." Delanie said to me.She took the bucket, soap, and towel from my hands and threw them aside into a close up bush."What are you doing?" I asked her, clear surprise showing on my face."Getting you a new job. Surprise! Now let's leave." Delanie said. She grabbed my wrist and started pulling me forward.I yanked my hand out of hers and glared at her. "What new job?!" I asked her."Just come with me and you will see it." Delanie
30I was pushed in and i heard the door being locked behind me. All the ladies minded their own business but I noticed two in particular that seem to look at me with hate in their eyes. However, they said nothing to me and in the next few seconds they pretended i wasn't there. I hadn't a clue what to do but thankfully they seemed to be ldies who take their sleep seriously and the continued making their way to their beds.That way I would be careful not to cause trouble by lying on someone else's bed.When they all settled into their beds i saw that there was no bed let but then... they lay down in twos and there was one free space.The floor looked like it hadn't been swept for weeks and i did not look forward to sleeping on it. I walked up to the lady who was lying down."H... Hello?" I said to her, standing beside her bed.She looked directly at my face in a questioning manner."Can I ...""You aren't about to ask what i think you are about to ask are you?" she interrupted me."I'm s
31(DENVER HALES POV):After much deliberation I deceided to go for it even if i did not want to. Delanie wasn't telling me the truth and i had to know. I was supposed to get her contract from Kyle tonight but how could i take that risk when i had no clue of where she was. I needed to find her quickly before facing Kyle.We had different ways of uncovering truth but that was the only way i could go by in order not to let Delanie see the monster in me. That was why without thinking much further about it i kissed Delanie so I could find out the truth and at the same time not reveal my identity to her.And it worked out well. The kiss revealed everything to me down to the part that Delanie sold off her sister and Melanie signed another contract.I angrily left Delanie standing there on her own. If i had stayed there any longer then i would have torn her to shreds. That little girl has no idea what additional problems she just caused me. Of all the people that Melanie could have signed a
32"My girlfriend is coming over to stay at my place for three days straight. I don,t want her getting the wrong ideas if she sees you with me.Man this guy was impossible. It really didn't take him long to find another girl? I knew he was a player. Maybe even double dating."So you just want to abandon your friend at the time of her need? And it's all because of a recent girlfriend?" I asked him."Not as recent as you'd think her to be Delanie." Kelvin replied."So you've been double dating with Helena? Wow, that's a classic one." I said."Just let me come with you. I promise i will behave." I pleaded, even though it wasn't my thing."I'm sorry Delanie. But my final answer is no. You can't come because i can not risk it." Kelvin said and walked off.You think i would give up? Hell no. I followed him as he kept walking."Why are you following me?" he asked me."I'll keep following you till you change your mind." I replied.Kelvin put on an annoyed face an kept walking but i didn't sto
33My body weakened and it was like shock waves vibrated all round my body as i heard someone call my name. My heart beat faster and faster painfully and i wasn't sure if what i wanted was to turn around or to run out the door.Without turning to look at who it was i quickly calculated what the outcome would be. I would be caught either way so it's better i faced whoever called me but then how come someoine here knew my name?I turned only to see a wealthily dressed Kelvin looking at me with angry eyes."What the hell are you doing here?!" he asked me.I was so much surprised at his new appearance that it took me almost a minute to reply him. He looked even more handsome than minutes ago."Well?!" he yelled again.I shook my head, trying to snap out of it and only then could i speak."I came to save you but it seems you are doing much better here than i would think. What's going on?" I said to Kelvin."Thank you very much for your help. As you can see i am doing fine so if you don't m
73"So what you are saying is that Helen used a spell to capture Kyle? It wasn't like it was bound to happen to whoever gives her the crystal ball?" I asked."Yes. So now we need to find Helen and get the crystal ball back." Denver said. "You said you weren't sure if it would work. You sound pretty sure to me." I said to Denver."I sound sure because that seems to me like the only logical way to get Kyle out. I said i'm not sure because it wasn't exactly said, the way to release him." Denver said."There's a way to get Kyle back?"We both turned to see Delanie standing not so far from us."You found a way to bring him back and you both wanted to keep it a secret from me? What did you want? For me to continue wallowing in drepression?" Delanie said to us."It's not what you think Delanie. Denver was just worried about you. He isn't sure if breaking the crystal ball is the way to get Kyle out of it." I said to Delanie."Fine." Delanie said. "But don't try to hide such information from
72"So this was one of your foolish trickery." I said to Helen, angrily."What has happened has happened. How does it matter now? It's too late to go back now." Helen said and laughed.I tightened my fist, trying to control my anger."You can't possibly go through with this. She got involved. She tricked Melanie into it so she could have her way." Kyle said to me."I know all that but my word is my word and I can't go back on it. I have to do this." I said to Kyle and picked up the crystal.Melanie held me back. No! I won't let you go! I should be the one in your place right now. This is all my fault and I should be the one in your place right now." Melanie cried as she kept her grip on me from behind.I turned and hugged her for what I knew was the last time. "I'm sorry I can't stay." I said to her then pulled away from the hug. Delanie held Melanie close to herself and I took the crystal ball towards Helen and stopped right in front of her."So tell me... What is the truth?" I asked
71"No! Delanie please donn't do that!" Melanie shouted.Delanie made a zipping sign in front of Melanie and Melanie couldn't open her mouth anymore. Of course once again Kyle was the one who did it. "Under the condition that you will not harm me." Delanie said to Kyle."Selfish." Maco said."I like it." he added. "Where is the crystal ball?" Maco asked.Delanie stretched forth her hand in front of Maco and Kyle made the crystal bad appear on her hand. This was the moment we have been waiting for.Maco checked the crystal ball and seeing it wasn't fake he put it between himself and Delanie. "Now keep your eyes on the ball. Don't get distracted." Maco said.Still invisible, I stood in front of Delanie just as we had planned. Maco's powers were transferring to me but he had no clue of it.Just when we all thought that nothing could possibly go wrong, the idiot demon I and Kyle had punched earlier ran in and happened to knock me over while I was looking into the crystal with Maco. I f
70"You said Maco was the impatient type. How come he hasn't tried anything?" I asked Kyle."I'm surprised as well. He didn't even ask for the crystal ball." Kyle said."Do you guys think he has something else other than taking your powers planned?" Melanie asked."Our situation right now is definetely pointing to that direction." Delanie said.I got up on my feet. "We can't just sit down here and wait for Maco to do what he wants. We have to at least try to escape." I said."It's impossible to escape this dungeon. I already explained it to you before." Kyle said to me."It doesn't mean we can't try." I said to Kyle.I went to the door of the dungeon, holding on to it's bars I checked to see if anyone was there. There was a single demon keeping watch and I signalled him to come over."What do you think you are doing?" Kyle came beside me and whispered."Just watch and see." I told Kyle.The demon came closer and I recodnized him to be the stupid on that Maco always hit for getting thi
69(DENVER POV):What is it that Helen meant? It could only be a life or death situation. I know that for sure. I shook back into my senses when I felt a tap on my shoulder."Relax. It's just me." Kyle said. He sat beside me on the bed. Melanie and Delanie were outside."Still thinking abut Helen's words aren't you?" Kyle asked me and I nodded."Unfortunately I still am." I said to Kyle."Well... You are not the only one." Kyle said and there was a moment of silence between us."Do you think we can actually defeat Maco on our own? I mean, just the both of us." Kyle asked me."Of course we can. I am very sure of it. We already made a plan didn't we? But..." I said and paused."Judging by what Helen said to us, I don't think the girls should be a part of that plan anymore." I added."Honestly speaking, neither do I." Kyle said."What are we going to do now?" I asked Kyle."One thing is for sure. We definitely cannot tell them that we are excluding them from the plan which they were to p
68"If truths were as sweet as lies, humans will always tell it but lies are satisfiable to those who tell it. Lies are one sided. Truths are beneficiary to both sides yet they are painful." Helen said."Is there a truth we don't know?" Delanie asked Helen."There has always been a hidden truth between you, your sister, Denver, and Kyle. A truth that will shatter you all completely." Helen answered."A truth we don't need to hear." Denver stated."What do you want from us then?" I asked, despite Denver's opposing the idea."I want Maco's head and the crystal ball." Helen said."A crystal ball, I can understand. Why do you need the head of Maco?" Kyle asked."No reason at all. I just think it will make a nice decoration for my hut, don't you?" Helen said in response to Kyle.Helen laughed again. Her laughter was so annoying that i felt so much like shoving ear plugs deep down into my ears. I haven't heard a laugh worse than that in my life."I don't think we should go through with this
67(MELANIE POV):I placed the food on the table. Today I decided I would make breakfast for everyone. We have all been through a lot and deserve a big break."Wakey wakey everyone!" I exclaimed.The two brothers got up from bed. What sort of sleep was that? It didn't even look like they were sleeping at all.I went over to Delanie and shook her . "Come on Delanie, wake up." I said."Leave me alone. I'm not done sleeping." Delanie said, covering her face with a pillow."I made pancakes." I whispered into her ear and she opened an eye to look at me."With maple syrup?" Delanie asked, curious."Just the way you like it." I answered."Then why didn't you say so?" Delanie asked and jumped off the bed.She went straight for the pancakes but I blocked her way."Uh uh uhhh." I said."Ugh! You and your dumb hygiene!" Delanie complained.I heard Kyle and Denver laughing behind me. I turned to them."That includes you two as well." I said to Denver and Kyle.They both exchanged looks with each
66(MACO POV):"Those imbeciles! Those fools! They dare to trick me?!" I shouted."You!" I said, pointing at one of the demons lined up in front of me."How did you let that happen? Was it not you who I had called to get the human out of the cage?!" I furiously asked."I... I..." the demon stammered.In anger, I flung my hand at that demon and he hit hard against the others behind him. They all fell as a result of that."Spread out and find them!" I ordered and they all scattered like hopeless puppies. I'm surrounded by idiots.I won't let Kyle and Denver win that easily. I would rather die than be defeated by weaklings. I am the most powerful of all the demons now and I will use that to my advantage.I used my strength and power to create a portal to a different world, the world of witches, and I went through it.If I can not find them on my own then I might as well find someone who can. walked through the thick bushes and tall trees till I finally came across the hut I was searchin
65...The next morning...I went to Maco with Melanie as planned."Kyle." Maco said. "What a surprise. What are you doing here?" Maco asked."I came to give you back Melanie. But of of course, in exchange for Delanie."I knew you would come around." Maco said.Maco snapped his fingers and a cage appeared with Delanie in it."Kyle? Melanie?!" Delanie exclaimed."What are you two... What the hell are you doing here and with Melanie?!" Delanie screamed."I came here to make an exchange. Denver will have to think of another way to save her that doesn't involve you or I." I said to Delanie."What do you mean?" Delanie asked."I'm leaving. I'm going away and I am taking you with me. Let the both of them handle their own problems on their own. None of this is any of my concern anymore. I may not be the one sitting on that throne next but as long as Denver won't be there either then I am fine." I said to Delanie."Enough of that! Give me the girl!" Maco said, impatiently."Yes but you have to