HOWLS TO THE SAVIOR

"Forgive my manners, Don." The stranger lets out, stretching his hand towards Ajay for a handshake."Deep Rey Donalds, owner of DRD airport. Nice meeting you."

The heart-stirring fascinating preamble of the stranger got me splendidly dumbstruck, but not more than this devil beside me. He doesn't even care to shake Deep's hand, and the homicidal stare he is giving him speaks nothing but range.

I smell some danger here. Do they know each other?

I drag my gaze at this stranger again. His name is Deep, right? Just like his bottomless orbs and breathtaking allure. He is everything the name itself depicts, but that aside. The owner of an airport, and with all this glamour and pedigree he exudes, what on hell is he doing here of all the places on earth? Don't tell me he is one of Ajay's dogs or business partner? That would be such.a.dusgust and shame!

"I get where you are coming from, Don. My apologies for what happened." Deep says, saving me from drowning into more anxieties as he withdraws his hand and shoving them both in his blue-fitting lagged.

He looks so breathtakingly hot, but the thought of him being as dirty and monstrous as Ajay clogs my acclaims for him.

"Your P. A had the guts to ask me out of your office, Mr Rey, with your orders, I presume. So, to what. The. Fuck, do I owe this unpleasant visit?" Ajay fumes, and I bet his hands are clenched into fists.

"I was out of the country for a business meeting. I only learned of what transpired between you and my PA three days ago when I returned. Again, my apologies. That's why I came to see you." Deep explains.

Well, I guess all his beauty is worthless then if he is like Ajay. But why do I find it hard to believe that? Is there something more to this?

"Apology accepted, Mr Rey, but I don't need you anymore. I allied with someone else. You can leave now if that's what brought you here." Ajay says, and starts turning away, pulling me with him to sit back.

"Twenty-five percent off, of your initial deal, Don!" Deep's voice echoes behind us.

That got Ajay to reconsider sitting down and slugging the daring stranger. He stands up, turning to the stranger again with a facial articulation that says "I didn't get that right", but he also can't cloak the euphoria brought about by Deep's proposition. Like a bewildered zombie, I mimic Ajay's body motion and stand beside him as if I am part of their conversation.

"What did you say?" Ajay asks.

"You heard me, Don. I'll waive 25% of your deal. Just hear me out. Ten minutes. If you are not satisfied with my deal after, then I will never show my shadow to you ever again."

That embezzles a few of my heartbeats, and I think it doesn't settle well with me. His determination to align with this evil monster sucks! Really sucks!

"Follow me!" Ajay orders, and they start on their feet. "You stay back! I will be back in a minute." Ajay adds when he realizes me trailing behind them.

They hike away to wherever, while I take slow steps back to my seat. What was I thinking, following them like I am any part of their deal? Tsk! I should learn to quell my gewgaws. Or maybe it's the charm of that Deep jerk that was pulling me. Sigh!

I settle back in my seat. The thought of why a man like Deep would enter an alliance with a monster like Ajay pulverize my equilibrium. His beauty is also messing up my brain and I keep shaking his image out of my mind but to no avail. Everything about him is so mind-boggling and baffling. He doesn't seem heartless at all. Then again, what do I know about people? My loss of memory might be hamstringing my brain. He wouldn't have bothered looking for Ajay if he was a saint.

"Ma'am? You need a drink?" Ronald, the bodyguard whispers, but raises his voice when he realizes the high notch of music.

It's sickening and defeating! My head is even starting to throb. I wish I could run out and sulk in my room. But I know I am not that special. I can't take up more beatings from that monster, and I know he wouldn't think twice about hurting me if I try anything he doesn't like.

"Cold soda." I respond, and the guard strides away to get my order.

At least they don't allow girls to get wasted here. I don't know why though, but I am glad about that.

"Want some company, candy!"

I snap to my right where the voice came from, only to collide with a barfly idiot crouching beside me. The whiff of alcohol from him makes me want to puke. The way he is ogling me makes me wonder if he did see me with Ajay, or if the alcohol has blinded his vision.

I half leap when I feel his hand slinking on my thighs beneath the table. How dare he? Forget about Ajay's wrath which I don't want to deduce if he discerns this repulsing scene, but honestly, how dare this monkey!

I grab his hand as he starts riding my dress up, halting his egregious lascivious act.

"Feisty, huh?" He smirks, gulping down the remnants of his liquor which I hadn't glimpsed until now, while I battle with his muscular arm to keep it out of my thigh's reach which I am miserably failing.

"Stop, you jerk!" I yell out when his hand slips out of my clutch, its savage grip on my dress almost tearing it up.

His nails are digging into my thigh through the layer of the dress, his other arm aggressively gripping my arm as he turns to me with an infuriating monkey smirk. I feel my face camouflage to red with fury, a chunk cropping up on my throat as he opens his stinking mouth.

"Why? Just because your naked ass and curves are not exposed like all the little whores here, you think you are any special?" He mocks, his words almost, almost scaring me.

But I am Ajay's special girl, right? He shouldn't be touching me. He shouldn't even be this close to me. This is unpardonable. I hope he is ready for the consequences, and I will not be responsible for what Ajay will do to this jerk!

"Wake up from your fantasy, little doll! You are no different, baby. You are a cheap whore just like the rest of the girls. You are no fucking special!" He continues with his blatant oblivion, and by this time, we have caught the attention of everyone.

The music is still playing on the decks, but nobody is getting the vibe of it. The dance floor is still, all the millions of eyes in this entire hall are glued on us, perhaps wondering where this ignoramus alien came from because clearly, he doesn't know the kind of fire he is playing with. For the first time, I feel the urge to gloat about the monster. I should take advantage of this opportunity for any feasible benefit that it will bring about.

"Well, I am indeed special, you filthy son of a whore!" I snap, losing my cool.

I nudge him away with every ounce in me. By sheer luck, I manage to slip out of his hold. I didn't anticipate I would, but I mentally tap myself on the shoulder for subduing him. I root to my feet, standing a few steps away from him as I fix my dress first, but the jerk doesn't know when to stop.

He lurches to his feet albeit with labored exertions to steady his footprints on the floor. With the aid of the table, he starts towards me, leaving a very tiny gap between us.

This scene has disrupted the activities in this hall. Everyone is thunderstruck at what's happening, but nobody dares come even a step closer to us. They are watching from a distance, murmuring between themselves. I guess nobody wants to be entangled in this, perhaps for the fear of the consequences of Ajay's wrath.

"Ooh, you are? Tell me more, baby!" The drunkard moron challenges.

Battling between stepping away from him or maintaining my spot, I choose the latter. He will keep following me anyways. I'm not in the mood for those games.

Where the heck is this freaking monster in the name of Ajay? Shouldn't he be here to protect me? It's what he promised, right? And that incompetent foolish goon, Ronald, what's taking him so long to return, huh? This was his work. To insulate me from brazen crazy maniacs like this one.

"Well? I thought you were so bold parading your hegemony." He, in a swift, grabs me again by the arm, whacking my body to his. "Why can't you speak now?" He speaks to my face.

"I. Am. Ajay's special girl! I hope you are both aware and ready for the consequences of messing with me. He won't spare you." I fume whilst struggling to shove him away but to no avail.

"You are not the first one to claim that title, and you most definitely will not be the last. He also doesn't care as much as you are imagining. Stop being delusional and tell me something else I don't know, doll."

At this point, as his hands start to the neckline of my dress, I twitch with fear having ran out of points to extricate myself from this humiliation. I hate to admit it, but he has strong points against mine.

I am not that special. Not the way I am claiming to be.

I suck back the tears, realizing that I need to do something to stop the forthcoming disgrace as this moron starts ripping my dress.

God, where on earth is this Ajay? What should I do? Why is no freaking human being willing to rescue me? Then again, these dogs are all the same! Why would they care to help me?

"Ajay!" As if consumed by an evil spirit, I find myself howling that beast's name while I battle to keep the torn parts of my dress intact, and struggling to flee from him.

"Stop this, please!" I plead to the savage drunkard as he bends me over the table after failing to expose my chest.

I don't know when I started crying, but now that I have noticed it, I have two fast-flowing streams from my pools. My face is burning from the irritation of the tears. I am finding it difficult to breathe. As he starts ridding up the dress, I don't have any more strength in me to fight this, and that makes me weep bitterly, but maybe, just this last time, my saviour will hear my howling?

I gather all the strength in me.

"Ajay! Ajay! Aja..."

As if heeding to my despair, everything stops as the loud sound of a gunshot reverberates in the entire hall almost defeaning everyone. As everyone cowers back to their seats, the jerk jerks off from me.

Thanking the heavens, I tilt my head in the direction where the disruption came from. At the entrance of this hall stands an enraged beast in the name of Ajay bleeding flames of fire, his gun aimed up.