บททั้งหมดของ The Debt Collector: บทที่ 11 - บทที่ 20

“What do you mean you killed Anthony?” Jon sounded surprised. Jon was Alex’s right-hand man, the only one he completely trusted. He was always there for him to give him advice.“He touched something that belongs to me, and he needed to be punished. It is as simple as it gets,” Alex said gruffly.“You mean to tell me you killed one of our best men because he touched one of your whores? WHAT THE FUCK ALEX!” Jon cried.“Watch how you speak to me Jon, Suri is not a whore. “Or did you forget your place? That bastard dared to assault her right on my property. I consider that betrayal and the punishment for betraying me is death.” Alex snapped at Jon.“I am sorry for yelling, Alex, but this is insane. How do I explain it to the rest of the gang? You killed one of their brothers over a woman. They will never agree with that. You us

“Ms. Saoirse, there is someone who would like to see you,” Mindy said.Saoirse was sitting by the window, knitting a scarf. Someone here to see her? Who could that be? It wasn’t like she knew anyone. She didn’t have any friends.“Who is it?” she asked.“He said he is your father,” Mindy said.Her father! Did he finally come to get her out? She felt happy but at the same time kind of sad. Did that mean she will never see Alex again? She didn’t know how to feel about it.She went to the living room. James Brooks sat on the couch cowering as Alex glared at him from across the room.“Daddy!” she screamed and ran to hug him.“Oh princess, how are you? You don’t look hurt,” he said and looked her over. “Is he treating you well?”

“Well…what do you think?” Saoirse asked and looked at him expectantly as she watched Alex try her food.Alex took a bite and the chicken melted in his mouth. The food was delicious. Saoirse was an amazing cook.“Where did you learn to cook like this?” he asked. “It’s fucking delicious.”Saoirse blushed. “I taught myself. I stayed home a lot, so I had a lot of time to practice,” she said quietly.“Why did you stay home a lot?” Alex asked.“Daddy said it’s not safe out there for a girl like me. He said I was weak and defenseless, and people will take advantage of me,” she said with a sad look on her face.Well, he wasn’t entirely wrong about that. Too bad her dad couldn’t save her and sent her straight to the lion’s mouth himself.

Earlier that day, Alex stared at the sleeping Saoirse in his bed. He usually doesn’t let anyone come inside his room for any reason. He carried her here instead of her room in the heat of passion which was very unlikely of him.And then, on top of it, he fell asleep in her arms. He never let his guard down in front of any girl. Especially not the ones he usually sleeps with. But something was calming about Saoirse. Her gentle touches, her smell, her breathing, everything. He felt completely relaxed.It had been a long time since he slept peacefully like that. Every time he closes his eyes, he usually ends up waking up from a nightmare. But being snuggled against her body and breathing in her scent was better than any sleeping pills. What was so special about her?Maybe I’ll move her in my room, he thought. Would she agree? Not like she was in the position to say no anyway.

Saoirse didn’t understand why she felt so upset by what he said. She may have been naive about a lot of things, but she wasn’t stupid. Of course, Alex was sleeping with other women. He never tried to hide the fact. Then why does it hurt so much when he openly admitted it?It didn’t matter anyway. Alex only brought her here to use her. Pretty soon, he will be done with her and toss her away. It was just a matter of time.“We don’t really care about Alex, do we?” she stroked Taco’s head and said. “He doesn’t like us anyway.”But she didn’t believe that herself. She looked forward to seeing him every day like a stupid little girl. She loved it when he held her in his arms. Having sex with him was the only connection she had with him, so what’s going to happen to her once it was gone?“Saoirse, can I come in?”