Chapter 19 Failing at it
Madison's POV
What's the worse that can happen
That was all he had to say?
I didn't even know why I took my time with him. Alessandro was Alessandro. He was everything he said he was.
But he gave you a knife to protect yourself?
That didn't mean anything. He just did it to fulfill all righteousness. So that my dead spirit will not come haunting him.
"Excuse me" I pushed through many bodies, trying to get into the bar.
The makeup I had on, luckily wasn't washing off fast. It resisted heat to an extent.
"Bro! Watch - ouuu what's a pretty girl like you doing all alone?" A young boy slurred, placing his hands on my shoulder as he blocked me with his body.
He looked my age. Or younger.
"Get out of my way." I sneered, glaring at him.
"Feisty. I like feisty" He roared, tracing his fingers on my collarbone. I pushed his hands away from me harshly, my heart beat palpitating.
"I'd fucking kill you if you touch me one more time. Get away." My voice got lost when the crowd cheered, singing to the music that had gotten louder. My ear drums were crying for help.
Clubbing wasn't fun at all. It was buying yourself a freeway to pounding headache. It was nauseating. The noise, the sweaty bodies - hell no.
The boy leaned down, yelling in my ears. "How about we take this upstairs, Pretty."
He began to pull me by my hands. I didn't want to cause a scene but he wouldn't back away. Then I remembered the knife so I slipped my hands into my bag. When I had gotten a hold of the knife, someone stood in front of us.
"Back off the girl." I raised my face up to meet the familiar face. A small smile creeping to my lips.
"Jero" I whispered, a bit happy that I wasn't alone.
"And who the fuck do you think you are?" The stranger stood in front of me. He was no match for Jero, as he was on the skinnier part and he was drunk.
"She's taken." was all Jero said, pushing the boy roughly to the side.
"You win this time!" The boy pointed, his eyelid fluttering lazily. "Don't leave your whore wandering around if you don't want her getting fucked by other horny men."
Then it snapped inside of me as I marched to him, throwing my fist to his face. He had just sacrificed himself to be the one I used to vent out all my pent up anger.
"Ouch!" I wiggled my hand and then blew air on it like it'll stop the pain. "It looks easy when y'all do this."
Jero snickered, taking my hands. His body stiffened for a while and then he let me go immediately. I gave him a weird look but he wouldn't dare look at me.
"Please move forward, Ms." He said politely.
Ms?
"Jero, it's me. Madison." I explained to him.
He placed his hands in his ears, nodding his head. I peeped at the ear to find a bud there. What was that for?
"Helen. That's your fake name for this mission." He told me, his scowl back on.
Nooooo. Give me the Jero that snickered.
"What's that on your ear?" I asked curiously.
He opened his mouth to say something but nodded again and said "Upstairs, by your left. Someone will grant you access." Just like that, he walked away, into the crowd.
Once again, I was left alone. What was he even doing here?
Maybe he came to party.
"Too loud." I groaned, holding my head as I walked up the stairs. I may die of headache before the Serpent man killed me.
That'd be better.
"Who the fuck are you?" A man growled, eyeing me up and down as I stood in front of him. I swallowed hard, taking in his big chest and arms.
I turned around to leave when he held my hand, staring into my eyes. "I said, who are you?"
"I... It was.. I thought -"
Oh God, this is it. I'm going to die.
"She's with me." A soft voice said behind me.
"I am?" I raised my eyebrow at the girl, confused.
"We're meeting Serpent and his gang. Passcode is black" She smiled at the guard.
He eyed me suspiciously. "You should've fucking said, whore."
He didn't know I punched someone for calling me that.
I had already clenched my fist, about to deliver the punch when the girl dragged me inside with her.
"You got this from here. I can't help you."
With that, she walked away, swaying her hips. I took a mental note of how she walked.
This room was more quiet that the other side. It looked just like that place Alessandro took me to, with the girls dancing in bare clothing.
Boisterous laughters erupted from a table at the extreme. In the middle was a freaking huge man with a serpent draped around his neck.
A bit muscular
Indeed. Note the sarcasm.
"How to get his attention." I muttered, swaying my hips side by side, my eyes pinned to their table.
Do I go to say hi? Do I just wait for him to approach me?
I'd wait for him to approach me.
Few minutes later, I had began to get better at matching the beat of the song with my hip movement, my hands caressing my body seductively.
My feet had begun to hurt from standing too long. I pushed on a little longer, waiting to see if he'd approach me.
Minutes passed. It was a lost cause.
I dragged myself to the bar, placing my head on my hand.
"Alessandro will have my head" I muttered lowly to myself. "Just one job, Maddie. One job."
"Hey."
My body jerked up harshly, the bar stool almost throwing me to the ground.
"Oh shit" The masculine voice said, chuckling. "You good?" He helped me stand still and then removed my hair from my face.
I blinked once and then twice, my lips lifting up. Well, I stopped it halfway before I would be called a creep.
"I'm Serpent." He placed his hand on his chest, introducing himself.
What the fuck! His name was serpent too?
"You must have an obsession with serpents" I scoffed under my breath.
"What was that?" He raised his eyebrow at me. "You see, I saw you dancing earlier and ...and I was waiting to see if any one would dare claim such beauty but it seems as though no one owns you."
He had better not let Alessandro hear that. I thought to myself.
"Yeah. My blind date stood me out." I lied, moving my shoulders to the beat, letting small breathes out of my lips as my heart raced.
I had to stay calm.
A loud terrified gasp escaped my lips when his big arms pulled me by my waist.
"You're mine for the night then" He smirked at me. My skin irked so bad that I wanted to push him away. His smirk wasn't like that of Alessandro.
I laughed nervously, placing my hand on his chest. "I guess so."
His locket. That was where the golden flash was.
I didn't want to make it obvious so when he turned away, I looked at the locket, trying to figure out how to get it from his neck.
"Take it to rest." He spoke to a guard who held the serpent that was draped on his neck when I first saw him.
When he turned back to me, I revealed my teeth. I couldn't call it a smile.
"What's the -"
"From the lady." The bartender said, pushing a drink to him.
I snapped my head to the guy, eyeing him weirdly.
I didn't order any drink for him.
"Is that true, pretty?" Serpent asked, licking his lips.
"Yeah" I nodded. "You .. you look dehydrated."
He chuckled, tapping my nose. "Naughty girl."
What was naughty about what I said? Oh goodness.
"Here's your order." The bartender pushed a cup to me.
I didn't ask for it.
I gave him a 'whats your problem' look but he just glared at me. "Drink it you'd like it."
"I don't -"
"I mean, we need to let loose." The serpent chuckled. "Except you're light headed"
Whatever that was.
"I am light headed." I admitted immediately.
He caressed my face roughly. "I like light headed girls. They are rough on bed."
Puke. I was going to puke so bad.
"Drink on." He raised the drink to my lips.
I was going to kill Alessandro if I escaped this.
I threw the content in my mouth. My eyes shifted to the bartender who wasn't looking at me anymore.
It wasn't alcoholic. I wasn't going to admit that either.
"I'll be back. I need... I need to get my room key." Serpent slurred, moving away.
"You." I hissed at the bartender.
He pushed a paper to me. I read it carefully, eyeing him suspiciously. "It'll knock him out anytime but not so fast." The bartender informed me and then walked away, taking the paper with him too.
I wanted to ask if he was working for Alessandro. Just like that girl from earlier.
"Let's go, pretty girl." Serpent held my waist firmly, pulling me with him.
As we stepped farther away from the VIP club, my heart beat was all I could hear loudly in my ears.
I was really doing this.
"I'd be inside you soon. You look like you'd taste sweet." He looked at me, his pupils dilated.
"I do?" I laughed nervously.
I was failing at it. You didn't have to tell me.
He pushed me inside after unlocking the door. He slammed me to the wall, making my head banged hard on the wall.
Idiot.
"I'm gonna make you feel good." He slurred, caging me in between his arms, planting wet disgusting kisses on my neck, trailing them slowly to my collarbone.
"Wait." I stopped him when he was beginning to cup my ass.
"What?" He yelled, startling me.
I played with his button. "How about I undress you, serpent. You know, take it slow."
Gag. Gag. Gag.
He nodded happily, moving to the bed, not leaving my waist for a second.
"Do what you know how to do, dirty girl." He smacked my ass.
I frowned at him, my fist clenching on his chest. If only I had the hand power to strangle his neck.
My one palm wouldn't even wrap around his neck properly.
I pushed him to the bed, straddling over him, hanging mid air so my lower body doesn't meet his. Gently, I opened each button.
"Let's get rid of this. I need to kiss your neck." I whispered in his ears, my hands on the hook of the locket.
"Sure." He slurred, his eyes dropping close. He was losing consciousness.
"You're so big" I rubbed my hand on his chest as I whispered sexily in his ears. "So hot."
"Hmmm" He murmured weakly.
"I'd do nasty things to you, serpent." I cooed, clutching the locket in my hand.
"Like what?" He managed to ask, his voice barely a whisper.
"Just wait for me to get this sick clothes off." I stood up carefully, walking into the bathroom.
I peeped to see if he would stand up. His chest rose and fell but no sound came out from his lips.
When I had successfully taken the drive from the locket, I went back to the room, slipping it into his pocket.
I picked my bag, unbuckled my shoe and was about to leave the door when I remembered something
"Sex hair." I whispered, ruffling my hair.
I needed to make it believable when the guards saw me.
Glancing at him one last time, I tiptoed to the door, turning the knob gently, soundlessly.
When the door clicked open, a hand wrapped around my waist.
My breath seized.
Fuck.