Chapter 20
There were no guests in the restaurant, even could see that Scattered and different tables were hard looking men in suits of leather jackets, some had women sitting next to them or on their lags. The women were wearing next to nothing, I was feeling ovendressed even in my low out hose. Amongst the tables, men were standing, looking relased, but I would bet they were anything
In the back there was a table when the men sat on the one side. They had their backs towards the wall faring the room. The two at the ends looked grim, they were a little older than me. bot good looking in a bad boy kind of way. The one in the middle on the other hand, hewan panty weeting hot. He ticked all the bases for a bad boy. His blood hair was in between short and long. letting a fese strands fat down over his sea deep Hoo res. They were cold in a smile played on his full lips. He had a dark suit with blood red shirt under that was unbuttoned and showed off two heavy gold chains. I could see the gimm of a tatton like the one I had seen on other as he raised his hand to sign to us to come closer. His eyes scanned over Hunter and Jason and then slowly can meet me I could feel the coldness of his eyes burning my son an hronik me in. I wouldn’t have been surprised to see him lick his lips. He had one woman on his lap. She was doing her best to get hatten by squirming all over and rubbing his chest. Another werten stoed on his other side and tried to get his attention. He was ignoring both of them. There wasn’t a doubt in my mind that this was Aksakow.
Mis Hunting and les ten companions, how nice to finally meet you” he said with a grin. I don’t know what came over me, but apparently my hatred for my married name was stronger than my
“Mis Rishop,” I corrected him. He red an eyebrow, but his gris never left his face.
“Pardon me. Miss Bishop and her two componions,” he said. I knew he was mocking me, but I didn’t care. “Won’t you please join me?” he asked, without making it sound the a question. He pared to the three empty chain at his table. I glanced at Hunter and he gave a curl ned, I walked up and Hunter held out the middle chair for me. When I was seated I noticed that neither Hunter noon bad taken a set lead they remained standing, one behind each of my shoulders.
“Thank you for having us, Ms Alakes,” I said. There was no need not to have good manners, if anything, Escanted him to be in a good mood. He looked at me with amusement.
“Not at all, it’s long
due that I m you. Your husband, I am sorry, your e–rashand, talked about you. He had me curious to see what kind of a woman his with was,” Akslow told me. “And please, won’t you call me .” I looked at him. Had Sinen talked about me to this man? How well had the two of them known each other? I had assumed that this connection had been a recent one for Simon. I might need to reconsider that.
would be a přessure, but only if you
If you call me Hana,” Imponded. Ha prin grew ippr.
1 sold love to. Hare. Please, have something to drink. Or do you perhaps profer something non–alcoholic?” he asked as he used the bottle labelled “Voda”
I don’t do well with alcohol, thank you.” I said.
“Will coffer du?”
“It will be perfect.” He made a gesture and one of the men standing nearby hurried away. The room was silent as we all waited. The woman on his lap was still trying to get his attention. The one on hes side had stopped trying, serving he was busy with other things. But she was giving me a death plate. As if I would be interested in trying to take away her prized possession. She didn’t hur to worry, I wasn’t invested. The man came back and put down a cap with black coffee hi front of me. Thank you,” I told him out of habit. As everyone seemed to be watching me, I took a sip. It was the strongest coffee I had ever tasted, I normally took mine with milk but this was much more than usel Hack coffee. I don’t know hone they brew it, but I could have used a life and lock to put si amo dây mouth. I tried not to show my reaction and took another sip. It wasn’t as bad in I knew what to expect. I then placed the cup down and looked up at Otto.
“You have my money,” he said. He didn’t seem angry or murderous as he said it.
“So Iltuve been told,” I agreed
“How much den take from you?” I asked Huster had told me to ask this, he had explained that if I volunteered the sum had, Aksakor would most likely say it was all his. Again, Aksakov’s
“You don’t know?” be asked
d’Idn’t know my ex–husband had dealings with posit
“Interesting” Otto sad, brushing back the strands of hair falling into his face. “Si million dollars,” he then told me. I nodded and tied to hide the feeling at getting sick to my stomach.
Thane dhe kullan right hundred of toe,
“You are two hundred slut,” he marked.
“That is what Simon paid me. The test 1 gas he kept for humell” Onto watched me, Su karta satya made of the later collen does my throat and sundered why I wasn’t move stated. A muude moved in Hunter’s leg that was in my peripheral view. I did have hem and lion by may I could are the cogs moving in his head. He was up to something, I just didn’t know what I took the modern
What did
1 you sell him?” Aksakos asked.
“You said he paid you, what were yelling?”
“On His buuiness. He placed it in
the
time to keep all the dice, I explained a star
starved to laugh anɖ) heard à muffled sound coming
from Jason’s direction. I glanced up at hum and saw him dong hh best nok ta unike.
ess that is what you call kama, u
Otto chuckled. “Tell me, Hata. Do you know what S
you know what Simon’s company do?” he then asked
“He said it was an import and sale of bury,” said and as soon as the words let my mouth my bean was making the connections. One was chucking again.
“That is one way of putting it. He was helping me import some mind altering substances and dancers for my two most popular clubs. Mind you, the customers only pay to see the bees dance. Anything else would be illegal. But then, who known what happens behind closed doon hin’ that right Candy?” osakan saldi, slapping the girl on his lap on her as
“That’s right. Mr Abusov,” she giggled. I felt sick. Sion was a pimp? And a drug dealer? I had owned a business that dealt with those kind of things? The thought made me feel in need of a
“Tim assuming you wil pay me my money back,” Abukos wid, again ignoring the woman on his lap
“Yes, as car as I know how I will,” I agreed. He bummed on if he was pleased by my ana
“And the rest of the money?” he then asked.
Those you will have to claim frem Mr Hunting” Hunter said in a colm voles. I almost jumped in my seat. I wondered how he felt telling this gangster to go after Simon, Hunter’s own son
“Is that so?” Aksalow asked, looking at Hunter,
“His Mass Bishop in only responsible for the sum that her former and gree to her. And even that in a bit fly. But Miss Bishop wants this thing to be agreed to pay the money back,” Jaion said.
be over and done with, so she has perennusly
The still doesn’t make me whok,”
Aksaker complained. I had a feeling he won’t
E me upset as he was pretending to be.
“Tough shit, that’s life when you can’t protect your belongings, Hunter to him. There was a coldness in his voice that matched Aksoy’s. Akako glared at him. For the first time I thought he was actually pinned. He looked so than hell, and that was saying a lot.
“Fuck you. I protect what’s mine,” he sterol.
“No need to be testy about IL We aren’t the ones that are missing six milion dollars,” ason said and god. Were they trying to piss him off? Did they want to start a fight? I was so
was so confused
“Well, I won’t be for much longer,” Alsakortold them and took a deep breath. “I could offer you a lucrative deal if you want to keep the money, Hana. I have other ways for you to pay off the dest,” he suggested, naning his land up and down the hack of Candy, His hand then disappeared underwath the short does she was wearing. I got the picture of what he was offering. I shook my
“No thank you.” Id. Even if he had offered me to keep the money for her, I would have turned him down. I couldn’t keep money like that, knowing when it came from. I would rather he being on the streets.
“On come on, Hans. Live a little, hove some fun. I think the two of us could have a lot of fun,” he chuckled as he wriggled his eyebrows suggestively.
“She said stellan how to tranfer the money and proclaim she off the hook once the money she has is paid back,” Henter hased,
“Grungy, Fine,” Aksakos sighed. He did a mall gestum with his fingers and the man to his right held out what looked like a business and boned forward and book it. That is the account the five million eight hundred dolars un in that account within five days, this will all be forgotten. If it’s not. Then, Hend all deals are off and I will get to decide how you pay me back the money,” he said. A chill ran through me. I had to fight the urge to snap the card out of lason’s hands and fer the money to the account directly,
“I can live with that,” I agreed. My voce sounded thin even to me. A grin appeared on Alaska’s face
“Don’t even try to fight arty. We haw ways to trace the money,” Hunter growled at him.
“You are one boning lot.” Aksakon sighed and leaned back. Hunter gently tapped me on my shoulder and I took the hint
was interesting feeling you Otto,” I said as I got up.
“Not an interesting at it was meeting you, mechika,” he said. I fe for a mument at the unknown word. Then I nodded and tamed around. Hinter placed a hand on my hack hand son walked me to the tot desk. They look back their weapons, inspecting each as it was handed to them. When they unbored me out of the retinant and Hunker guided me into the car, all the strength that 1 had blotted 1 had, disappeared.
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