The Debt 3

The Debt 3 by Kelly Favor

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followed.  
    “Yes,” she answered, uncertain of what to
do or say at every turn.   She was
sweating lightly.  
    “Please follow me.”   He led her toward the elevators.   The inside of the building was enormous,
all dark marble, fancy mirrors and art adorned the walls.   There was another guard standing beside
the elevators, watching her with suspicion.
    “Hi,” she said, smiling at the guard,
whose frown merely deepened.   He
didn’t respond.
    They got into the elevator and rode up to
the fifth floor.   When they got off, Raven was greeted by her old friend Max Mendez .   He looked a little
haggard somehow , pale .   He was wearing the same blue suit she’d
seen him in before.
    “I’ll take her from here,” he told the
guard, who nodded and stayed inside the elevator as she got out.
    “Wow,” she said, stepping out into the
enormous hallway.
    There were huge stone pillars every few
yards, and by the walls, some beautiful chairs and couches.   There was even an enormous fireplace
with a fire burning brightly inside.
    “Nice, ‘aint it?” Max asked her.
    “Stunning,” she said.   “This is Club Alpha headquarters or
something?”
    “Or something,” he said, breathing
heavily out through his nostrils as he walked, leading her down the
hallway.   He opened the doors at the
far end, and led her into a smaller room that seemed like a library or study of
some sort.   There were ornate bookcases
all along the walls, more fancy paintings, another huge fireplace, and various
armchairs, desks and tables meant for study.
    There was nobody in the room, however,
and Raven’s heart started to race.   She swallowed, feeling like she wanted to run.   “Could I use the bathroom?” she asked.
    “I can’t let you do that right now,” Max
said, his eyes turning on her like a predator’s, cold and without pity.
    “I can’t even go to the bathroom?”
    “No,” he said, gesturing to a chair
nearby.   “Why don’t you have a seat?”
he said.
    “Okay,” she replied, not knowing how else
to respond to his refusal.   So she sat
down and crossed her legs.   She felt
a little dizzy, faint, and tried to ignore the intense pressure in her bladder.
    “You know, I wish it didn’t have to be
like this,” Max said, pacing a little in front of her.
    “Like what?”
    He turned and glared at her.   “You got the cushy gig, you know?   Any girl who works for us would have
given a fucking arm and leg to be with Jake Novak on tour.   But what do you do, you go and fuck up a
choice situation.   I knew you’d be
trouble from the minute I laid eyes on you.”
    “I didn’t do anything,” she said, trying
to meet his relentless gaze.
    He sneered at her.   “No, of course not.   Little innocent Raven Hartley never does
nothing wrong.   Not you.”
    “I don’t appreciate how you’re speaking
to me right now.”
    “So what?” he laughed, contempt written
all over his face.   “What the fuck
do I care if you appreciate it?   Do
you know what kind of trouble I’m in because of you?   Huh?”
    She swallowed again.   “I…I really need to go to the bathroom.”
    He bent down and pointed a thick finger
in her face.   “You’ll fucking sit
there until you’re told you can go.   I don’t much care if you piss all over the seat.   You sit and wait for the boss.”
    The boss?
    Just the way he said it made her
afraid.   Who was the boss?   Could he be any worse than Max
Mendez?   She didn’t want to even
think about that possibility.
    “I’m sorry I got you in trouble, Max,”
she said, finally, as Max stood near her chair, hands clasped in front of him,
waiting.
    “Yeah, yeah.”   He sighed.   “That’s the game, baby.”
    “I’m doing the best I can.”
    He glanced at her briefly, then went back to staring straight ahead.   “Well I hope for both our sakes that you
start doing a heck of a lot better.   Because if not, we’re both going to be in a world of trouble real

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