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“Serenity.” Her face snaps to mine when I call out her name, giving me a sense of satisfaction. “Don’t worry about it,” I tell her.
She points to the blood and stutters, “Y-you shot- you shot him.”
“Yes, I did. He never should’ve hit you. That is the price you pay for disobeying orders. He’s lucky he’s still breathing.”
I see her body stiffen, and I can only imagine she’s thinking of what I’ll do to her if I don’t get what I want. Her life might not be in danger, but I can’t guarantee anything more than that.
I ignore the sudden need to tell her she’ll be fine and get down to business.
“Serenity, if you are here, it means that either you didn’t tell my men where your father is, or you don’t know.”
Her eyes shift from fear to anger.
“I told them I don’t know where he is, and I meant it. I’m not lying to you.” Her voice shakes with desperation, but her body stays upright and strong.
“Do you know why we’re looking for him?”
She scoffs. “Money. Obviously.”
My brow quirks up. “Obviously?” I echo.
“I’m not an idiot. I know my father has a gambling problem. I know he owes a lot of bad people money, and of course, you’re one of them.”
I admire her candor, considering her situation. To call me a bad guy. She’s right, but most people try to make people like us feel better to spare them. They compliment us instead of just straight out saying that we’re the worst.
“You’re right.” I sit at my desk and wave to the seat opposite the mahogany structure. My desk was large and had a presence. Like me.
Serenity takes a few tentative steps toward the chair before sliding into it. She sits right on the edge with her hands in her lap.
“Yes, your father owes us a lot of money. And we’re not the kind of people you can take 150 thousand dollars from and not repay it.”
The look on her face is one of shock. She must not have known how much money he owes us.
“Needless to say, we are looking to retrieve that money. If you don’t know where he is, we'll have to take our payment another way.”
Her eyes widen, and she starts frantically playing with the silver ring on her right hand.
“What if I found the money?” she asks quickly. “Maybe it’s at our apartment. I don’t know. Maybe he left some money somewhere. Let me go and get it for you.”
I consider her offer. We already went to his apartment to find the money. There was nothing of value there, which didn’t surprise us. Perhaps it’d make Serenity more compliant if she knew she had fewer choices.
“Alright. Rico will take you to your father’s place. If you can’t find the money, he will bring you back here, and you will be responsible for settling his debt.”
I hit the button under my desk that calls Rico back to the room.
“How could I possibly pay you back?” she asks.
With a grin, I tell her, “There are many ways.”
Her face falls just as Rico enters the office.
“Take Miss Brockman to her place,” I order.
Rico nods and looks at Serenity. “Ma’am, if you come with me, we have a car waiting outside.”
The chair scrapes across the floor as she stands, looking at me with defiance and that anger that’s been raging in her since she entered my office. She stomps over to Rico and then looks back at me.
“That nut job who hit me isn’t joining us, right?”
