Chapter 8: Chapter 7
"W-Wait a moment, alpha William, p-please, let me explain" -Albares took a few steps back- "I didn't know that that young woman was your omega, if I had known, I would never have…" -choking as he saw how the black-haired man's eyebrows began to twitch little by little, he decided to try another angle as he knelt- "and as for what I owed you. Please understand, I am a father in a difficult situation who makes bad decisions when I need to bring money home"
William hated these moments. He hated listening to the pleas of people who thought they were smarter and more cunning than him. At first, it was fun, and he admits that to a certain extent, he enjoyed it, but over time, it became repetitive. He saw the tears running down their faces along with hearing their laments as if, with that, he would be moved and magically decide to forgive their debts.
He doesn't know what they hoped to accomplish after their blatant disrespect towards his family, but he'll never understand why people think it's a good idea to hand his fate over to the mob at large. Up to this point, it's never ended well for anyone, so why people think they'll somehow get away with it is truly a mystery.
"From what I understand, he's divorced from his wife and doesn't even pay child support" -Xander would say having done his research before coming wanting to contribute feeling somewhat uncomfortable seeing a grown man cry so much- "I don't know exactly what's going on in your head, but it's not a very good move to lie in the face of people who could end your life"
"Albares, you're not going to get anywhere by continuing with your excuses, just do us all a favor and simply accept your situation" -she crosses her arms letting out a small sigh while shaking her head slightly- "Bentral remind our friend here of his debt to us"
"Let's see… Mr. Albares owes the Aballays a large amount of money. A whole month of weekly rent payments along with the monthly protection payment for his business, along with the private export of the products from it. Added to the interest you've accumulated with each late payment. It would be… 450,000 dollars" -the blond-haired man would count in a flat tone, but then he would smile sarcastically- "although if we add what happened recently… everything would come to a total of 6,450,000 dollars counted"
"Wow, that is a significant sum… do you have a way to pay at least part of it now? Because doing the math, you should at least have on hand… $980,000 as an advance payment as a sign of goodwill" -William would look with disinterest at the desperate Albares who would desperately deny- "In that case, we will have to collect the initial payment in the… traditional way"
The black-haired alpha would snap his fingers causing both Bentral and Xander to pounce on Albares in a surprising way, grabbing him by both arms and stomping hard on his calves, anchoring him to the ground.
"Mr. William, w-wait… what does t-this mean?"
"You see Albares, in the mafia there are some payment methods that serve as a substitute for time when the loan made exceeds a certain limit" -William would take out some small pliers to cut from his pockets observing with indifferent eyes how Bentral grabbed Albares' arm tighter extending his hand in his direction with his fingers widely separated- "the body is one of the main remediable payments that can be used as a substitute"
"Y-You knew that I…"
"When you live the kind of life I live you learn to be prepared for all kinds of situations in case they want to catch you off guard" -William would interrupt shrugging his shoulders calmly- "I always knew that you wouldn't come with a single dollar and that you would do everything possible to get more time… but don't be confused, I was willing to leave you alone for a while with some marks if you agreed to do certain favors for us… unfortunately, your big mouth brought out the worst in you, resulting in this ending this way"
William would only bring the open jaw of the clamp closer slowly without taking his eyes off Albares' desperate eyes. Who was letting out pheromones full of fear.
"Relax, I won't leave you in a serious state that prevents you from carrying out your tasks... I take care of important investments until they are no longer important... so relax... it's just a little personal matter"
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"Hugh!"
The burrito that Xander ate on the way here would come out of the beta's mouth, who was vomiting in a nearby corner after the whole Albares thing ended for the moment.
"Relax... we all vomit on our first time" -Bentral was behind the blonde giving her light pats on the back-
"Hugh!... Are you serious?" -Xander would raise his head slightly, looking at his superior with a slightly hopeful eye-
"Mmm… some… the minority" -before the beta's slightly illuminated eyes Bentral would look away limiting himself to answering through clenched teeth-
"If you're done flirting with each other, it's time to leave this place" -William would say with slight mockery while he was leaning against one of the walls wiping the blood off his knuckles with a small purple rag with clear boredom- "I already called room service to take care of the mess we left behind"
"We weren't…"
"It's not what…"
"Yes, yes, whatever you say" -seeing how both of them hindered each other with their own words he decided to simply stop leaning on the wall and start walking- "whatever happens between you, keep it between you and out of work"
Both Xander and Bentral would exchange glances for a few moments and then begin to follow the dark-haired alpha.
Once that was said, William and his companions would leave the establishment at a leisurely pace, leaving not only a bunch of broken limbs in their wake but also several important diners from the underworld trembling, having it clear in their minds to never approach or speak to anyone ever again about the omega on stage.
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