"Well, I'm not too old to have a few connections of my own." He jested, and huffed. At once feeling insulted. "His name is Mickhail Constantinovich"

"What the...? He's Russian? No never mind. What are the terms of the deal? Or where's the contract paper? I've got a good lawyer. We could take them to court. We could argue the case in court"

"Can you hear yourself? You want us to take a man who's one of the leaders of a known mafia group, to court, and one of the heads of the world's most dangerous founding Organization, The Order Of Machiavelli, to court!? You won't even live to see the trial of your own fucking case in that courtroom! They could wipe you, your Mom and I, from the face of the Earth, without so much as a blink. This is all my fault. I could have taken your money when you offered it. I was too proud to do so. I wanted to do something for the family for once, with my own money. I was tired of feeling useless. Now I'm dragging you into my mess" he began crying again

"No Papa. The mess became ours, the moment you walked through that door. We will see this through. And big house or no big house, you are the most important thing to us. Both mama and I. Shhh, how do you expect me to feel, if I see my own father crying? We can work this out alright? What are the contents of the deal? What was agreed upon? And how much did you borrow papa" She Begged, her tone pleading him to answer. They needed to work this out, before it got further out of hand.

"I took ten billion dollars from them. And they don't ask for their money back, usually. All they want from you, is a favour. It's like a tit-for-tat situation. Something for something. They give you whatever you desperately want, and then hold a favour over your head. To be collected whenever they want to. And there are no boundaries. They can ask you for anything. Anything at all they wish, and you must provide. Failure to do so in the stipulated time, would be fatal. Subtly put, they could take out your entire family"

" Ten...?! Holy...! Da..ad!! Oh my god. That's a fucking large sum. I don't even make that in thirty fucking years! Sweet Jesus. How...why did you need that much? Why would they give you that much? Who would have so much lying around?!"

Her father sighs dejectedly "He wants you Raven"

"What do you mean?"

"He... Mikahail Constantinovich... He wants you as the prize. Apparently you're worth ten billion dollars to him. He doesn't need his money back. He wants you"

"What do you mean 'want me?' I mean, it's not like I'm some sort of prize you can come and pick, and place on your shelf..."

"He's on the phone" her father cut in, then brought out his phone and handed it to her

"You mean he's been on the phone all the while, hearing us talk?" Raven staggered, stunned

"Yes. It was one of his first requirements. That my phone be on, and on loud speaker while I talked to you. He wanted to hear your response to the news. And he's awaiting on the other side of the call, to give you instructions on what he needs from us. You're the only one who can get us out of this mess now, Rae"

"How does he even know me? How does he know I exist?" She was appalled

"We submit a family record, at the point of borrowing money. With pictures and everything. I should think that's how he got to know about you" Her Dad's eyes could barely look at hers. He hated himself. He didn't deserve to live. Him, the one man that was to protect their only child from untold harm, had brought the very harm to her doorstep, in the form of a man.

Raven, not one to back out from challenges, gingerly picked the phone up, and spoke through it

"Hello?" Her voice sounded uncertain, insecure, not at all like how she wanted it to sound. She wet her suddenly patched lips, with her tongue

A beat. Two beats. Three...Four....

"God that voice. I can finally place a voice to the picture. It's fucking Angelic" a rich deep baritone rumbled from the other end, the sound hitting her in waves, shocking her straight to her toes, making them curl.

"Um...Am I speaking to Mikahail Constantinovich?" She asked, her voice quivering, tears now welling up in her eyes, as she realized how dire the situation was.

"Do not dare let that tear drop Raven. Or you'll pay for it. Nothing is to smear those perfect features of yours" he ordered calmly from the other end. Ignoring her intial question

Heck! How did he know she was about to cry? Probably the change in her voice tone

She painfully swallowed. No, she would not cry any longer.

"Ask your father for directions. He'll tell you where to meet me, tomorrow. We have a lot to discuss, you and I" and at once, he ended the call.

♣AUTHOR'S NOTE♣

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so I was able to drop another chapter of SEVEN DAYS OF SIN (SDOS)

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