The Prison of Hearts

Chapter-2

All his men looked towards Marcus alarmed, as he sat up straighter.

“What do you mean take a few of my men?” he said seething.

“It means we take 3 of your people and leave without causing any damage to you or anyone else here” Felix replied calmly

“THREE?!? I am not even giving one of my men to this bitch, women like her belong in the house or better in my bed not in the criminal world!” Marcus spitted out.

Before I could reply to his filthy, demeaning comment, Felix was standing in front of him with gun held to his throat “You don’t talk to a woman like that, especially not to her, didn’t your mother teach you that” Felix said through his teeth.

“I can talk however I want” he looked at me and smirked “looks like the bitch cant even talk for herself”

“Aww, don’t get angry now I did you a favour” I answer sweetly

“Favour? and what favour would that be my dear” he said mockingly and Felix pointed the gun to his head causing all the men in the room to take out their weapons but I ignored them.

I looked towards the blonde woman who brought us here, she was standing in the corner, back straight, face void of any emotion. I smirked at her only for her to ignore me and look at her master. Hmm, I liked her.

“I am doing you a favour by taking only 3 of your people instead of burning your whole house to the ground” I said looking back at him.

“you see..” I continued “I don’t usually like bringing children into business but its actually up to you, your wife and children or three of your people” I rubbed my chin with my index finger “hmm…. Who will you choose?”

Magnus had gone as white as a ghost, he looked at me shocked to his core. He opened his mouth to say something but nothing came out. The men around the room had a similar reaction, they had all gone still, colour draining from their faces. All except the blonde women she just stared at her master waiting for his next order.

I let out a small laugh from the look on there faces, it was hilarious.

“But you don’t kill children” the man with the girl on his lap spoke up

“And who might you be ?” I asked the man

“Carl Dumid, second in command and head trainer” he sat up straighter obviously proud of his position for some unknown reason.

“Well Carl you are right I don’t hurt children” Magnus released a breath as I said that

“But…” I mussed “I can always just take them with me, you know do them a favour make them a part of my gang until you die and one of them takes over, then I would merge Dumid into my gang”

Everyone fell quite after that. Carl shrank down as everyone turned to glare at him.

Magnus was the one who broke the silence “Okay” I raised my eyebrows “okay? Okay, you can take my children? Or okay, you can take 3 of whoever you want” I asked not sure what he was referring to.

He bared him teeth at me “Okay take 3 of my men, but leave my family out of this and ask your lapdog to get of me” he said glaring at Felix who was still on top of him. Felix growled at him before he got off and came to stand next to me again.

He looked at me for his next order.

I tilted my head towards the door to motion him to get things ready. He gave me a nod and walked out of the tent.

“Alone in a tent with your enemies, bold move Viper or should I say Azalea?” Marcus asked raising an eyebrow.

“Call me a bitch if like, I honestly don’t care and as for being alone do you really think I wouldn’t get backup? Do you honestly think that low of me?” I put my hand on my chest faking a pained expression “I’m hurt Marcus” I said wiping a fake tear

“Your acting skills suck and what do you mean backup? I don’t see any”

“What’s the point of having backup if your enemies know you have backup? Come on Marcus really now you are downright insulting me” I was honestly surprised he thought I came alone onto his territory.

“My have this whole tent surrounded one wrong move and..” I slid my thumb across my throat.

“How do I know you are not bluffing?” at least he had the decency to look somewhat disturbed

“you don’t” I answered simply “Its up to you, if you act on the threat I clearly just gave you or just ignore it and let me choose which of your members I am gonna take”

“You are gonna choose now ?!” he asked momentarily distracted from my provocations.

“ of course, I would like to done with all the work and get back home as soon as possible” I answers

“And who all in your mind”

I rubbed my chin, pretending to think “Hmm……. I don’t know maybe him” pointing to a young man, no boy sitting near the front “or him or him or him no………. wait what about him” I said pointing to random people who were staring at me wide eyed.

Felix walked in and whispered to me “all done, and stop scaring these babies and get on with the work already”

“But I am enjoying it” I whispered

Felix smiled “I know you are but, hurry the fuck up I think I might have a chance with Blonde Beth”

I rolled my eyes but listened “Felix here is getting sexually frustrated so I am gonna hurry up” I said to the room ignoring Felix’s glare

“So… you guys and you” I pointed at Carl and the girl on his lap and then towards the blonde girl

“You can take anyone and you are taking the maid and the slut?” Magnus asked.

I looked towards the blonde girl, Beth, who showed no reaction to be called a slut as if she was used to it

I looked back at Magnus “ would you rather I take you ?” I asked

“No by all means take whoever you want” he grinned

“ok then, Felix get them and met me outside in the carrier” I ordered and walked out of the room