Trey

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Trey watches Alexa pack her carry on. "What are you doing?"

Alexa gives Trey an innocent look. "I'm just packing for our trip to Asia. I haven't been able to find much about Joa. He won't do business with anyone he doesn't buy or sell people to. What's he like?"

Trey leans back against the door jamb as he thinks about his associate. "He reminds me a lot of you actually. He's young, about my age but as ruthless as you are. I guess having to take care of the largest syndicate in the world would make you that way. But I think he was like that even before he took over. 

"He's married, but I never met her. He'd always be with one of his slaves and offer me one as well. But I got the feeling that he doesn't much like or care for his wife. He's called her a bitch more than once in my hearing. It was an arranged marriage I believe." Trey offers that when Alexa looks at him with his words.

"He has a younger brother that is his second. He thinks the world of him. If there is a weakness for Joa, it would be Jin. Jin is closer to your age I think." There is about seven years difference between Trey and Alexis.

"Joa controls the flesh trade in Asia. There is no buying, selling or trading without him giving permission. If anyone does so, they are dealt with swiftly and permanently," Trey finishes.

Alexa looks thoughtful. This could be her chance to shut down the largest portion of the slave trade permanently. If she can do it right. She's not sure that she'll be able to. She looks at Trey suddenly, "Does he know who I am?"

Trey shakes his head. "Not that I know of. I let it slip that you are the daughter of a mafia boss, but I didn't say which one or that you'd taken over when your father died. But Joa has even more resources than either of us and could have found out on his own, so I don't know."

"I see," Alexa says thoughtfully tapping her finger against her lip.

Trey doesn't like the look on her face, "Alexa, what do you have planned?"

Alexa, looks up at Trey and smiles brightly, and innocently says, "I have no idea what you are talking about."

Then she drops the smile, "I want you to know, that I do love you Trey. If things don't go well in Asia, I want you to remember that."

Her words just alarm Trey even more.

Just then a knock is heard at their door. Trey moves out of the way and opens it to find a maid there. "Your ride is here, Mr. Matthews." 

"Thank you, Celia," Trey says then goes to pick up the luggage sitting next to the bed. Alexa slings her carry on over her shoulder and grabs his as well. She ignores the pain that flares from her poor abused shoulder. The bullet wound making itself known. She'll just deal with the pain. It won't be the first time and undoubtedly it won't be the last.

"Is it normal for him to send his private plane to pick you up?" Alexa finally asks the question that has been bugging her since she first found out.

Trey looks at her troubled. "No, usually he only would send it if I had a group of girls that needed to be transported to sell. Otherwise I'd either fly commercial or charter a jet." Trey hasn't bothered with buying his own jet. 

Alexa looks at Trey and sees the worry in his face. "You think he's planning something?"

Trey gives a humorless laugh full of bitterness. "Joa is always planning something, Alexa. It's how he's stayed in the top position even though he's so young. He takes out his competition before they are even competition.

"I just don't understand why he's bothering to bring me there instead of just assassinating me here." With those words Trey falls into a depressed funk.

Alexa climbs behind Trey into the private jet and has a hard time not letting her jaw drop. The place was even more fancy than her penthouse apartment in the city.

"There's a bedroom in the back as well as a full bathroom with a shower. If you decide to take a shower just know that there is limited water." Trey tells her as he takes their carry on's and stores them out of the way. He ignores the stewardess that had tried to take them.

"A bedroom?" Alexa has never flown in a private plane before, although she has chartered one before. None have been as nice as this.

"Yes, the bed is rather comfortable too." Trey leans down and whispers, "Would you like to join the mile high club? I could sponsor you if you want."

Alexa burns a bright red but she nods anyway. There is no way she's going to pass up the chance to try out the bed in back.

Trey lets out an amused laugh. He'd thought she'd be upset with his words.  He's glad that she's willing. He has a feeling that it will be the last time either of them will have the chance to be with the other.

"Alexa, I saw you placing a gift in your bag. What's up with that?"

Alexa gives Trey a small smile as she replies as she does up her seat belt in preparation for take off. "I thought Joa might like a gift. I have one for his brother as well, if he likes it."

Trey looks at Alexa in shock. She's not saying what he thinks she is, is she? For the first time in some time Trey thinks that there might be hope in surviving this trip to Asia after all.

If Alexa pulls this off, then there isn't any one that can stop her.

But the question is, will she be able to pull it off.

Trey looks to her with a question in his eyes and Alexa merely nods. Trey relaxes a bit. Now how does she plan to get the chain on him and activate it?

Alexa whispers her plan to him as they are making use of the bedroom in the back.

Trey just hopes that it all goes to plan.