Brooklyn Revival (completed)

Chapter 30- Time's up

Magnus relaxed a little, knowing that Alec was coming to save him; feeling like maybe everything was going to be okay after all. He looked at Michael and smiled. Michael himself also looked much happier with the knowledge that he may get his money back after all.

"You know, I'm surprised that you haven't made more of a fuss that my father hasn't paid back what he owes you," Magnus commented, eyeing them suspiciously as they looked at one another. Michael just shrugged as if he wasn't interested.

"As long as I get the money, I don't care who pays the debt off," Michael said before standing up. Something about his tone was not sitting right with Magnus; as if he was actually bothered about the fact that Alec was paying him and not Asmodeus.

Magnus didn't want to say anything. He only wanted Alec to rescue him and was worried that if he asked any more questions then Michael may start to get annoyed and change his mind about letting Alec pay for his escape.

Magnus sat in silence for a few hours, nobody knowing what to say to him as they spoke one another instead. Magnus was unable to hear what they were chatting about because it was all in hushed tones. Just as he was about to give in and ask for a time, Michael's phone rang. Michael glanced at it and frowned at the number, showing the phone to Magnus.

"Is this Alex's number?" Michael asked. Magnus squinted at the number and nodded. "Good"

"Oh, and by the way, it's Alec... not Alex." Magnus corrected him and Michael rolled his eyes before answering the phone.

"Alec, what a pleasure it is to hear from you... Do you have my money?" Michael asked, his grin not reaching his eyes. Magnus caught a hint of annoyance on his face but was unable to hear Alec's answer. He watched as he saw a frown spread across Michael's face. Magnus's heart dropped at the possible causes for it. Was it because Alec couldn't get the money? Or was it because Michael had changed his mind. "Okay... yes... No... You have till 5 pm... At the warehouse by the docks. Times ticking Alec... only about 2 hours left."

Michael put the phone down and sighed as he looked at Magnus. He made. a tutting noise as he walked to him, taking a chair and sitting down in front of Magnus. Magnus swallowed hard, feeling like Alec wasn't going to be able to make the deal after all; judging by the way Michael was acting.

"That boyfriend of yours is being a bother... He's only managed to get $475,000. Now he's asking me to drop the ransom or do an IOU for him. Not going to happen, I'm afraid. If he's not here by 5pm...well then he might just find you all alone with a bullet in your head..." Michael shrugged.

"What if I paid some too... I have the money. Please!" Magnus pleaded. "I'll put up the other $35,000. I'll give you $40,000 if you let me go!"

"Nope. Sorry. This is between me, Asmodeus and now Alec. You aren't paying your own ransom fee. That's not how this works." Michael frowned.

"But... it's technically my father's money anyway? All the money I have except for like...$10,000 is all from his bank..." Magnus said, his heart rate rising with the fear that he was going to die soon.

"Tell you what, I'll think about it. If your boyfriend comes up with the money then you can go. If not, then I will consider your offer, but let's see how this plays out first." Michael smiled mischievously. Magnus was now starting to see that Michael liked the suspense and drama of all of this. He liked the idea of conflicting pain and misery onto others.

"Fine, whatever you decide. But think about it... This away, you don't get my death on your hands AND you get your money back PLUS an extra $5,000." Magnus commented, hoping to push him a little more without taking it so far that Michael would start to get angry with him.