Burning Desire (Alastor X Reader)

Chapter 30: Do you have a Bible?

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"Hello everyone, sorry for the late." You said out loud to warn all the staff of your presence once you walked through the hotel door.

Charlie was the first to come to see you, she was followed by Vaggie and both looked worried.

"Hello Y/N, um... Can we talk to you? "Charlie asked nervously.

"Of course, I had to talk to you too, I have some interesting news for you." You said with a smile to try to reassure them a little bit. Unfortunately, Vaggie's serious face and Charlie's concern quickly cooled you down.

You followed them to the princess' office and once Charlie closed the door, she offered you a seat and a hot drink. You accepted it and looked at the different libraries that were inside in order to be completely relaxed and throw all your stress away. Several golden eyes were on the corners of the furniture and looked at you at times. It was quite disturbing at first, but you've gotten used to it. It wasn't the first time you've seen this kind of decoration after all.

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"Boris and Alastor explained to us that you made a deal with Valentino and Vox. Is it true Y/N?" Charlie asked suddenly and worriedly.

"That's right, though my contract with Vox was a little hiccup in my plans."

" "Alittle hiccup" "?! "Vaggie shouted, almost tearing her hair out. "What the hell were you thinking Y/N! "

Your eyes slowly widened in the face of the white-haired girl's anger.

"You could have been killed! Even worse! Do you have any idea who Vox and Valentino are? They're manipulators, narcissistic perverts who are prepared to do anything to get what they want ! They don't want anything good for the hotel or other sinners! " she cried trembling with anger, "What would have happened if you had fallen into a trap? Have you even thought about it? They could have drugged you, tortured you, even brainwashed you or whatever to force you to turn against us and satisfy their morbid whims! You could have endangered the whole hotel! Not only you!"

Your jaw tightened in the face of a barrage of criticism. You put your cup down with a deep breath. You understood her reaction, but being so demeaned irritated you deeply. Seriously, who did she think you were? A naive novice? You've spent most of your fucking life with this kind of person! You were forced to sleep with scum like them! Of course you knew who you were dealing with, how dare she take you for a fool?

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"Really? "you roundly asked. "And what would you have done? Would you have sat here and waited for Angel Dust to get killed one day at work? "You provoked hard. "it would have been a wonderful advertising for the hotel indeed! "

"You really think- "

"Vaggie calm down, Alastor clearly explained the rules of the contracts she made with Vox and Valentino, and look, she's doing very well."

"And how do you think Valentino's gonna react when he finds out that she duped him? "Vaggie asked. "He's going to come here and try to kill her and maybe even raze the whole hotel to the ground!"

"I thought about it. " You stepped in. "I recorded our conversation, Valentino is too proud to put his reputation on the line."

"What about Vox? "Vaggie asked.

"Vox?"

"How's he gonna react when he finds out you tricked him into playing semantics on the contract?"

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"If your plan works, what's even gonna happen after the interview Y/N ? " The tone of the Vaggie had become darker, and her eye shone as a warning sign.