A Little Sane

Chapter 87

Mercedes slowly opened her eyes. She set up in a quick motion. She realized she had fallen asleep at the desk. Jeremiah was sleeping with his head on the desk in a chair next to her. She noticed three men standing in front of the desk staring at her. She instantly tapped Jeremiah.

"Miah.. Miah!"

Jeremiah shot up like a rocket.

"Huh? What?"

One of the three men sighed.

"We are um.. waiting for your first order of business.. and um.. why is Jeremiah Valeska here and not your husband?"

Mercedes stood up from the desk.

"Don't worry about that. Jeremiah wasn't going to be here long anyways."

Jeremiah stood up and straightened himself. Mercedes thought to herself. She turned to the three men.

"First order of business,  I want everyone in this building in the wreck room in an hour for a meeting. Jeremiah you can stay for that if you want. They have an hour to wake up and get ready. I expect everyone there. No exceptions. Men and women. Go."

They watched the men leave and Jeremiah eyed her curiously. Mercedes nodded determined.

"I'm changing things around here. My action they probably won't like though.."

Mercedes stood next to Jeremiah in front a room full of people. She stood tall.

"There are going to be some changes made around."

Mercedes looked around at all the women in the room. Most were dressed in the most revealing outfits. Some were dressed poorly and dirty, while others looked completely beaten and on drugs. Mercedes could feel her heart sinking, but she stayed firm.

"The first thing to change is that there will be no more prostitution or sex trafficking of any kind. These women are free to leave."

All the men groaned. One man stepped forward laughing and aimed his gun.

"You really think we are just going to let them go?! You can't spoil our fun! You're a woman, you should be doing what they do anyways!"

Mercedes closed her fist and the man's neck was instantly snapped. The other men stared at her in shock.

"Anyone else want to question me?! You'll end up just like him!"

Jeremiah grinned at the dead man. Mercedes stepped forward.

"Let me make myself perfectly clear! No woman is being held captive anymore! They are free to leave! Any woman who needs help finding their family or drug rehabilitation, will receive my help. If any woman stays, that is on her, but she is staying for protection! No one will touch her! If see any of you abusing women or getting paid for sex, I will immediately execute you! If I hear any of you even thinking kidnapping another woman for abuse and sex, I will immediately execute you! Women are people! Not objects! So if you so much as sexually harass a woman I will fucking kill you! Anyone else object, you are free to try and kill me, but I wouldn't if I were you! Do I make myself clear?"

All the men stared at her. Her skin turned red and her eyes darkened to black.

"Do I make myself clear?!"

She received many nods. 

"Now I'm sure you men had a whole day of jobs that were given to you. Go about that business and leave the women to either leave or stay in peace."

Every single woman stayed standing in the wreck room. Some were in tears. One woman walked forward.

"We.. we can leave..? Are you serious..?"