"What's wrong? What happened?"
I was seriously taken aback by his loud cursing, but after some time I finally asked.
"That pig-like bastard is being difficult and says he must see the face of the business partner once, insisting on bringing you along. Even though I don't want to show you to him."
All of a sudden, Alex's sick body became fine, and he sat up on his bed while throwing his fist here and there.
"Fuck, he already took your ID and everything at the start. What more does he need to see?"
I knew very well why he didn't want him to see me. Even if I was poor and wore shabby clothes, I was still a girl—it didn't matter if I was an alpha. And most of all, I would be lying if I said I was not beautiful—all those confessions I received after my growth wouldn't be going anywhere if I did lie.
A poor helpless girl—with no background—and beautiful on top of it all, Alex knew he had to keep me away from that pig of his boss.
Since Alex didn't know his name, he always called him a pig-like bastard.
"Well, he wanted to see me, so I think I should show my face once. It will be alright, I guess."
This was also the reason why I didn't want Alex to be involved in this business. I didn't know if that pig-like man wouldn't do anything to us if we didn't comply.
I didn't want to imagine how far he could go if he were involved in the drug business.
And besides, Alex said we weren't going to do this for long.
"Why? It's best if you do not involve yourself further. Ah, fuck, should we just leave now?"
"But isn't he the one we get the drugs from?"
This means he already had information about us, and leaving everything behind would take time. Alex didn't speak, only glaring at me as I continued.
"Then, let's do as he says. We don't know what he will do if I refuse to meet with him."
Alex also knew that. If he wasn't sick, then he should be pacing around the room in panic, so instead he started to bite his finger.
"Don't worry too much. If something goes wrong, then I will just vanish. You know, how slippery am I?"
I wasn't confident, but I knew we were in deep shit. But there wasn't anything we could do about it now. Except for meeting that man.
I smiled at him, trying to reassure him.
"It's not that—it just…"
Alex didn't bring himself to say it, but I knew what he really wanted to say, probably something about how fucked up that boss of his was and how he had a thing for cute things. Something along those lines.
But he also knew that it would be a pain in the ass if he refused his order. Those people higher on the social ladder thought it was disrespectful if someone like us wouldn't listen to them.
But that didn't mean he could just hand me over to him. For him, the way I thought of him as my older brother was more precious than anything else, or maybe he thought that it was his responsibility to protect me.
"Just trust me. I bet they won't be able to catch up if I run. Look at me."
I showed off my body. I had a slender frame, sure, but my muscles were quite defined, or so I thought.
But as I showed my muscles, Alex's face twisted because he thought of my cuteness more and more and started to curse silently.
It was really a bad situation, and I stupidly tried to cheer him up. Even Alex had a very bad foreboding about this. He didn't have a choice and could only hope that pig-like bastard didn't do anything to me—at least on the first meeting.
Alex sighed, and his eyes became deep. I knew that look. It was when he was determined to do anything. He likely vowed to protect me unconditionally.
"Alright, but only if you promise me to run away, without looking back and thinking about me."
He placed both of his hands on my shoulder and said seriously. No matter what I would say now, he wouldn't change his mind until he heard what he wanted to hear, so I only nodded, matching my seriousness with him.
I was still not sure if I could do that, leave behind Alex, but I nodded anyway.
The atmosphere became tense, but Alex suddenly started to feel better as he was already out of his heat period and helped me—more like ordered me—to put on the shabbiest clothes I had, saying I had to look as unattractive as possible.
After wearing those clothes, he did my hair messily and covered it with a baseball cap that was slightly lowered to cover my face.
And even after doing all that, Alex had a deep frown on his face as he looked at me with dissatisfaction. He cursed my fair skin several times, but no matter how he tried to think of things to make me look worse, he didn't think of any.
As for me, I didn't know if I would be happy or sad about him complimenting my looks.
And just like that, we left.
The meeting place was a private bar in some basement. Alex sneered as he explained that it was a highly classified club, different from usual clubs where they were doing business. Not just anyone could enter.
His explanation was lengthy, but I could only understand a small part of it.
But honestly, after the recent encounter at the club, I was not ready to just enter any club yet, as the warning from that woman was still freshly carved in my mind.
However, I simply shook my head to dispel those thoughts. Besides, it wasn't that club but just a bar where I would be going.
Soon, we arrived at the location, and after heading underground, the bar came into my view.
The bar was different from the ones I had been to. It was grand with separate chambers at their sides, which were furnished to the max and covered with a glass that didn't allow anyone to see inside.
In the middle of the bar was a stage where several young girls were dancing in very little clothing. For someone like me, I felt out of place.
As for Alex, he had a soured expression the whole way. Only when we were standing before the curtain that led to those luxurious rooms did he smile a bit. But it was obviously his fake smile and wasn't fooling anyone.
I too steeled myself. Even though Alex didn't tell me directly why his boss was trying to meet with me, I understood well.
I knew that the only way out when things heated up was to flee.
"Boss, I am here."
Alex greeted him before even entering with the same warm voice he was speaking on the phone.
As I entered, I saw a fat, pig-like man sitting in the middle of the big sofa. In front of him, meat cooked in different styles was placed with several alcohol bottles. All were expensive.
But he wasn't alone. Sitting beside him were two other men with several tattoos, and their faces were marred with scars. One could tell by just one look that they weren't a good company.
The pig-like man leisurely raised his hand as if to acknowledge his greeting and then turned to me.
"It is rude to introduce yourself while covering your face. Take off your hat."
I felt uneasy at his words but could only do as he said. After glancing at Alex, I took off my hat. My face should have come into his view after a slight disturbance of my messy bangs, and he laughed loudly, making strange noises as his whole round body shook with his laugh.
"I see, I see. You are indeed worthy of hiding. With that face, you can put those sluts to shame."