BONUS BLACK - THE DAY HE STOLE A WOMAN

I opened the small kitchen drawer and took out a knife. I never thought I'd try to murder someone, but I was going to. Assholes like Albert Hutson must be stabbed and quartered.

I hide the knife in my belt, taking care not to break my skin. I disguise myself on my way back to the hall when I pass some sad looking almost naked women. My heart aches for them and I'm even more terrified to imagine that this will be my fate if I don't try to defend myself from any bastard who gets their hands on me.

I didn't listen to reason when I accepted Albert Hutson's job offer, usually anything that's too easy has something wrong with it, but I was so desperate to get a job and get out of my aunt and uncle's house that I took the first offer that came along, since that none before had been made for me.

He was very persuasive, with beautiful words and good proposals. Until I arrived at the place and found a nightclub, so far so good… It could have been a maid, a cleaning lady, a waitress… But no, he wanted me to sleep with him to try myself out before making myself available to his clients, like if I were a commodity.

Damn you!

It took a lot of cold blood to pretend to go to the bathroom before everything happened and try to escape from that damn place. But he was surrounded with security at every exit. My only chance was to try to defend myself with my own hands, attacking with the knife I hid the damn thing that tried to touch me.

He was sorely mistaken if he thought I would become a prostitute.

Heart pounding, I turned down the hall to pass the front desk and then back to my room. My legs were shaking so much that I wonder now how I managed to stand up at that moment, I really wanted to cry but I didn't do that much, it rarely happened and maybe the last time I cried was when I was five years old when I broke my arm falling from a tree.

The club's doors opened before I passed into the bedroom hallway and three men entered the room. They were huge and wore black uniforms with initials that I couldn't read from afar, they were also wearing caps, so I didn't have any view of their faces.

"It smells bad in here." I want to go away. said one of them in a deep voice that strangely managed to be soft.

- Calm. You haven't even seen the females here yet. the other said.

“We've never been here, none of us know the females. the third added.

“If you want to leave, fine. You're not obligated, just don't complain when you find the right female and she leaves you because you don't know what to do with her between four walls.

- That's right. When she hears you've never been with a female, she won't think twice about leaving you.

Is that what I heard? A man who has never been with a woman? I thought this was practically impossible!

“I'm not going to lie to you. After that conversation in the car, I even tried to sleep with some woman but the first attempt rejected me because of my skin color. He said words to me that I can't forget. I wasn't attracted to her, but those words hurt. I don't want to go through that again. If all women reject me for my different color than other species, I'd rather be alone.

“Why didn't you tell us? We would never have brought him in against his will. You had agreed to try.

“I was ashamed. No female will want to breed with me because of that.

- Stop this. Because of one woman you think all will be like this. They are not. You need to be qualified when you find the right female. But it's okay, it's not right to push him. Let's go.

I knew that at some point I would screw up and my moment had come. Thinking they were already through the exit doors, I took two steps to cross the reception and to the bedroom when I tripped over my own feet and fell.

Shock and surprise coursed through me when I caught a glimpse of their faces. They were hybrids of hybridFalls, I knew them very well, I followed everything about them on television and I even fought with some idiots who were talking badly about them around me.

What caught my attention the most was the black skinned one and I soon remembered him saying about the woman who rejected him for his color. He was pitch perfect, he was handsome, with strong feature high cheekbones, full masculine lips, and his eyes were so dark they looked like an abyss. His hair was black and short, his shoulders broad and the tight shirt he wore revealed that his body was muscular.

The three looked at me in surprise and the dark chasms of the taller hybrid made me shudder. I immediately remembered how good they were and that even after all they suffered at the hands of Medicine Industries, they still tried to keep the peace with humans that many times didn't deserve it, since they lived night and day at the gates of HybridFalls and the domain tormenting the poor.

A light went on in my head.

They could help me! They were good for women!

— Lucy! - Albert appeared coming out of the corridor of the rooms.

My body shook with fear. I looked at him coming towards me and then looked at the three hybrids who were still staring at me.

"Please help me..." I mumbled, moving only my lips.

The dark-skinned hybrid male's look at me in that moment told me he understood exactly what I meant.

- You work here? He walked closer, his impressive height making me look up to face him.

- It works. But you already have a client for now, if you want her, book for later. Albert replied and my insides squirm.

God, what are these women suffering here?

My gaze at the hybrid was so pleading that it moved closer protectively to my body.

— How much will this customer pay? - he asked.

— The customer is myself. It will go through the test with me before being passed on to my clients.

A roar came from the man in front of me.

"What kind of place is this, where females are treated like merchandise?" Why did they bring me to a damn place like this?! he snarled looking at his friends.

— We didn't know that the women were here out of obligation and it's also the first time we've come, we've only heard about it.

— If you'll excuse me, Lucy is expected to come with me. Albert tugged on my arm.

"Please..." I whispered looking at the hybrid and he gave me a compassionate look.

“I will pay triple what any client pays to abuse these women.

Albert looked thoughtful.

"We can negotiate..." said the bastard.

“Four times as much.

- It's done. Take her with you to the bedroom.

- Can go. he told his friends and took me by the hand, heading for the hall of rooms.

My body felt like jelly and my hand was shaking so badly I thought I was going to have a fit at any moment. What comforted me was knowing that hybrids didn't hurt women and that they were good. He wouldn't hurt me or force anything.

So I hoped.

And that's how Black stole a woman.