Chapter 218: The Seventh Circle of Hell
Alex slept for what felt like a lifetime after enduring more drugs than he was accustomed to. Alex was far from an addict, but he enjoyed what may be referred to as prohibited substances every now and then. But he had never done anything like methamphetamine before. And it was not an experience he wanted to repeat.
Thus, the day after his little kidnapping Alex spent it entirely inside his hotel room, sleeping off the mixture of drugs he had been administered by the cartel’s kidnapper the day before. Alex, of course did not even notice the text message from the florist who, after some internal debate decided she would take Alex up on his offer to communicate via text.
This, of course, caused the woman to pout after being left on reading for a full 72 hours. But after Alex was finally back to his normal self, he checked his messages to see not only were there about a million texts from his harem, as well as voicemails all of which were full of panic. But there was also a message from Maria.
Feeling as if he had missed a huge opportunity Alex texted the woman back with a message that justified his lack of communication.
“Sorry, the last few days I have been recovering from a pretty dire situation I happened to find myself in. I probably should have gone to the hospital, but that’s not exactly something I as an American am willing to do unless my life is in danger...”
This text immediately elicited a response of worry from the purehearted and traditional maiden who immediately checked on Alex’s health.
“Oh, no! Are you alright? Is there anything I can do?”
Alex smiled when he saw this before sending another text message one that assured the woman he was alright now, even if he was still suffering from the aftereffects of the particularly dangerous concoction of drugs that was forcefully given to him by the cartel.
“I’m fine... I mean I still feel like shit, but I’ll survive. Listen, I don’t really want to talk about what happened over text, it’s a long story. But if you want, we can get something for lunch, and I’ll tell you all about it.”
Perhaps Maria’s curiosity about what had happened to Alex got the better of her, but to Alex’s surprise she immediately agreed. Setting a time and place to meet up. Which Alex quickly agreed to before placing down his phone and entering the shower.
After spending three days in bed sweating out all the drugs in his system, Alex realized he stunk to high heavens and needed to properly cleanse himself. Thus, he entered the shower and cleaned himself off before getting dressed in some expensive casual clothes.
Soon enough, Alex took a cab to the little diner that he had agreed to meet Maria at, where she was already sitting at a table waiting for him. The young beauty quickly waved at the man, where he then sat in front of her, and sighed heavily. It was a sigh of complete and total physical exhaustion which caused Maria to feel quite a bit of concern that she was quick to express.
“Are you sure you’re alright? No offense, but you look like you have been through the ringer—”
Alex nodded his head, before waving towards the waiter and ordering some caffeine along with a nice lunch that was easy on his stomach. He then spent a solid thirty minutes explaining how he was drugged and kidnapped by the cartel before being injected with methamphetamines. All because the daughter of a drug lord was a fan of his.
Alex however shook his head, as he denied that he was so cowardly. With a boastful gesture, by pounding his chest with his fist he assured the young beauty that he wasn’t leaving anytime soon.
“Do you think I am really that kind of man? The Cartel doesn’t scare me, they just caught me off guard that’s all. Had it been a fair fight, I would have taken at least a few of those bastards with me to the seventh circle of hell!”
This arrogant remark caused Maria to giggle slightly, as she made a jest of her own at Alex’s expense.
“I hope the reason you are destined to the seventh circle of hell is for violence and not sodomy...”
Alex immediately feigned offense at this, as he playfully placed his hands on his ass while mocking the woman for her crude statement.
“How did you know my terrible secret!?!”
This remark immediately caused Maria to break out into an uncontrollable fit of a laughter, while Alex joined her. While the two of them laughed at their own jokes, a message appeared in Alex’s vision from the system yet again.
[Maria enjoys your sense of humor and finds you to be both funny and charming.]
[+5 Affection from Maria]
[Maria’s Affection: 15/100]
Alex then ceased his laughter before being serious with the young woman, assuring her that they would indeed be able to meet again, while also giving her a fair warning about himself like he had done when they first met.
“No, but for real, though. I’ll be sticking around for some time. After all I’ve got business south of the border that isn’t finished yet. So if you want to see me again, I’m all for it. But like I told you when we first met, I don’t think I’m the kind of guy that you will want to be with when you get to know me...”
Despite Alex’s warning, Maria was not deterred. Perhaps it was because Alex had yet to actually reveal his more sinister side to the purehearted young maiden that she did not take his warning seriously. Or perhaps she enjoyed spending time with him so far and wanted to see how far she could take it. Either way, she assured Alex that they would likely be seeing each other again.
“You let me be the judge of that! Anyway, Alex I had a wonderful time, and so long as you don’t end up falling afoul of the cartel again, I’m sure we will see each other soon enough. Until we meet again!”
After saying this, the young woman unlocked her door, and shut it behind her, leaving Alex to return to his cab, where he would take a long silent drive back to his hotel.