Chapter 5

I just came out of restroom and went on my way to the staffroom where the staff meeting Ira arranged was being held. The inspector still didn't arrive yet and this nightmare of a day has only begun. Shame was all I felt when I saw how much cum I had to clean off myself inside the bathroom, but shame was only what I had to feel. I'd rather not get into detail with how it truly made me feel.

I made a quick turn into the kitchen to grab myself the coffee and some painkillers to deal with the soreness between my legs. The new staff in the kitchen were all staring at me and I was so frustrated at myself, that I nearly took it out on them. But that wasn't how I wanted to begin my day. I was never the type that let out my frustrations on other people and as their boss, I had to put out a good impression. Tobit used to tell me that my beauty made people stare whenever I entered a room, so I was going to go with that and not with what my subconscious was slowly telling me at the back my mind, while she crawled forth from shadows.

After what Eros did, all she did was glare at me in shame!

'Eros made you his bitch! He fucked you in the elevator! You're such a slut!'

I paused and closed my eyes to calm down my breath. Ira already explained to me that those four were part of our four-plan management team. Which meant that each of them will be responsible for all four primary sections of FourthNight. There will be a manager for the food court, one for the security, one will be handling the casino and the other will be taking care of managing the BDSM department. I honestly didn't think any of them had experience or how the hell they bribed Ira into it.

I mean, Ira did have a crush on them, so maybe...

No, fuck NO! I won't allow it! She would never sleep with them!

'Jealous?'

No I'm not jealous!

I opened my eyes again and straightened my back. Eros was going to be there too and after what he and I did, no what he did, I am not going to give him the satisfaction. They think they can break me, but I will prove them wrong!

'I am Tara Asmodeus, The Tara Asmodeus, and I will not let these four assholes mess with me!'

"Sorry I'm late," I came walking into the staffroom, holding my coffee in one hand and my purse in the other.

The staffroom was quite sizable, and Ira and I designed it to be used for all staff meetings. There was large round table standing in the centre with several chairs around it. It was also filled with some fancy decor and one large floor-to-ceiling window standing on the other side, giving a full city view over Chicago.

Ira was standing in the room, as if they had just waited for me. All four of them were seated in place, Eros leaning over to whisper something in Blaise's ear. I didn't dare listening in on what he was saying, but the other three all glared at Eros before they looked at me. I was succubus, I could feel it when the lust in their eyes took over. But I didn't waver.

"So here's the plan," I proceeded and then went to close the door. Again wondering if they really slept with Ira, now that it's just us six in the room. Would they really use her to get to me?

I turned back around and cleared my throat, sipping on my coffee next before I moved over to the table. I didn't want to sit down or even be near any of them.

"Ira informed me last night that the Edinburgh Council are sending over an inspector. After this place got reopened after 50 years, it didn't have an inspection for over a century and now we have to wait on their approval in order for this place to stay, or else we will be forced to close it down."

Alec raised his hand and I looked at him first. I contemplated whether I should allow him to speak, maybe because I was afraid he said something infront of Ira, but that would only mean that I was letting them win. And I wasnt going to let that happen.

So I nodded my head and once he had my approval to speak, surprising to me, he asked. "So...How exactly do they have the authority to close this place?"

"The Edinburgh Council has authority over anything supernatural," Ira answered him for me. "Even if the princess of hell runs the house, that gives them all the more reason to give us hell, if they wanted."

"She's right," I added and then sighed. "And this place is really important. It's a family legacy. We don't know when this inspector might show up, so please stay prepared. They might notice even the slightest issues and we can't allow that to happen." Ira only nodded and hummed as she agreed with me. But of course I had to add one last part. "And that includes, keeping all skeletons in the closet...No stuff like bodies lying around!"

"Bodies lying around?" Ira frowned at me.

I fake smiled at them. I knew all four of them could catch my hint, I was warning them. I then looked at her and only shrugged it off. "You know what I mean!"

"I don't..." She blinked.

"I'll be in my office if I'm needed." I grabbed my coffee and my purse and on my way out, I whispered to Ira telling her to text me if the inspector is here. She will be working downstairs at the bar.

I then went out door and walked to the stairs to go upstairs to my office. I was leaving one of my most precious treasures in the hands of those for dickheads, I was so going to lose this place. I had hoped that I got to them in a way and that they wouldn't try to do anything that would sabotage me, but now it was over. I couldn't rely on them, I needed a backup plan. Incase something did go sideways.

'Think, Tara, Think.'

I walked up the stairs to the floor of my office. Once there, I got seated behind my work desk and then I continued drinking my coffee. This day was getting more and more stressful. I was tempted to call Axel but there was so much at stake here. I couldn't let him find out about the soulmate thing and to make it all worse, I let Eros claim my virginity. In a way it felt like he had a piece of me with him...maybe I didn't want to lose that piece now...

I suppose all girls feel that way about the guy that was their first time. Mine just wasn't so magical, but it also wasn't that bad?

I still remembered what Blaise told me last night. They would make my life a living hell and that also meant sabotaging today so that the Edinburgh Council gets the leverage they'd need to shut this place down. There was only thing left to do.

I slowly looked at the telephone on my desk. My hands were literally shaking because I was feeling a bit nervous about this. Ira made sure that each of them had a private workstation, and every one of them connected through this one phone line. I could call all four of them here and what made me nervous was that I would be vulnerable. To all four of them. I couldn't even face Eros.

'Pull yourself together, Tara. Do it for Uncle Sol.'

I closed my eyes in took a deep and calm breath in, and then another breath out. And then with just a push of a button I sent an outgoing telephone call to all four workstation.

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I waited for them get here. Tapping my index finger on the desk impatiently, because I also wanted to get this over and done with.

"Talk," Alec spoke from behind me.

It gave me a fright and startled me. I jumped from the chair and turned around. He stood leaning against the window with his arms folded, biceps bulging. Next the other three appeared in the room, all laying their eyes on me. It was as if they knew I wanted something, and I didn't want to say it.

I cleared my throat before speaking. I didn't want to get into the long story of how much this club meant to me, so I was going to get straight to the point. "As a business owner, I have to learn how to take risks and make sacrifices. And right now I can't have the four of you sabotaging my business, leaving bodies lying around and just messing everything up!"

"What bodies?" Alec asked me.

'Did that he just ask me that?'

I paused for a moment. Maybe it'd be better for me to get back to what I was saying. "What I'm trying to say is, Fine. I will give in to whatever game it is that the four of you are playing. I'll do whatever it is that you want, and all I'm asking is for you to please not to ruin this for me."

Alec looked at the rest before they looked at each other. At that moment I felt like burying my head into a hole, but I had to stand my ground. They knew precisely what I meant and they didn't need me to word it out for them. Deep down I knew what they wanted.

"What you did is punishable by death," Alec said as he came walking closer to me. I tensed up when he brushed the back of his hand over my cheek. "But since we can't kill you there's only one thing to do here. You will become our slave." The back of my mouth salivated and I was lost for words.

"...We have a deal." I said after swallowing enough of my pride.

I then heard phone buzzing and all four of them looked at my phone on the desk. None of them moved from their places, but looked at me. I then went to pick up my phone and saw that it's a text message from Ira.

Ira: "They're here!"