Worse deal ever - Kimba sue (best books to read for knowledge TXT) 📗

If she could just get out of there, she would take a plane and get the hell out of there.

Running, Emerald heard heavy footsteps in the distance, it had to Blazed Jimmy, and she looked over her shoulder he was running down the middle of the road. Faster and faster, she had to find another escape route, and she needed sleep; Emerald was tired, and she was running out of energy. She finally came to a junction, no time to make a choice, and Emerald just picked one, and sprinted into the next street.

There were people bustling around this street, and they were all staring at her. Yet she still ran, slower, sprinting. A man with white hair and beard stopped in his tracks to stare at her as she passed him. This street had alleyways; she dove down the second one, and hid behind a trash bin. She needed to catch her breath. Being in the open, meant she had more chance of him finding her, and killing her. Emerald held her hand to her chest, which was now burning with pain. She was a fit person, but still the fear and adrenaline was pumping, causing her heart to race. Emerald closed her eyes, and snapped them open, stars floated before her. She needed a place to crash, and get some much-needed sleep. She could feel her body shutting down, her eyes flickered open and shut. She tried hard to keep them open.

Emerald did not know how long she was out, but when she awoke, she was no longer in the alleyway. She lay on a bed, how did she get here, and where was here? Fear gripped her, if it had been Blazed Jimmy she would dead, or maybe they were going to torture her. She sat up, the room was dark, the night had drawn in more, and the only light she could see was through a tiny gap between the drawn curtains. It was then she noticed a silhouette of someone. Emerald gasped for air. The owner of the house, or apartment was in the room with her. She had nowhere to go. She was trapped. Emerald held her breath.

“You’re awake then,” a male voice told her. It was not Bobby, or Blaze.

Emerald continued to hold her breath.

“I couldn’t leave you down in that alley way, it wasn’t safe for such a beautiful young woman to be all alone.”

“Who are you? Why….” Emerald stuttered.

“Sorry, how rude of me, I’m Tony Shoden.”

His voice sounded sexy, and nice, but Emerald had been fooled once already. She could not afford to let her guard down again. She had slept, but not long enough, she was still tired and hungry. She needed to get out of there. Her heart started to race again, she felt as if she was stuck in a cage and no matter where she turned, Emerald was still locked in.

“W-w-where am I?”

A light flicked on beside her, it was then she saw Tony stood before her, dressed in casual jeans and plain blue shirt, no tie. She noted he had kind eyes, but she was getting tired of running into strange men. She had no idea if he worked for Blaze. Emerald needed to stay calm, and think of a way to get out of there. She would lie if it meant she could get out of here.

“Are you feeling better?” he asked, sitting on the foot of the bed. “I bet you are hungry and thirsty. If you want I can get you something.”

He seemed nice, but so did Bobby. If he worked for Blaze, surely, she would be dead or was he waiting for him to come. His eyes twinkled, and a smile crept onto his lips. Emerald remained where she was, watching his every move. She placed a fake smile on her own lips. Trying not to be taken in, by that sexy smile.

“If you could make a sandwich and get me a drink, I will be out of hair in no time. I am sorry to inconvenience you.”

“You don’t have to rush off. I want to make sure you are okay before you leave,” he said, sliding towards her. “I would feel like an ass if I let you leave and something happened to you.”

Emerald moved her legs to her chest and held them there, resting her head on her knees. She had to focus, if this had happened in a different circumstance, she would already be in his bed, with him.

Emerald stared at him, anger in her eyes. She wasn’t trying to be mean, since he had been so kind to her. Damn, he did take me in when I had passed out in the dark alley, but I can’t stay here, she thought. Emerald didn’t know how to do this without being the street smart girl. She lifted her head, their eyes met.

“Look, I’m happy you saved me. For that, I am grateful, but I really have to go. I can send you some money for helping me out.”

“Before you leave, please tell me why you were in that dark alley alone?”

“I was running from a man and didn’t know where else to go, but hid in the alley.”


“Look does it really matter who or why I was running? I don’t think it does. You have helped me out a lot, but I really have to get out of here.”

He acted like he didn’t hear anything she said to him.” What the hell” is this guy’s deal? Emerald frowned, did this guy not understand that it was time for her to go and she needed to go?

“I feel I can help you. Let me,” he said moving closer again. “I know I don’t know what you’re going through, but I think I can do something to help you out.”

“Okay, you want the truth. My best friend and I were running…”

“Best friend…” he interrupted.

“Yes, my best friend, Ashley. Anyway, she knew a guy, who knew another guy who wanted to party. So being her best friend I tagged along, not that it took much to talk me into going. We were having a blast, but then some guy wanted me to stay with over night. I was like hell no, and then I saw it.”

“Saw it!” his eyes widened.

Emerald had an idea what he was thinking, all men thought about was sex.

“Not that, what kind of girl do you take me for,” Emerald shook her head. “I saw a huge pile of cash. And I wanted it, the stash of cash.”

Emerald took a breath, before continuing, but he lifted his hand, she assumed it meant she had told him enough.

“It don’t matter what you did, all I’m saying is I can help you get out of the trouble you are in.”

“There is nothing you can do. I wish there was something you could do.”

Emerald slid off the bed, stood and headed to the window, moved the curtain to one side, about to peer out, when she felt him put his arms around her waist. She tensed up and tried to move away from him. He wouldn’t let her go.

“Please let me help you. Tell me your name?”

“Let me go and I’ll tell you my name,” she said, staring at the closed curtain, her hand still holding the material.

“I promise I will not just run out the door.”

He withdrew his hands from her waist. She had to tell this guy something, but what could she tell him for him to trust her that she was better on her own. She would have to come up with something fast. Emerald knew down in her soul that Blazed Jimmy was not far from her.

“My name is Emerald. Yes I know that is a weird name, but my mother loved Emerald’s.”

“I love that name. I thought when I was going to get married a few years ago; I wanted us to have a little girl and name her Diamond. She would have always been my Diamond.”

He was smiling when he said this. Oh how she wished things could have been different. If this had been one of her favorite novels, he would have been one of those kings’s you read about in romance novels.

“I’m so sorry to hear that it didn’t work out, but you’re young and good looking. I am sure all you have to do is talk to a few women. Then they would be falling all over you.”

He did not answer her. They heard voices outside, raised voices. Emeralds first thought was it was Jimmy, but as they stood there silent, stiff as rocks, she heard someone yell,

“Tony come outside for a minute and takes a look at what Jack got.” Joey yelled.

She looked over at him with one eyebrow raised. She was actually questioning him with her eyes, but he seemed to ignore her for the moment.

“I will be right back okay? Please stay here, until I get back. I don’t think you should meet my rowdy friends.”

Tony headed towards the door; he had been gone ten minutes. There was nothing else for her to do but sit and wait for Tony to come back. She was bored in here, and she was tired of being around a man that had her blood boil when she looked at him. He had her thinking these crazy thoughts of him naked. She could ravage him in so many ways, but that is not going to happen. She was getting ready to get out of here. It was not safe to be in town with a killer hot on her trail.

Emerald found her white Nike’s with the pink check on the side. He must have taken them off her when she was sleeping. That was nice enough she guessed. She did not want to think about how nice he was or how good looking he is. She just wanted the hell out of here, before it was too late.

Emerald walked down the hallway to the bathroom; she needed to wash her face from the night before. She needed a fresh feeling at the least. She walked by the window, and could not resist looking out. She could not believe it, there stood Blazed Jimmy and he was talking with Tony and his friends. He had something in his hands and he was showing them a piece of paper. The only thing she could think that he would be showing them is a picture of her.

Emerald ran to the bathroom. She was going to sneak out the window, but of course, there was no window in the damn room. She closed and locked the door and waited, since it was all she could do. Hide and wait.