" Stay still Al I have to apply the medicine!"

Alaric was sitting on the bed with Bethany besides him cleaning up his wounds. When he came back he had found Bethany alone in the brothel bored out of her life.

She told him that the other girls had gone to shop and just for walks since they were also bored.

Because of the public notice on the evacuation, the whole red district was deserted of people with the usual crowd too scared to come. The matter about the notice had already spread.

No one wants to be in a place where there might be a chance of a dungeon eruption.

Bethany had been horrified with all the wounds on him when she first saw him and had immediately pulled him to his room and started to dress and clean his wounds.

" It's kind of ticklish," he said smiling at her. She didn't smile back. She must be worried, Alaric thought looking at her serious face.

" How did you even get hurt like this?" She asked him while wrapping a bandage around his neck .

" Got cut by glass," he said extending his arm to her," I touch a broken window accidentally and it fell. The pieces accidentally nicked me before I could jump out of the way."

" Why would you go around touching things like that! You could have cut a vessel!" Bethany berated him believing his curated lie but still looking at his neck.

" Well it 's from our new house," he said shrugging his shoulder. The wounds weren't that deep. Just flesh wounds.

" Speaking of house, where is the location of the brothel? " She asked him as she started to clean his wound. She had not noticed the small purple bruises on his body and he wasn't planning on showing her.

" It's twenty minutes outside the city and a little isolated," he said then added," Have you heard of the silver shade estate?" He asked her.

She paused and nodded," why do you ask that place is quite famous . I heard about it when I was young. There was a mana explosion or something then it got shut down since the owners disappeared. I'm pretty sure they just sold it ."

" Well, I bought it," he whispered quietly looking at his hand.

" You bought what!" Bethany shouted standing up abruptly," Al tell me it's a joke cause I don't feel like laughing right now."

Alaric avoided eye contact with her and remained silent. Bethany stumbled backwards at his reaction.

" Ooh God why did I let an eighteen year old buy a house," she mumbled to herself loud enough for him to hear, he flinched a little,then she turned and put her hands on both of his shoulders," so you really bought it?"

Alaric nodded.

" With all the money we sent you?"

" No, it got it for five hundred thousand," he tried to convince her with the price. Her hands come to his cheeks and pinched him, hard. He let her vent on him.

" Well at least you didn't get scammed. Alaric I thought you were mature enough to know better," she said with an exhausted sigh releasing him," ooh lord this is a mess."

" But Beth you have to trust me on this one. I'm never going to sabotage us . The place is perfect I can just feel it," he said pulling her onto his lap and resting his head on her chest looking up at her with pleading eyes.

He knew she had a soft spot for him and he was going to use it well.

She sighed again and her hands went into his hair combing through it. Alaric closed his eyes in comfort. He really loved it when she does that.

" Fine I'll trust you this once since the place wasn't expensive anyway. Well go tomorrow afternoon to see it," she said and Alaric nodded then smiled at her .

" You won't be disappointed."

He hoped they won't reject the place since he really wanted them to love it.

" I'm planning on going back to the lobby Incase any customers decides to come, " she said as she got off his lap and rubbed his hair one more time before leaving.

Alaric fell back onto the bed exhaustion from all the days activities catching up to him. He had really had a bumby twenty four hours.

He stood up and went to take a bath, he needed to freshen up since he wasn't about to leave Bethany alone in the lobby with all that is going on.

The other brothels were seriously considering a demonstration and he wanted no part of that. So he wanted them to leave early without alerting the others.

After the refreshing bath he put on his usual loose red silk pants and a white vest and a small perfume then left.

He saw Bethany sitting on the sofa watching vedios on the internet laughing.

He tiptoed behind her and covered eyes ," guess who?" He whispered into her ear.

"The mailman."

"Nop."

"Milk man."

" Nop."

" Then who is it," she said giggling putting her phone on the sofa.

Alaric removed his hands from her eyes then picked her up by her underarm.

" You really can't identify me?" He said as he started to turn her around in circles with her legs kicking in the air. She laughed out loud both their laughter's filling the empty brothel.

Alaric felt a little pain in his wounds and put her down afraid it might start to bleed.

The moment they were silent they heard a small laughter coming from the door.

They both turned to see a woman in short bob haircut cut standing by the door. She was tall and was wearing black jeans plus a cashmere sweater that stretched over her breasts area. She had the perfect eight figure.

She went quite when she noticed them laughing and coughed awkwardly.

" I'm sorry, I didn't mean to," she said as she stepped into the brothel.

" It's okay," Bethany answered.

The woman nodded and then turned to look at Alaric,"can I get your services today," she asked directly her words a little formal.

Alaric stepped towards her .

" Yes of course," he said extending his arm in greetings," I'm Alaric."

" Britney," she said taking his hand.

Alaric turned and nodded to Bethany who nodded back and led Britney to his designated room.

The moment she entered the room she stood and turned to look at him. Alaric stopped by the door waiting to see what she needed.

" Is this place safe?" She asked looking at the still open door.

" Yes, the whole place is soundproofed, " he said as he stepped inside closing the door behind him with a soft click.

" good that's good.. ha.. hic.. hic," she suddenly stopped talking as her eyes started to turn red as tears started gathering.

Alaric was flabbergasted by the sudden change of the situation. He didn't know how to respond in this kind of situation well .

She stared at the floor as tears started to drip her hand muffling her cries. Alaric moved towards her but still maintained a small distance from her just letting her know he was there.

Finally, she whispered softly,"I'm sorry....I just.."

Her breath hitched her chest rising too fast," my husband died three months ago,my dad is in the hospital and I have a five month baby to look after. I haven't told anyone but I'm breaking apart it's just Soo hard and I also have to run my business to keep me and my child going," she laughed depressingly," and you know what everyone around me keeps on saying that I'm strong but I'm not. Do they expect me to throw a tantrum Infront of them to prove it. I'm tired Soo tired."

Those words seemed to be the fuse, her knees buckled under her , Alaric caught her before she hit the ground. She started to full on crying her shoulders shaking while covering her face as gut wrenching sobs tore through her.

Alaric didn't touch her again after catching her but let her crouch and cry to herself. He just crouched next to her quietly.

" You don't have to be strong here," he said quietly, voice warm and steady," not with me."

Her cries deepened after hearing his words like as though a flood gate had been opened. She cried without muffling her voice , her sobs filling the room.

" And you don't have to do anything," he added quietly, his voice warm and steady, "you booked time to feel safe and that is enough."

After hearing that she leaned into him as though she had gotten her own sense of comfort just from his soft voice. And Alaric supported her weight without complaining just letting her grief flow.

This time Alaric came to a deeper understanding of his work and client. He now knew that not everyone who paid for his services were looking for pleasure but just a private quite place to just break . And a non judgemental shoulder to lean on.

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