Room provided. Meals included.

No background checks.

Kael stared at the ad for a long time. He tapped the application button and it turned green the location appeared right after.

After checking he noticed the place was a thirty minute walk from where he was sitting. He was already getting uncomfortable with all the stares he was getting.

He stood up with renewed energy .

" A job is a job," he muttered to himself as he started the walk in the grueling sun.

Even though he felt he was admitting defeat and that the other awakeners, if they learn of his work would laugh at him now he had to try he wasn't about to be knocked down by shame or fear.

All that had been slapped out of him by his own teammates.

He arrived at the front of the brothel exhausted and tired forty minutes later. He looked at the building and exhaled.

The brothel had been a place as an awakener would look down on with a sense of privilege that he had not noticed he had development. Power can really turn someone blind.

He wiped the sweat on his face with his sleeves and squared his shoulders. This was his one and only chance and he wasn't about to loose it.

He was going to be an awakener working in a brothel, the very bottom in the bunch.

He pushed the door to his destiny open.

The door chimed softly when he pushed it inside and a smell of calming perfume and incense hit him. He breathed in the smell that instantly calmed him.

He could feel his eyes water but he held them back he didn't want to fuck up his only chance by bawling his eyes out.

" How are you?" A voice came a few steps away from him.

He was startled from his reverie. He looked surprised since he had not noticed the man's presence. The man had long black hair and was looking at him with gentle eyes and smiled. He hadn't seen that look for a long time directed to him.

He calmed his racing heart before answering, " I'm fine," he said and stood there observing the man.

" Here have some water," the man said giving him a cup of water.

He took the cup and gulped the water down grateful for the opportunity to wet his dry throat.

He then cleared his throat awkwardly before saying, " is this the velvet Haven?"

" You are at the right place, " the man answered with a smile then added," right this way. "

He gestured deeper into the brothel. Kael relaxed his nerves and followed.

All he could think of was, why was there another awakener in the brothel.

....

Alaric led kael to a smaller lounge away from the lobby. He took a seat and crossed one leg over the other and extended his arm gesturing for him to sit opposite him.

He watched as the almost seven foot man sat on the couch his knees brought together with his hands on top of his knees looking nervous around.

Alaric wondered how a man who looked like the typical awakened had ended up sitting on the brothel small couches huddled to himself as trying to appear as small as possible.

He looked at the tablet in his hand for his name before looking at the man. Activating soothing precense and siren voice.

" Kael," he said his voice soft but firm,"before we talk about the job, I need to understand the man sitting Infront of me?"

Kael looked visibly nervous after his question his eyes moving from side to side then swallowed noisily and opened his mouth," I...I won't cause trouble."

" That was my question," Alaric said his voice colder.

Kael flinched then stiffened . Alaric who was watching him closely noted his reaction quietly.

" You came here sweating and breathless. Anyone can notice there is something strange about you," he said his voice softening then leaned forward and added," tell me what happened"

Kael glanced down his clenching his hands into a fist before looking up and meeting his eyes and said defensively," I don't want your pity."

Alaric shook his head and said," I'm not offering pity.."

Kael blinked at him and exhaled shakily," my teammates dumped me today," he said barely a whisper, " took everything and left me with nothing."

" How long have you been with them?" Alaric asked.

" Three years," he said his eyes starting to redden up.

" That must have hurt."

Kael looked up at him sharply his voice getting defensive again, " I said I don't want pity."

" It's not," Alaric said gently, " it's just an observation. Pain changes peoples heart and I need to know where it's placed before I can even consider employing you."

Kael blinked then nodded barely understanding what he was saying but found it comforting. He rubbed his hands over his face trying to get rid of the forming lump in his throat.

He looked at Alaric." I need a job," he said softly his voice cracking despite him trying to hold it in," I just need a bed, a meal and maybe somewhere that won't throw me away when I'm of no use."

Alaric smiled and nodded," it's good to be honest."

Then he shifted his tone to a more firmer critical tone . He was now turning into an interviewer even though he already liked the guy.

" What can you do kael? Not as a mercenary but as a person," he asked being a brothel guard involved a lot of different clients and brute force won't cut it.

Kael hesitated as though trying to think about what to answer, but visibly deflated when he couldn't come up with anything.

" I.. don't know," he said his voice puzzled.

Alaric didn't react at his answer.

" That's fine. We teach skills here, physical, conversational and emotional," he said studying him silently .

" You're strong," he said looking at his well built figure.

Kael flushed at the unexpected compliment.

" I'm saying this because most of my clients for me are awakened and we do have male awakeners . Some problems might occur while I'm busy so most of the heavy burden may fall on you, " Alaric said seriously.

He needed someone who would be able to react fast in a situation where the client may turn hostile while he is not there.

With the expansion of the brothel he knew his clientele would increase plus the girls and one guard won't be enough. But right now he was okay with only one.

"Can I ask a question?" Kael said nervously rubbing his neck awkwardly.

" Sure," Alaric said leaning back.

" Are you the owner of the brothel?" He asked nervously.

Alaric laughed out loud," you could say that, but I'm mostly one of the prostitutes. I'm the only male prostitute here."

He said nonchalantly, it wasn't like he was ashamed of his profession.

" But you are an awakened," kael said puzzled on how an awakened would degrade himself that much.

Alaric smiled clearly getting what he was thinking, " I love sex."

He said those three simple sentences with a smile.

Kael looked at him in shock, just floored by the absurd reason. He clearly wanted to ask more but held himself back. He was there to be interviewed not the other way round.

" Okay let's get back on track," Alaric said breaking the awkward silence.

Kael nodded and sat straighter.

Alaric breathed in softly and said," alright kael this is the last question,and it deceides everything."

He stood up and walked and stood next to kael and made eye contact with him. Kael stiffened in surprise bracing himself.

"Do you want this job because you're Desparate or do you want to start a new life," Alaric said his eyes looking at him seriously. This was a very personal question to him. Awakeners naturally hate those beneath them and the brothel was the low of the lowest.

" Both," kael admitted sadly,"I'm Desparate but I also want a new life to build and return to," he breathed in heavily and continued," I'll make this one a new one."

Alaric liked his answer very much. It was fake or rehearsal it was from the heart he could even feel it himself.

Alaric studied him for a moment then finally nodded," Then welcome to the velvet Haven."

Kael looked at him with surprised his eyes wetting," I got the job?"

Alaric nodded.

" You start tomorrow."

" Thank you so much," kael stood and bowed. They had really just saved him he didn't know what he would do if he had not stumbled on the ad.

" It's okay, you are family now," Alaric said with a smile then leaned back a little looking towards the stairs," you know I can see you guys peeping right?"

Alaric smiled. Kael looked at the place he was looking and saw from the stare case three heads peeping.

Footsteps rang as they came downstairs after hearing Alaric's words.

" This will be your new co worker," Alaric pointed at a stiff kael," anyone can volunteer to show him his room."

" Hi I'm Bethany," Bethany as her usual self chimed in .

Before Alaric could add anything his phone rang loudly. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at him.

" It's the mansion," he said to no one in particular before answering the phone.

" Hello, is this Alaric?" A female voice asked

" Yes this is him," he responded.

" I think we might have a problem here," the woman said sighing," could you come over?"

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