Price of Love

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f strippers before us performed their closing moves. I was consu

appointment wash over me. I couldn't believe I had let myself get i

erformers sashayed off the stage, their confident s

gh the speakers, echoing off the w

y, and a fresh face, Sexy Ana!!" he dec

moke swirling around us in a sensual dance. The lights suddenly shif

nticipation and desire. I felt my heart ski

ront of all those people, and bare my sou

mic her confidence. I had never seen this side of Sarah befor

d practiced and decided to trust myself. I stopped following Sarah's

ole with my body and moving my wa

ft towards me. Some men were whispering to the w

c. It was exhilarating to feel free and in control of m

us off the stage. As we made our way back to the locker room, t

amazing body!" "I'm pretty sure you had a lot of tips!" The praise was overwhelmi

ou know, as a first-timer, you were pretty awesome,

lt a sense of gratitude towards her f

ing. The feeling I experienced from dancing on that stage wasn't one o

ost in the music and the moment. I felt a sense of liberation li

cause I was sweating. I got dressed and waited

ah had mentioned earlier that strippers get at least two f

t down, tapping the table to

e, pouring me a bottle of champagne. I was taken aback -

isn't that expensive?" I as

" the bartender said, pointing to a man w

ok the drink, feeling a sense of grat

adow loomed behind me, sending a

ng figure. He was a massive man, dressed in a tailored suit, sporting

uard," and I instinctively w

the person he was guarding. That's when I saw him - a man w

ing the gaze of everyone around him. The crowd parted

at?" I asked, nodding towards the bodyguard. The bartender's ey

said, his tone laced with a

ly wealthy. He commands attention because he's feared by man

words sent a shi

o's intimidating reputation, a loud crash echoed through the

d, begging for mercy as he frantically

crashed into someone, and from the direction of

rom sight. Before I could process what was happening, a guard swiftly emerge

st with a knife, and another guard promptly dragged the lifeless

d into his boss, Albert?" I asked the bartender in shoc

quiet. "Shhh... reduce your voice and act like you saw nothing," he whisp

d ominous, and I felt a

word, disappearing into a room labeled "VIP". I hadn't even

man, I thought to myself. I n

d murmurs, I pieced together that he was a powerf

dancing privately for a man at the other end of

roached me, fully dressed, and said, "Time to go." I followed

relax here until it's light enough for u

ation." I was surprised and impressed - they gave

size and luxury. Two beds dominated the spa

. I went over to the bed and lay down immediately, feel

ped me, and I let out a deep s

or sleep to overtake me. But then, the thought of my

ecalled the reason I was there. I turned to Sarah,

million in a week? My mom's life depends on it,"

instructed, and I complied. "It's not an impossible task;

I have less than a week to turn this around,

althy individuals-drug lords, money launderers, mafia figures who view millions as pocket c

ormances, there's another method for making qu

t her in d

em?" I asked, my voice barely

hy that they won't haggle; they'll pay whatever you ask as long as you meet their needs. So, if you're w

elt a mix of emotions - shock, fear, and desperation. Could

th shocked and surpri

king this job had already taken a lot from me, and

Sarah," I said, my voice bar

"In my opinion, there's nothing to think a

and if you don't comply, you won't be able to save your mom. Think

ered my options. I had none. I was trapped,

ny other choice." She turned over, lying down, and

, and I felt tears prick at the corne