"I need your help."He raised an eyebrow at that as though amused by her comment."Zak I have nobody else in the world to turn to.He got caught up in some pretty bad shit and now they have him and they said they would kill him."Zak leaned back in his chair eyeing her out.Mariyah knew his mind was working
"Why should I do anything for you?"Oh god, what now Mariyah?
"Do you want me to beg?I will beg, I'll do whatever you want, just help me get him back."
"I could just keep you here and you will do whatever I want anyway, why should I go to all that trouble to help you find Caleb?"Mariyah was choking back her sobs.
"Zak, you are my last hope, I don't know what else to say."
"See Mariyah, you seem to forget that you fucked up with me.I can't just turn a blind eye and pretend like you didn't do what you did.See it's not in my nature to be so accommodating."He was going to be difficult.She didn't have time for this.
"You owe me."She snapped frustrated now.
"I owe you?Interesting.Pray tell me why I owe you."
"Because you wasted too much of my life, you raped me, you abused me, you confused me you made me love you and you made me live a life of constant fear.So yes you owe me."She was trying to sound brave.She even nodded her head.
"No Mariyah, not good enough.I won't help you."Mariah’s heart dropped.
"Zak, please...You are all I have now."Unable to help it she started crying.Mariyah had nobody else to help her.Now she was truly alone.She stood up now needing to get the hell out of his house, hating herself for coming to him in the first place.
"Sit down."She didn't want to listen to him.Her anger was building fast.
"Go to hell.I come her for help and you say you won't help me, why?Because I wounded your pride?I'll find a way to save him myself."She continued to storm off, she headed out the door of the office and went straight to the front door.It was lock coded and she stared at it dumbly.Zak was behind her."Can you press the goddamn code?"He moved away at took a seat on the lounge not caring that she was distressed."Zak open the fucking door, I can't believe I wasted hours on the road for this shit."She started pounding on the door."Zak let me out!”Mariyah was going hysterical, Zak just sat there and continued to watch her.She felt his eyes on her every move.When she turned around and saw his dark eyes on her she cried again.
"Are you finished with your tantrum?"He asked sounding like such a fucking jerk.She looked at him hating him.She made her way to where he was seated and sat opposite him on the huge black leather lounge.Mariyah wiped her tears with the back of her hand felling like a naughty child."What information do you have?"Her heart leapt for joy.He was going to save Caleb.
"Fernando Rodriguez, that’s all I know, he runs some sort of drug thing.That’s all I know."
"What the fuck was Caleb doing mixing with Rodriguez?Does stupidity run in your fucking family?"Mariyah chose to ignore that last comment.If he was going to help her she would remember to watch her mouth.
"He needed work, we were desperate.I don't think he realized what sort of operation this guy was running.Then he became addicted to the shit and well long story short, they came and took him from the rehab center forcing him to sign himself out.This was three weeks ago."
"He could be dead."Mariyah shook her head.
"I would know if he were dead.I need to find him."
"What's in it for me?"Mariyah was waiting for this question.
"Can't you do it form the kindness of your heart?Help an old friend out?"He laughed.
"Yeah that's not going to work for me.How much do you want your brother back?"
"I'll give my life for it."Zak nodded.
"Then your life it is."Mariyah had just signed her soul over to the devil.There would be no returning from this.If he wanted to kill her then so be it.
"Do you think you can help him?"Zak looked at her.
"Leave that to me."Mariyah sat awkwardly not knowing what to do."So I'll keep in touch.I'll leave you my number in case you find him."She was looking in her bag for a pen.You would think her being a teacher she would have one, yeah not her."Look, just give me your number and I'll call you, that way you can save my number and I'll save yours."He gave her his number and she dialed it into her phone."Okay, thank you for this.If you find anything out please call me."She stood and made her way to the door.She stood dumbly looking at the door."Uh Zak I need the door to open so I can kinda of leave."He gave her a drop dead gorgeous smile.
"Really Mariyah?You really think I'm going to let you go?Are you just playing stupid or are you really that dumb?"His insults were getting worse.
"Zak, we just agreed, find Caleb and then you can kill me or whatever.Just find him first."
"You’re not going anywhere, get back in your room.This is working out better than I had imagined."
"Why would you want me here?You have that Olivia who is such a joy to be around, won't I just get in your way?"
