Ray raised his voice even louder, “No.  I am appointing you, you do not have a choice.  I am here to inform you rather than asking for your acceptance.”

Shane was shitting herself now, “That I know, but I am not sure if I could protect her.” She said plainly. 

Ray’s facial muscle relaxed a little. “Shouldn’t be a problem.  Me and my crew are going away for a month only, you only need to keep her safe over this period.”

Shane found a hope in this situation finally, she asked, “So after a month if she is safe then I have my life back?”

“Yes.”  Ray tone was getting impatient. “But if anything happens to her, anything, then you are dead. Am I clear?”

Although Shane’s blood had gone cold all of a sudden, she still managed to say, “Of course.”

“Good then. It’s all settled.”  Ray laughed out loud. “I reward my crew generously.  Now that you are working for me, I promise you will have your fair share.” He padded my shoulder and put some cash into my jacket pocket.

Shane only nodded slightly saying “I don’t need to be rewarded. I only wish that I can have my life back after a month.”  She shook her head thinking how she got herself in this situation in the first place…

Ray went over to Chase and handed him a pile of cash as compensation for Shane’s one month’s ‘holiday’.   He could only accept it and gave her a confused look.  She had no explanation herself too…

Ray left the shop and motion for her to follow.

Chase said to Shane, “Good luck!  See you in a month then.”

Shane smiled bitterly and walked out of the shop.

Carmen was waiting outside, leaning on a SL500 Mercedes coupe. She was wearing denim jeans and jacket with a pair of cowboy style boots.  She brushed her fringe out of the way. Shane got to admit that she actually looked wild and sexy.  However, thinking she was devil who landed her in this mess, she frowned.

“Come on, I want to go to Vegas tonight.” Carmen flashed her beautiful smile at Shane, showing her perfectly white teeth.  She looked at this pretty girl in front of her not knowing what to do with her.

“Come on, my brother is on his way to the airport, you are officially responsible for my safety until he returns!”  She dragged Shane into her car.   “Fine then, you jump, I jump.  Is that ok?”  Shane finally accepted her fate.

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