(1x1 With SulliWolf and Neruda)

[Neruda Love Song]

Alexander nodded. He looked back and smiled, "I guessed that." He looked up and said, "This is the west wing." Before him was a long hallway with doors all the way down. "Let Ath pack up and it will be yours." It a more quiet tone he looked at her seriously, "If any of these men touch you, which they won't, tell me and I will take care of it." Straightening up he continued, "Kitchen is down the main hall and I am in the North wing if you need me. Don't try to escape, either. The main doors outside can only be passed by only the men and we are surrounded by wilderness. You hungry?"

[SulliWolf]

"No, I am not hungry." Hayley said to him quietly, following him. "I don't need an entire hallway to myself. I am fine with just one room, honestly." She said to Alexander. For some reason, she felt bad for making the man named Ath move. "He doesn't need to move if he doesn't want to."

[Neruda Love Song]

Alexander laughed. "Don't worry. He is gonna bunk with me. And are you sure you are not hungry?" He looked back at her. Something about being home gave him power. "How do you like the place? I decorated it myself. Wanted to go for the retro/modern look."

[SulliWolf]

"It is nice, I like modern." She said to him casually. "No, I don't want food. I don't eat when I am stressed." Hayley looked around the hall as they walked, taking it all in. "How long will I be here for?" She asked him quietly. She guessed it would be a while, why else would he give her such a big space? If she was only here for a few days he wouldn't have gone through the trouble.

[Neruda Love Song]

"Hmm," Alexander thought to himself. Calculating the days in his head he said, "About a few weeks. Depends. Boss decides a price and sends it to your family. First he has to go through your financial to see how much money you have. The rest is up to your family." Shrugging he continued, "Once the money is paid in full we will pack you up and send you home and transfer to another area. Quite easily. That way, no body gets hurt and Boss gets his money."

[SulliWolf]

"Well what if my family can't pay the price?" She asked, her voice going quiet. Her eyes went from looking around the hallway to looking up at him, questioning him. Hayley's family wasn't poor, but they weren't exactly rich either. They had a bit of money to spend, but probably not what they were looking for. "Why do you even do this? What if you get caught one day?"

[Neruda Love Song]

"Business," Alexander replied. "We never ask for more than you can pay. That is why we go over your financial. Don't ask how we do that. On getting caught, we have allies on the inside. Under a contract if we don't kill anyone, we will be free. Or at least, we won't go to federal prison." Alexander took a deep breathe. "If your family can't pay the price, you leave this warehouse and you go to the Dead Roses. They are a mob that controls human trafficking on the east coast. Sadly, I can't control that. If Boos wants you to go, I can't save you."

[SulliWolf]

Hayley just watched him, inching away from him a little bit when he said the part about the mob. She remained silent and looked away from him, leaving an awkward silence hanging in the room. This "Dead Roses" sounded horrible. What would they do to her if she ended up going to them? She didn't want to think about it, she was just starting to get more worried and stressed out.

[Neruda Love Song]

Alexander knew she was freaked out. "Hayley, do your parents love you? Love you enough to save you from the Dead Roses?" He was generously curious. He liked this girl. He didn't want her see her shipped to another country. He wanted her back in her parent's arms. Alexander sneered. He hated having no control.

[SulliWolf]

"My mom does. My dad...he would probably rather see me go." Hayley said, her voice cracking a little bit. Her father had always been a selfish man so when it came time to get the price for her to return to them, he would probably just hang up and pretend like nothing had ever happened. He wouldn't save her, she knew he wouldn't.