The deal

•••

Nelson stopped the car and when he came out, followed by Sania, he found Konny with her personal guards behind her waiting for them. Sania ran in her arms and Konny welcomed her with a kiss while enjoying the irritated face Nelson had. She gently pushed Sania, took a look at the car behind them before she brought back her attention to Nelson.

With a large smug, she said " I see that you have taken the right decision. Congratulations ".

" I don't care about that " the man replied with a severe tone. " I have done what you have told me to do so now it's your turn. Keep your promise ".

" I will I will, " she repeated while waving lazily her hand, " but before that, what about the two other women? "

" I just abandoned them there, " Nelson responded coldly, " They kept calling me on my walkie-talkie but I ignored them ".

" You what? " Konny asked less satisfied all of sudden. " Did you lose your mind? "

" I wouldn't have been able to get them both if I have tried to kill Volga, Carla would have killed me before and vice versa. And even if we went together, with Sania, we would still have been no match for them. They are more dangerous than you think, " Nelson crossed his arms and explained, " I chose to leave them there. Phil's men would probably achieve to kill them and even if they don't, with the hunger and the tiredness of being chased all over Phil's territory, they will not represent any threat for you tomorrow when you will launch your attack ".

" Why didn't you just bring them back here if they were so dangerous!? " She shouted as she started to lose her cool. " You didn't even need to confront them, you should just have drawn them here and I could have turned them into my side just like I have done with all your army! "

" But do you think they would have agreed to quietly follow me, while Jamal was missing? " he asked back, rhetorically, while raising the tone too, " they would have sensed that something was wrong, even more, if I dared to lie to them. They are not naive or easily controllable like the puppets who serve you ".

Konny didn't reply but just stared at him while not trying to hide how irritated she was, she took a deep breath and sighed to calm herself before she told him, " if you are so convinced that they won't represent any threat then you shall come with me tomorrow to ensure that ".

Nelson wide opened his eyes and clenched his fists while his face turned mad. " The deal was to kill Jamal for you so that you will release Sania from your control and let her leave with me ".

" Yes, I remember that, but the deal is not valid as the outcome of your mission is not satisfying, " she stroked delicately Sania's chin, " you see, this girl is just too valuable for me to just let her go so easily. So that's the new deal, tomorrow, while I will be going to take Phil's head, you will capture those two women, Volga and Carla, for me ".

" What? No! We had a deal. You can't just change the rules as you wish! " Nelson protested while holding himself with all his might to not punch on her face.

" I can do whatever I want, " she reminded him with a tone of superiority. Konny drew the revolver of Sania from its case, delicately put it in her hand, and moved her hand to place the hun below her chin, and even after she released her hand, Sania kept the position. " You see? I can make her do whatever I want, even if I go to order her to take her own life she would obey, so if you want me to give her to you alive, you better do exactly what I'm telling you, got it? "

Nelson clenched his fists tighter while his veins bulging on his temples were underlining his anger, he silently bowed his head and Konny took it as a submission to her will. " I can't fight them, as I told you before I do a single move they would kill me for sure, " he said in low voice.

" I will put at your disposition as many men as you will need, " she waved her hand, " I doubt that they can handle an entire army ". She stayed silent for a short moment, maybe thinking about something, before she asked him, " by the way have you discovered where Phil, that rat, is hiding? "

" We didn't find the exact address of his hideout but we managed to draw a more precise zone of where he actually is. We couldn't find how many people his army are counting either as they were too careful, but before we killed him, Jamal had said that your army alone is probably slightly bigger than his, " Nelson responded while raising his head.

" Great, great, great, " Konny mumbled while nodding, " besides your error with the two women, I acknowledged that you have done quite a great job, " she praised him with a louder voice before she turned to Sania and took the gun from her hand. " I think, for that, you even deserve an award, " she turned and said to Sania, " go with him, I'm charging you to make him feel good with those special skills of yours. Don't leave his side until he's completely satisfied and then you will come back to find me in my home ".

" I refuse that offer. I don't want or need such treatment, so don't force her to do that, " Nelson protested while slightly pushing Sania when she tried to step closer toward him.

" I don't remember having asked for your opinion, do I? " Konny replied coldly, " you will return to your room with her and you will use her to satisfy yourself. And I'm warning you, if she comes back and tells me that you didn't do anything to her, I will make sure to give her a painful punishment, " she pushed Sania from her back towards Nelson, who caught her in his arms before she told them to go while pointing to the quad bike waiting for them at the side.

Nelson thought that he didn't have any other choices but to obey. He swallowed his frustration and walked toward the bike, and right after he got on it, he felt the weight of Sania as she sat behind him and leaned on his back while passing her arms around his waist and grabbed him tightly. He started rolling toward the sector where the residence Konny had given him was and after they arrived, a few minutes later, Nelson jumped out from the quad bike, walked quickly toward the house, and entered while Sania was following right behind him.

When she closed the door behind her and walked toward Nelson, the latter suddenly grabbed her by her shoulders and pushed her against a wall. He plunged his eyes in hers and stared at them for a moment as if he was looking for someone. When Sania, on the other hand, moved forward towards him intending to kiss him, he suddenly stepped backward, surprised, before he pushed her again and started to tell her, " please wake up, wake up Sania, you can't end like that, so please wake up, don't let her win ". He started feeling tears flowing from his eyes and rolling down his cheeks, while Sania just stayed there silently looking at him, with no emotions in her eyes.

Staring at her emotionless expression made Nelson remember all the hateful things he had done, he started blaming and insulting himself for being so weak while hitting the wall behind Sania.

•••

He began by remembering his discussion with Konny before they left for the mission. He had initially gone seeking explanations from Sania after the reunion but she'd just kept ignoring him, he remembered being so upset that he'd started shouting at her. When he realized he started asking himself why couldn't he control his emotions, his anger had been so strong that he couldn't hold it.

When Konny came to tell her that they had to go, Nelson tried to protest, he extended his hand intending to force Konny to stay and listen to him but before he could reach her, Sania intervened and kicked him hard on his belly what took his breath away for a short moment, he put a knee down while Konny was looking down at him and said, " if you want to talk to her so badly you can stay to prepare yourself here, we will go to the point of gathering together so that you will have all the time to talk to her, but I doubt that the result will be different "

Nelson had accepted her offer to stay in her house where was already all that he needed to prepare himself and as promised Konny let him accompany them to the rendezvous point. When they were in the car, as she had warned him, Sania kept refusing to say a single word to him no matter how much he insisted. He'd finally thought using another strategy, and turned to directly ask Konny, " what did you do to her? "

He remembered that the latter who was sitting between them looked at him with a smile and asked him back what did he mean. " Don't play dumb with me, I know you did something to her otherwise, she wouldn't act like this... not anymore, " he replied while pronouncing the last words in a very low voice almost inaudible, " you are surely exercising a kind of pressure on her what forces her to not say anything even to me, so what is it? What kind of menace did you use to force to act like this? "

That time, Konny didn't try to run away from the question, which surprised Nelson. She turned and responded straightforwardly, " you see, I hate people who are not honest with their feelings, so I promise to tell you everything if you respond to this question honestly. Are you in love with Sania? "

Nelson thought that if he had been asked that question more than two days ago he would have laughed at it but, after what happened in Glenn's mansion, he was sure that he didn't hate that woman but more than that he had actually discovered some feelings for her. He knew that he couldn't take the risk to lie as he would have probably lost all his chances to obtain the answers to his questions and consequently all his chances to save Sania. He looked straight at the latter woman and without blinking he nodded and responded 'yes', he didn't know if it was his imagination but for a moment she had blushed even her had been slightly shaking.

Konny hadn't said anything until they arrived. They all left the car, even the driver, who went to stand away from them while they stayed next to the car to have their discussion. Nelson was even more confused to notice that despite the time Konny had taken to respond he was surprisingly calm. At a moment, she sighed and said " I have the power to control people ".

Nelson remembered having taken quite a long moment to understand and to assimilate what she had just said, he first thought that she was kidding but after taking a look at her serious face he understood that it wasn't a joke. And as to prove her statement, when she ordered Sania to cut her throat, without hesitation the woman drew her knife and put it on her neck. Nelson couldn't believe that she was really about to do it, but hopefully, before she could cut herself, he quickly reacted, grabbed her hand, and as he was stronger than her, he successfully stopped her before she could leave a single mark on her neck.

Under his insistent look, Konny finally told Sania to stop and said " do you believe me now? " but the man couldn't answer, he just stayed there staring at her with wide-opened eyes, too shocked to say a word. Konny slowly stepped toward him, " now you understand what it is all about, you will listen to me carefully because I have a deal for you, " she paused, leaned toward him, and said at his ear, " you will betray your friends and kill Jamal for me, and in exchange, I will give you back Sania. And if you dare to refuse, I will order her to take her own life ".

When Nelson understood the trap he put himself on, it was already too late. By insisting so much on Sania, he had unconsciously made Konny understand how much she was important to him, and by confessing his love for Sania he had given her the confirmation she needed to set her trap. She had given him the cruel decision to choose between betraying his friends or letting the woman he loved die.

" Why? " he said with a shaking voice.

Konny shrugged, " you see, that guy, besides being really dangerous, he is also very smart. On contrary to you, he is very cautious about taking his distance and not showing too much about his emotions and personality, so I can't see through him and find his weakness. Sooner or later, he will figure out that I'm not who I'm pretending to be, and after realizing that he will surely try to fight me and I'm not sure to be able to defeat him. Since I can't control him it's better for me to eliminate him, don't you think? "

At that moment, Nelson suddenly started to remember the numerous pieces of advice Jamal had given him, 'stay calm, don't let your emotions explode', 'don't rush, observe the situation first'. [ If only I had listened to him nothing of this would have happened. I thought he had given up on her but he was just looking for the best and safest way to save her. I have been so stupid ] he couldn't help but think.

" So what is your answer? " Konny pressed him as she was losing her patience, " will you save the woman you love or will you let her die? "

Nelson turned his sight to look at Sania asking himself what would she have done in the same situation. He bowed his head while his thoughts were bumping into each other in his head and before he could bring himself to respond, they heard the sounds of the engines of Jamal, Volga, and Carla's vehicles as they were coming. And when they arrived Konny told him to think again about her offer and that she was sure that when the moment would come he would make the right decision

•••

Then there in that house alone, in front of the woman, for whom, he had sacrificed everything, he couldn't help but feel remorse, however, he also knew there was no need to cry or complain as he had to take the responsibilities of his actions.

He started to let loose his grip on Sania's shoulders until he let go of her. The latter slowly stepped towards him, gently grabbed his head, and, after standing on her toes to reach his height, she started to kiss him sensually.

Nelson would have wanted to believe that it was the real Sania who was putting her lips against his while slowly turning her tongue around his but it was just not true, the woman before him was just a puppet who was executing the order she had been given without any emotion.

" Hey, let's do it already, " she whispered in his ear, she put a kiss on his neck while adding, " I can't take it anymore ".

Nelson bent and after passing one arm around her waist and the other one around her slender legs, she lifted her and carried her on his arms as he walked toward his room.

One hour later he was sitting on the bed while watching Sania putting her clothes back on. " Are you sure to be totally satisfied? We have done it only once, " she asked him after she finished fixing her hairs. It was the third time she was asking and for Nelson, the answer was still the same " yes, I'm totally satisfied ".

The woman shrugged and left the room letting him alone with his despair and his regrets, " what have I done? " he couldn't stop repeating to himself while holding his head.

Outside of the house a man standing next to a car, waiting for Sania. She went to sit comfortably on the back while the man entered to take his place on the driver seat. On the way, while the man was driving her back to Konny's residence, tears started to roll on Sania's cheeks even though her face seemed to be empty of any emotion.