Bab 55: He Who is a Hotelier
Humans were simple creatures, Duncan thought as he listened to one of the VPs from his hotel drone on.
He never should have taken the role of a hotelier. It was more work than he had anticipated. Duncan was used to working under pressure, but to travel from one place to another was draining, even for an old immortal like him.
In the presence of these humans that were ready to kiss his hand for money, he could not help but think of her.
Julie.
He wasn't supposed to be with her.
It was written in stone that a woman whose children would have godlike abilities would be born, a woman that no man, immortal or human can possess. But only she will make a free choice of who to be with...but the road will never be easy.
Claude and Nicole may not have the mark of an immortal. He had been looking so like he had been looking for. But the fact that The Oracle had resided in the body of a nine-year-old child says a lot.
Their mother was the one the stone was referring too.
Julie was the one woman that every male immortal deity needed to stay clear off. The moment he accidentally landed in one of her dreams he was hooked.
It was not because of her beauty, nor of her allure. There was a stillness in her that Duncan longed for. The quietness of her mind made him realize how chaotic his had been.
"Laird?"
He looked at the man who called him by his human title. Kyle was one of those humans who wanted nothing more than the prestige of being called a VP. His thoughts were not on how to flourish his hotel. He was all about the sexual conquests his title could draw out.
"Does my ear decisive me?" Duncan asked, irritation could be heard from his voice. "A night club, inside my own hotel?"
The man, Kyle, loosened his necktie and nodded.
[I need to make sure to make this good. He is the toughest to crack.] Those were the thoughts that were going through his head. Duncan could not help but a deep disgust with the rest of the things going on his mind.
[I only gave one of the women I fuck to the mayor. I had to blackmail that pesky secretary that was like an effing watchdog. Gads, who knew that the man bat the other way,] Duncan could feel the loathing he had for the person sitting on his right.
Duncan knew that Emmet was gay. But Emmet valued work more than anything, for this man to blackmail his most trusted employee in this city, Kyle had gone too far.
Duncan stood up and walked to where the VP was presenting. The number of visitors who had been staying at his particular hotel was fewer by two percent. It was not that alarming, yet this human wanted something different.
"And making my hotel one of your playgrounds would solve the drop rate?"
"Yes, I mean..." Kyle started to stammer. [Damn, no wonder people are afraid of him. When he punches, he does it in full force.] The man was an open book and his mind as well. It did not take Duncan a long time to see what Kyle was trying to accomplish.
His VP for this hotel had the audacity to use his place for prostitution and drugs. One of his women had somehow made him into this messy man he is now. He remembered hiring Kyle when he was an intern.
Money does affect some people. Money for some, were means to end the poverty they had since they were born. Others, though, tend to make money rule over them.
From the way Kyle was acting, he became the latter. Duncan shook his head in disappointment, as he looked at the man who had such high potential.
"Your position as VP is being re-evaluated, Kyle," Duncan stated, voice devoid of emotions. He was not the kind of boss that fires people with no rhyme or reason. Thor even joked that he was the kind of boss the god of thunder wanted to have.
However, with the chain of hotels he owned, there were limits as to what the current president could do. Why? Majority of the stakeholders are immortals.
Just like him.
Each pantheon decided that they need a hotel wherein they can relax in the human world. The stipulation was simple. It was a place where humans and immortals could relax and have fun. There will be no place of debauchery, or any kind of lure of human flesh. Humans and immortals alike could bring their own playmates. But a building will never have one.
A club, whatever kind of club it is, would break the stipulation the Immortals have made. After all, humans were weak, at times, so are immortals.
"Sir?" Kyle stammered. [No, this can't be], he thought. [He cannot do that! He is not even around his precious hotels. He has no right to intervene with my plans.]
Duncan sighed, these humans have no idea as to what would happen if 'clubs' were permitted in his hotels. The sheer number of demons that would flock to the place...would be difficult to handle.
"Have you read the contract that you signed the moment the position was given to you? Did you understand the whole content of it?" Duncan asked.
He saw Kyle hesitate, a frown marring his face. From the looks of it, Duncan got his answer. [Pity, he was such a promising person,] he thought. [Looks like Hades will be getting another one...or will be the others turn. Either way, it is up to them as to who will take this human. that is unless he changes his ways.]
"I assume you have not," Duncan continued. "Your proposal shall be forwarded and given to the Board. You will be receiving an email for another meeting," he let the words sink in before continuing.
"If the board agrees, you will have what you desire. If the board says otherwise..."
Duncan stopped talking and looked at Kyle. He wanted to reassure the other man. Then again, he did break the contract. And by the way his thoughts were, he was already on his way to doing more than just bribing other people.
Kyle visibly gulped. He never imagined that it could happen, that he would be having his own mark in this industry. Sir Duncan's words held no assurance, but it was enough. A devious smile began to form on his lips. Maybe...
Duncan, on the other hand, shook his head in disappointment. Another one will be sacrificed to the gods. Which one? He doesn't know. All he knew is that his man's poor soul was about to be gone.
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