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Alpha's Beloved Virgin Stripper
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4 Chapters
Chapter 6 Accepted img
Chapter 7 A sister's support img
Chapter 8 A special recruit img
Chapter 9 Meeting the girls img
Chapter 10 Found peace in her skin img
Chapter 11 RED img
Chapter 12 Too pure for this world img
Chapter 13 About VVIPs img
Chapter 14 Personal training img
Chapter 15 Her First Kiss img
Chapter 16 Then who img
Chapter 17 Stalking Lake img
Chapter 18 Final decision img
Chapter 19 I would pay back. img
Chapter 20 Trouble img
Chapter 21 It's all a lie img
Chapter 22 Tired of running img
Chapter 23 Newest Addition img
Chapter 24 The Life She Choose img
Chapter 25 The sliding glass door img
Chapter 26 Kiss Me img
Chapter 27 Little Temptress img
Chapter 28 Create that magic img
Chapter 29 So familiar img
Chapter 30 I lost him img
Chapter 31 Her savior img
Chapter 32 The mate bond img
Chapter 33 The truth img
Chapter 34 Trust me img
Chapter 35 Right to know img
Chapter 36 You're Not Alone img
Chapter 37 Power tussle img
Chapter 38 To be an Alpha img
Chapter 39 Family time img
Chapter 40 Crazy Jade img
Chapter 41 I will do more img
Chapter 42 Not a snitch img
Chapter 43 The perfect Date img
Chapter 44 Tell me your dream img
Chapter 45 Finally, Hope img
Chapter 46 He'll Never Want You img
Chapter 47 To Survive img
Chapter 48 Nowhere To Be found img
Chapter 49 Just like my Mother img
Chapter 50 All the answers img
Chapter 51 Pity img
Chapter 52 An Anger he couldn't recognize img
Chapter 53 A different Jojo img
Chapter 54 Make-Over img
Chapter 55 Jade Lockwood img
Chapter 56 La Royale Clementine img
Chapter 57 His Plan B img
Chapter 58 Safe In My Arms img
Chapter 59 Like I Belonged To Her img
Chapter 60 Without Her img
Chapter 61 A Potter To His Clay img
Chapter 62 Go back on my word img
Chapter 63 Family img
Chapter 64 For Her img
Chapter 65 Right img
Chapter 66 Bad investment img
Chapter 67 Bullshit img
Chapter 68 Too proud to suffer img
Chapter 69 Gone soft img
Chapter 70 Brothers img
Chapter 71 Make her happy img
Chapter 72 Not My Style img
Chapter 73 The Outcome img
Chapter 74 From his heart img
Chapter 75 Their History img
Chapter 76 Deserves to know img
Chapter 77 Rejection img
Chapter 78 Her Dream img
Chapter 79 Cabbage Noodles img
Chapter 80 Mother img
Chapter 81 Lost again img
Chapter 82 I'll never be yours img
Chapter 83 A goodbye gift img
Chapter 84 You were supposed to be happy img
Chapter 85 As golden as daylight img
Chapter 86 Not a mistake img
Chapter 87 Perfect timing img
Chapter 88 Not here for you img
Chapter 89 She did not deserve it img
Chapter 90 The girls img
Chapter 91 Still a new one img
Chapter 92 More than a coincidence img
Chapter 93 Her new resolution img
Chapter 94 Last meal img
Chapter 95 Her only regret img
Chapter 96 He never made empty img
Chapter 97 Another thought img
Chapter 98 I do not need anything from them img
Chapter 99 Rejection pain img
Chapter 100 Never again img
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Chapter 4 Worse was to come

Jojo:

With nowhere else to go, I thought maybe we could stay at Mel's place for the night.

I took out my phone and dialed Mel's number. She didn't pick up, after four dials, I let it go.

Soon, I found myself walking towards my mother's hospital. They had closed already, just as I had expected. So, we held each other in our arms, drifting off to sleep at the gate of the building.

I slept deeply until the brightness of the sun rays seized my eyes. At once, I docked my arm over my face to shield my vision.

When my eyes adjusted to the light, I sprang up and tried to cover myself, wrapped up in the flimsy piece of torn clothing. Valerie was beside me, her neck slightly bent as she slept peacefully. The sight warmed my heart.

The security guard opened the gate to allow me passage. I gently shook Valerie to wake her up and together, we walked to Mom's ward.

On getting to the hospital, I found out that my mother had been moved. She was not in the ward that she used to be in. Frantically, I checked the other beds, but she was nowhere to be found on any of them.

It made me uneasy, the worst of thoughts ran through my mind as I wondered where she could have been moved to. I felt myself begin to panic as I rushed to the receptionist with my sister. I could tell she was only trying to stay calm.

The woman was familiar with us, so she spoke as soon as she spotted us, "Ward 117." She didn't even bother to smile, but her courtesy was the least of my problems.

I nodded in silence, fixing the hem of my gown as I searched for Ward 117.

I finally located the ward. My jaw dropped...not in the good way, but in despair and utter shock.

It was three times smaller than the one she had been in and her bed-size smaller, to the extent that the end of her legs swayed at the edge of it.

Valerie rushed to her and stood by the side of her bed, caressing her hand gently. I stood at the door for some minutes, just to drink in the sight before me. Before I stepped into the room and stood by Valerie.

"Miss Wyatt?" I heard a voice call behind me. I turned. I did not recognize him, but he seemed to have authority. He looked stern. There were no exchange of pleasantries, he simply glared at me as he spoke.

"This is where your mother would be staying for two weeks, until we are forced to either take away her oxygen or move her to a palliative care center whichever you would wish to happen. You have two weeks to decide and after that, we would be forced to take matters in our own hands and end this, once and for all."

His words knocked the wind out of my system. Tears welled up in my eyes.

In that moment, I wanted to wish that the person who saved me from Mykel would appear out of the blues, and save me again.

"Sir, please..." I started but he did not let me finish.

"The hospital has been lacking funds lately and I believe it has to do with charity cases like your family. It is high time we ended this. The bills are only growing. Like I said, you only have two weeks to come up with a decision or we would make that decision for you." He turned to leave and I stopped him.

"And what's... What's the bill, sir?" I dared to ask, I had to.

He stared down at me and I could swear I had not imagined the look of amusement on his face. I bit my lip under the scrutiny of his gaze. His answer would determine my next move.

"And why do you wish to know?" He asked me. I fisted my palm, pushing myself to say it.

"I want to pay it." I blurted.

My statement was met with resounding laughter. My cheeks turned crimson red with embarrassment.

"You? You want to pay it? Interesting. You think that you can pay that amount off, don't you?" He asked, I said nothing and waited for him to finish.

"You really think you can pay off roughly 7.8 million dollars? And by doing what exactly? Running around in a waitress dress?"

Seven point say what now?

Million...

Dollars...

These were terms I had never heard in the same sentence before. How on earth was I supposed to even...?

"Could you please extend the time?" I mumbled.

"No."

His reply was blunt, he left the room without a word.

I heard muffled cries from the corner of the room and tilted my head towards the direction of the sound; it was from Valerie. I was kneeling before her in seconds, wiping her face.

"I just can't believe we're about to lose mama. I don't really know her but I love her so much, Jo. I'm trying to be a big girl but I can't do it anymore. I wish things didn't have to be like this." She cried out.

It was then that my heart broke. I gathered her in my arms, I had nothing to say. Tears rolled down my cheeks and I wished, for my sake as well, that I could tell her that it was going to be okay.

That I was going to find a way to pay up the bills. But I knew that I would be lying to both of us. There was no way I could gather such amount of money in my life. Not to mention I need to do so in two weeks!

A miracle was the only thing that could save my mother from death and I could only pray for one right now. We wept in each other's arms for as long as we needed to until she fell asleep.

Then I willed myself to look at my mother. Apparently, she was not the woman I used to know. But she was still a fighter.

She had been fighting for eight years and maybe it was time to let her go. But what about Valerie? Would she ever heal?

I tore my eyes away from her in that instant. Too many questions and no answers, I was growing weary of it.

I told Valerie to stay in the ward. I sighed and picked up my bag, heading out of the hospital.

Even though I felt as though I was in no condition to work mentally, I had no choice. Valerie and I were homeless now, and it was up to me to provide. So I went to the restaurant with a heavy heart.

During my shift, I often zoned out. I tried to shove these messy thoughts to the back of my mind, but it was futile.

All of a sudden, I thought about what Mel had said yesterday. Her advice. Maybe she was right. I needed the job as a strip dancer. With it, it would be possible to beg the hospital for an extension of the deadline. I could plead for a loan and save my earnings to pay the loan.

7.8 million dollars.

What bank would lend me such an amount? That was only the bill for starters, I also needed to continue to pay, for further treatment.

I made up my mind to apply for the job. After all it was just dancing.

Mel and I went to the storeroom during our break. I explained everything to her.

I told her about my decision to apply for the job at the Alpha's casino. She agreed to help create my email and apply for the job online.

Hours passed and we closed, I had not been able to give myself a cause. When I accompanied Mel to her apartment, my mind was made up. We spent two hours with the set up. Once she hit the "send" icon, I knew it was done.

There was no turning back now.

"Now, we wait."

Mel squeezed my hand gently.

"Yeah, now we wait."

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