登入CHAPTER 0014: In Her Polka Dot Top “That’s not good. At this point, we need to pull all the stops. Get a strong case and file for contested divorce.” I ran my hand down my shorts, noticing the tight feeling in my pants was my erection. Tianna’s handiwork. "There's no evidence to form a case. It’s like she wiped everything out from the surface of the earth.” “How about her attorney? What is he saying about the situation?” “The fucker thinks I’m paranoid. He even advised a 6-month waiting period to work things out." “Do you want that?” “Hell no. Work things out for what? So she can play me for a fool again?” Fred went silent before he spoke up as if he were filtering words out. “Maybe it's high time you told her the truth. It'll save us all from the drama." “She’d start acting right. I know my wife.” “Why don’t you talk her into an open marriage? You guys can work something out and everyone’s happy.” “No. I want out and that’s it.” I said in finality. Fred gav
~~ DEREK ~~ Her eyes widened at me as though I were raving mad for even suggesting it in the first place. “You must be kidding me.” She said, her eyes desperately scanning around. Possibly for where to hide. She looked at the window, wet her lips, then shook her head as if she decided jumping off was the easiest way to die. Then her eyes fell underneath the bed before they finally landed on the closet. “I’ll just go in there.” She gestured to the door leading to the walk-in closet, and Finn nodded in agreement. Just as she was about to leave, I caught her arm, and she flinched. “I say you’re not going anywhere. You’d learn to follow orders.” She wriggled in protest, her eyes bulging out while my grip remained firm. Then the doorknob moved, and I could see Tianna stiffen, holding her breath. As Bria stepped inside, Tianna snatched her arm back, and I reluctantly let go. “Tianna. You’re here.” Bria's face looked ashen with shock. Finn clasped his arms together,
CHAPTER 012: The Loving Dominant Colors rushed to my cheeks as he uttered those words like they were the most natural things to say. “Sleep with yo—you want me—to." The shock made me unable to finish my words. Was he trying to turn the tables on me? If he cheated on his wife with me, then I’d take his secret to the grave. Talk about a master at manipulation. “It’s much more planned out than the casual fun with you kids these days. We’d have a written-up agreement.” "It'll bind you to my rules, the benefits that come with them." I moved closer to him, knowing it was as dangerous as I'd let it get. “I don’t know if this is all a game to you. But I have to help my parents. I need this job.” “So if you’re going to use this deal as some sort of leverage over me, then there’s no need for that because I won’t be talking.” Deep down, oh, I knew I would. Three weeks after the job. When Gracie was back in good health, I’d talk, but he didn’t have to know that. “I’m tel
~~ TIANNA ~~ “506, third floor," Derek answered, and I hung up immediately. My blood boiled as I marched down to the elevator, clutching my sling bag to my chest. How dare he try to offer me freebies like I was some charity case? Mom called him. She shouldn’t have done that. Yes. We needed help but not this kind of one. Not when her daughter was deep in this family’s shit. What if he were some billionaire? Was I supposed to grovel at his feet because my dad was dying? The little voice in my head said, 'Yeah, you should,' but I shut it out. “Excuse me, Miss. Are you Tianna?” Someone asked just as I stepped out of the elevator, like he’d been waiting for me. He was blonde like Hud with a trim cut and was in a black suit. I didn’t know if it was oversized or if he was just too skinny, but he looked like those types of good boys that would wear a graphic tee to a party if his mom told him to. “Uh, that would be me. And who are you?” I asked, as I stopped in front of
CHAPTER 010: What’s Your Room Number? “And why are you telling me this? Isn’t it supposed to be between you guys?” She pushed some strands from her face as the air grew stronger on the lawn. “Because I think we could have a mutual understanding.” I almost laughed but held myself back as I quickened my pace while she struggled to catch up with me. “I’m not sleeping with you, Jane. Stick with your friend. She’ll need you.” She cursed under her breath like I had just said the most distasteful thing, and she couldn’t handle the brutal honesty. “You fucking asshole. You’re telling me what to do now, after dangling yourself in my face?” “That happened ages ago. I’m different now.” "Oh, the fuck you are. Like you’d turn me down if I were younger. You men are all the same. Lying cheaters.” She spat, clearly frustrated. “Anything wrong, sweetie?” Clark asked as he stopped, turning to us. She quickly masked her sour expression with a smile, hurrying up to him. “No, love
~~ DEREK ~~ I heard her release a gasp from the phone, and I relaxed into my seat, swirling the half-content of whiskey in my free hand. I was no psychic, and I couldn’t predict someone’s next move either. Bastian, Tianna’s dad was in a critical condition at the hospital. His wife, Hannah, had called me earlier. She was in tears as she let me in on his ordeal and the doctor’s advice. They needed money. Not a lot. But enough to have Tianna grabbing onto the deal I was offering her. “Thanks to Bria's suggestion, Hud wouldn't let it go till I said I was in for the job," she started, "Besides, I’m only trying to help my best friend out as much as I can," she said, and I smirked. It was a cover-up. The kind of self-denial where people lie to themselves that they’re good and have pure intentions when they’re just like the average man. Looking out for themselves. Tianna was one of those people. The category of people—women, rather—that I'd love to break and lay bare.







