LOGIN“Listen,” I huffed, then swallowed; my mouth was dry. “I’m not comfortable with this, okay? Tonight, something doesn’t feel right. You say you’re not using anything, but” I glanced at him, then immediately away, “I don’t believe you.”
His face twisted as he stared at me. I would have called it concern, but my head was too heavy and hot. I didn’t dare look so closely.
He stepped toward me again, then stopped. “You know what?” he remarked slowly, his voice tinged with something I
“Listen,” I huffed, then swallowed; my mouth was dry. “I’m not comfortable with this, okay? Tonight, something doesn’t feel right. You say you’re not using anything, but” I glanced at him, then immediately away, “I don’t believe you.”His face twisted as he stared at me. I would have called it concern, but my head was too heavy and hot. I didn’t dare look so closely.He stepped toward me again, then stopped. “You know what?” he remarked slowly, his voice tinged with something I didn’t care to accept as his eyes searched my face, and he leaned slightly backward. “I’ll ride with the driver.”Our car was now two vehicles away.“What?” I heard myself say, even as I lost feeling in my extremities.His hand was on my elbow, holding me up. He was gazing into my face, his brow furrowed, and his gaze grew distant. “No,” he said quietly, as if talking to himself, just as I had been earlier, “you take the car,” he continued, his eyes refocusing on me.
Why did he bring me here? I pondered. I’m not part of this circle.Suddenly, a very uncomfortable thought formed in my mind, but I pushed it out. Choosing to focus instead on what I actually knew.The jacket from Leon was indeed a type of uniform.Not only by color, but when some people walked through the dimmer sections of the room, their jackets glowed in the dark.When the auction started, I found out why.==========There were six jacket colors. Deep red, dark blue, burnt orange, dark purple, forest green, and white.Once the event began, all the lights went out. Only the painting on the auction stand had a single spotlight on it. The paddles for the bids were the same color as the owner’s jackets.By the fourth bid, I understood the process.Any item the people in white bid for, no one else countered, unless another person in white.It wasn’t about affordability; everyone here could bid till
I sat, my pulse racing. I inhaled silently as I stared at the carpet in my office.Barry stood up from his chair, but he said nothing.Please… I mused. Jay never says please. Never. He gives orders, makes demands, can even whine, but doesn’t beg.I saw his eyes.‘Fuck you, Marcus! Get off me!’“Yes…Yes, Jay, that’s how we do it. But,” I murmured while Barry, Shaw, and two others stared.“You beg… For this piece of shit?” I leaned back in my chair.‘How old is Timmy now?... Nicola?’I saw his face when he spoke my children’s names, the slump in his shoulders. How his fingers hand curled.“Jayden…,” I murmured as my men watched me. “You want to play me, right? We’ll fix this. All of this. Tonight,” I stated quietly, speaking to no one.I had made a decision, and from the silence in the room, no one was of a mind to object.Barry was right. Jay was one of us, however removed
The jacket was a deep velvet red, just like the one he had on.I stepped back, my eyes on it, keeping my attention off his face and the smile I knew would be on it.“What’s this? Some kind of uniform?” I turned to him. He was smiling. “Where are we going, Leon. I’m not –”He placed a finger on my lips, and my heart skipped. I blinked at him. “I gave you my word, Jade.”I closed my eyes, then reopened them.He was still fucking smiling. I wanted to kiss those lips, and I wanted to kill myself; in equal measure.I was staring.Jayden! I cursed internally.I half turned as my heart pounded against my chest. I could feel the heat rising on my neck, and I wasn’t messing with him. It was me. This shit was all on me.His hand was on my lower back. I didn’t try to shake it off. I couldn’t. I was starting to sweat.I turned my head toward him, but nothing else. “You said you wouldn’t fuck around, Leon. What the fu
When I finally succumbed to my body’s urges, I couldn’t cum, no matter how many times I used my own hands. Front or back, it didn’t matter. I didn’t like to touch myself, but I had done it anyway, all for nothing.I didn’t want to go out – I didn’t have the time – but more so, I couldn’t imagine anyone else touching me. Not now. Maybe not ever.Then my inspection ended. Yesterday. And after the farewell drinks with Mr. Wei and his team, I was on edge.I couldn’t sleep that night for a whole new reason. I was excited beyond belief to see him; to be in his presence the next day, only for me to walk into his office at nine a.m., Friday morning, to find that he wasn’t there.Why? Why did he suddenly have a meeting outside? He never had any other client’s work on his table in the weeks since my father’s project began.He was messing with me. Avoiding me.Was it because of how I acted on Monday? Now he’s made himself unavailable? When he knew I wo
Leon…it’s Friday…don’t you have better things to do with your time today? I mused.My phone vibrated – my regular one. I pulled it out. Is he tapping my brain too? I pondered distractedly.I picked up.I didn’t speak.There was a sigh. “Is this how you give me a chance, Jade?”“I’m busy, Leon.”“I know. You’ve always been a hard worker, Jade. Your attention to detail and your work ethic are hard to find,” he murmured in a tone that sent a current through my body.I closed my eyes. Suddenly, I had an image in my mind of Leon in one of the vehicles I had spotted.I kept my eyes closed, but raised my face toward the sun, and swallowed.I heard a sound at his end.No way! I mused.I licked my lips. Silence. Leon was not the type to call someone just to be quiet on the line.No fucking way! This bastard is watching me! Right now!Then I remembered the cameras in
When the attackers entered Marcus’ club, my team and I were already inside. It was a regular nightclub. Loud music, dim lighting, lots of drinking, lots of dancing. There were no cameras in the joint, which served my side excellently well.Whatever the results of the night, only eyewitness
How the fuck was Jay tied to someone with that type of money and access to the fucking government?I get that he’s loaded, a billionaire for fuck’s sake, but how could my guys, even the hackers I paid good money to, not be able to get me any real info on him?And more still, where w
Jade’s father screamed as he shook the screen, and Jade’s head bowed. There was a quick, sharp movement on the man’s end, and the screen went black as the device he had been using smashed into the floor of whatever room he was in.Destroying his computer as completely as he had destroyed h
I had waited for him, gone to battle for him, and here he was, without a worry. He had been fine. I had risked myself, my gang, for him, and what was he saying? What was he doing?Barry bellowed. Shaw cursed. He, my avatar, the only good thing in my world, silently took everything my men,







