Se connecterRHEA“You only have one chance now,” he says, voice low and smooth like velvet dragged over steel. “Walk out that door and I forget tonight ever happened. No punishment. No consequences. You get my forgiveness, clean and easy, my love.”He pauses, eyes searching mine, that dangerous glint sharpening.“But that’s not what you want, is it?”His gaze drops slowly—deliberate—down my body, lingering on my chest, my hips, between my legs, like he can already see how wet I am.“You want me to punish you.”The word punish rolls off his tongue like a promise.“You want to be my good girl again. You want me to make you take it.”He leans forward slightly, still seated, still not touching me.“And right now, just thinking about what I’m going to do to you has your little pussy soaked, doesn’t it? Thighs slick. Clit throbbing. Begging for my attention.”Fuck.Heat floods me—instant, overwhelming. My nipples tighten hard against my bikini top. My thighs clench together on instinct, trying to ease
RHEA“Go on. Get on your knees. Crawl. Pick it up.”I can’t help it.Laughter bubbles up in my throat—wild, misplaced—and it takes real effort to keep it in. I look away from her face, down at the scattered bills instead.That much money would get Roofus and me air conditioning. Hell, it would cover both our halves of the rent for a good while. Letting it go would be stupid.Glory is the first to break the silence. “Maxine! Just because the boss leaves you in charge when he’s away doesn’t mean you get to disrespect anyone—”“Oh, shut up,” Maxine snaps. “You short, fat little thing. You want to get paid this month or not?” Her smile is cruel. “Or maybe you want me to drag you by the ear into the street and see who’s desperate enough to take you for the night.”Glory stiffens.“And don’t forget,” Maxine continues sweetly, “you still owe me for that loan I gave your fake ass. Don’t make me decide how you pay it back.” She tilts her head. “Wouldn’t want your poor daddy dying in that hospi
RHEAPRESENTHis eyes never leave mine.I make damn sure of it.I hadn’t even been certain he’d be here—this was meant to be reckless fun, nothing more. A provocation. I did hesitate, briefly, at the thought of getting Marek into even more trouble, but technically? I wasn’t breaking any rules.He said no dancing.He never said what kind.And if a woman wants to wear next to nothing, climb a pole, and move like sin under flashing lights—who is any man to stop her?It’s a coincidence, really. One of the dancers called in sick. Her outfit was already here. Brand new. Practically waiting for me.Now, though, coincidence feels like a lie I tell myself.I look toward the shadowed booth.Storm-grey eyes catch mine instantly, sharp and unblinking. The kind of gaze that doesn’t look away first. Rings glint on his fingers as he shifts, lazy but alert, the lights catching just enough to reveal the suggestion of ink along his forearms.So. He came.Since he’s here, I might as well make it worth t
RHEAI spend the rest of the day working paid overtime.I want to slouch. I want to peel myself out of this chair and lie flat on the floor until my spine forgets what responsibility feels like. Instead, I don’t. I finish notes. I sign off decks. I answer questions no one would dare ask me twice.By the time I shut down my computer, the office has thinned to ghosts and glowing screens.I’d already called Ernest, told him I’d be working late. It took more effort than it should have to convince him to go home early and see his grandkids. I can get myself home just fine. I’ve survived worse than a quiet walk.I pack my bag and lock the office.The executive elevator hums as it descends, smooth and silent. I count the floors without meaning to. Not because I’m nervous—because I’m waiting.Nothing happens.On the seventeenth floor, the doors slide open and a man steps in like he belongs there.“Rhea,” he says, offering a smile that’s practiced but not slimy. “Noah. Head of Marketing. We me
RHEASomething’s wrong.Not wrong in the obvious way—no disasters, no screaming, and certainly no blood. Wrong in the quiet way. The kind that makes the back of my neck itch.My landlord finally fixed the apartment. Not patched-up fixes either. Real ones. The ceiling doesn’t leak anymore, which means no more waking up every few hours to dump out a bucket like some kind of idiot. The heating works. Properly. I don’t wake up shivering anymore. And the rats—Gone.I don’t trust it.People don’t suddenly become decent for no reason. Especially not my shitty landlord who’d rather have the city mayor tear the building down than spend a penny on renovations.And then there’s Voss Atelier.Just like Damien said. Just like I already suspected but refused to believe—because believing in nice things is how you get blindsided—I got the call.Not a polite maybe.Not a we’ll be in touch.The job.Creative Director.I did celebrate. Titan insisted. Roofus even made his version of hangover soup as a
DAMIENIn my world, there are countless reasons to kill a man.The fastest, by far, is my wife.My knuckles still throb from the lesson I taught that bastard Ignacio. He’s lucky. Lucky it ended with a dislocated jaw and two black eyes. Lucky Jude dragged me off him and reminded me that killing the prick in my own club would be… inconvenient.Doesn’t mean I didn’t want to.Doesn’t mean I won’t next time.I bleed off the rest of the rage and move back onto the floor. Vixen’s Kiss is alive—bass crawling up the spine, smoke hanging thick, bodies packed close and stupid with want.I take my booth.High. Shadowed. Center view.My seat.Then she moves.My Rhea.My Dot.The sight of her slams into me like a punch straight to the cock.Instant heat—thick, heavy, unstoppable. My dick hardens fast, straining against my pants. My jaw clenches tight. My pulse hammers in my throat, my ears, between my legs.Every muscle in me goes rigid, ready to claim.She’s stripped down to almost nothing. The fu







