All Chapters of A deal with the devil: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Nina Of all the ways I thought my day would go, I would never- not even in my wildest imaginations- have imagined that I'd be standing between two very different men who were about to go for each other's throats. As if I wasn't still reeling from watching Santiago's cock be swallowed down by that blonde bitch. Did she have no shame to just be slurping down on a man's dick in public while I stood a few feet away. The memory was so revolting that it made my belly swirl. I knew it was one of Santiago's tactics to throw me off guard and unfortunately it had worked. Why did I have to keep running into him anyway? What had I ever done to the universe to deserve this? Was it too much to ask that Alex crack the drive this minute and I could toss Santiago behind bars once and for all today?"Tell your lap dog to stand down." The man in question drawled, looking amused. Unsurprisingly, Paul bristled at my side, ready to swing on him, but I wasn't having it. He could attack one of the wealt

Nina "I can't believe he_" I was interrupted by the chief's booming voice. "Agent Darren, agent Torres, my office! Pronto!" Paul and I exchanged a glance. The summon didn't bode well for us and we knew it. We had fucked up far too many times and all in a row. I wouldn't be surprised if we were asked to hand in our badges right then and there. Together, we trudged to the office. I ignored the pitying glances some of the other agents shot at us, gritting my teeth to tamp down my fury. I didn't believe Santiago's bullshit story about a chef getting his finger cut while doing tricks. It could have just been some bullshit that thug-like attorney came up with on the drive over, hoping we'd be too lazy to verify the information. Where the hell had Santiago even found his attorney from? Death row? A wrestling ring? The man looked like a street fighter wearing an expensive costume. "We're so screwed." Paul whispered. "Regretting our partnership already?" I croaked as I reached for the d

Nina "Get the hell off her." Paul snarled, marching forward and reaching for Santiago. Santiago moved before Paul even reached him. One smooth turn, a calculated grip, and suddenly Paul’s arm was locked tight against his own throat—controlled, effortless, humiliating."What are you doing? Let him go!" I snapped. The taller man didn't spare me a glance. Instead, he bent his head to Paul's ear and whispered something that made the other man's eyes go saucer wide. A cruel smirk curled Santiago's mouth and then he tossed Paul away. "You crazy son of a bitch!" He roared. "How dare you attack an agent? Do you know how much shit you're in right now?" "Paul, calm down. Let's just leave." I said. "You're the one who's at my party without an invitation." Santiago shrugged. "Not to mention that you tried to put your hands on me. I only defended myself." "I'm here as Nina's date. So nice try, asshole." One dark brow lifted in curious amusement. "Oh? Her date? Is that so?" "Jealous?" "Pa

Nina "Get in there and get rid of them." I heard someone snarl. "But the boss wanted the girl alive." Another voice argued. "Change of plans." The first person replied. "The bitch now knows too much. She's become a problem. Kill her, kill 'em both." My stomach dropped, and a faint ringing began in my ear. I crawled over to where Paul lay unmoving. Relief spread through me when I saw that his chest was rising and falling. There were specks of blood on his face and a dark red circle spreading over the shoulder of his white dress shirt. "Paul." I shook his shoulder, but the only response I got was a deep grunt. In the distance I could hear the sounds of guns cocking and boots crunching on the gravel as the killers inched toward the camper van. I was injured, had no weapons, an unconscious partner and we were surrounded. No one was coming.Not the neighbors.Not the cops.As Paul had said, this was the place people went to disappear. No cop in their right senses would come all the

Nina "I can't believe Paul let you go there!" My best friend hissed over the phone as I trudged home from work the night after our near death experience at The Sprawl. "Let me?" I scoffed. "I don't need Paul's permission. I'm a full grown_" "Don't you dare say adult, because no self preservating adult in their right senses would go anywhere within a ten mile radius of that place." Katy spat out the last word like calling it a place was an affront on it's own. I cursed myself silently for even letting it slip that I had gone to The Sprawl. In my defense, Katy was as persuasive as they came. She was a living lie detector. I had tried to steer the conversation in a million different directions but she had kept on pressing till the truth had come tumbling out. "Katy_""I don't even want to talk to you right now." She cut me off with a growl."I needed to get answers." I sighed. "You could have died there. And I wouldn't have had any idea where to even recover your body from." She ma