I sat in the back of the black sedan, adjusting the strap of my designer heel. I was twenty-two, with honey-brown skin, smooth curves, and long dark hair styled in loose waves. My job wasn't that complicated. Rich men paid top dollar for me to be wrapped around their arms at galas, pretend to laugh at their jokes, and look like a prize. I was an escort, not a prostitute. I sold my face, my body, and my manners, and up until today, business had been fine.Then I looked down at the thick envelope of hundred-dollar bills sitting on my lap."Look at that stack," Marcus said, watching me through the rearview mirror. "That’s more than you made all of last month combined.""It’s too much," I said, smoothing down my red silk dress. "And why out of the country? I do dinners, corporate events, and country club parties. I can’t just leave the continent for a fake date. It sounds fishy"“It sounds like you’ll do exactly as you are told.” Marcus pulled up to the terminal at the airport and parked
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