Raw Pleasures
From the shadows, her target emerged.
Malik “King” Jones. He moved with a predator’s grace, his tall frame silhouetted against the dim light. He was dressed in a simple black Henley and dark jeans, but the authority he carried was heavier than any armor. His eyes, sharp and intelligent, scanned her from head to toe, missing nothing.
“You’re the new connection?” he asked, his tone conversational, as if they were meeting at a coffee shop.
“That depends,” Val countered, crossing her arms. The movement strained the fabric of her deliberately tight, low-cut top. “Are you the man who can move the product I need? Or am I wasting my time with middlemen?”