the first person on his list.” Her voice shook as she continued. “That’s how I ended up with Royce. Once he figured out Royce wanted him dead, my father faked our death so we could flee, but it didn’t work. Royce found us. He killed my father and Royce took me with him.”
“Oh, my god. I’m so sorry. You’re so brave, Vanessa. I hope you know that,” I said.
“I’m starting to believe it,” she said, a half-smile on her face.
“You’ll get there,” I said, putting my hand over hers. It was shaking. “We’ll get there together. You’ll see. You’re in the right place, I promise.”
“Thank you, Riot,” she said, before standing up and walking slowly back to her room. She looked drained. I watched her walk away, her shoulders stiff and tight, amazed once again at the courage she possessed.
My heart swelled in admiration for these women. For Vanessa, for Lacey, for Grace, for all the other girls we’d saved.
“Hey, I was just thinking about you,” I said, as Lacey’s arms snaked around my neck from behind.
“Hi, baby,” her sweet lips whispered in my ear. “What were you thinking about?”
I turned my chair around and she sat on my lap, straddling me as I slid my arms around her waist. Her lips kissed mine gently.
“I was just thinking about how strong you are,” I said, staring up into her eyes. I’d never loved anyone the way I loved Lacey. My hands rested on the curves of her hips and she pressed them into me seductively.
“Oh, yeah?” she said, smiling down at me.
“Yeah,” I said. “I love you, babe.”
“I love you, too,” she said. “Do you have a lot of work to do?”
“I do,” I answered. “Lots of it.”
She pretended to pout, and I drug her bottom lip between my teeth, biting gently before kissing her again.
“Well, let me know when you take a break,” she said, pushing into me with her hips.
“Yeah?” I asked. “Why?”
“You know why,” she said, pressing harder into me, my cock twitching in response. “So I can show you how strong I am - everywhere,” she winked, sending a spark of electricity right through me. I groaned and kissed her again, harder this time.
“Tonight, babe,” I said, gently pushing her away.
“Okay, I can wait,” she said with a grin. “Is there anything I can do to help?”
“No, not right now babe, but tonight I’ll have lots of helpful things for you to do,” I winked.
“Anything you want” she said, kissing my neck before turning away.
“Good girl,” I said, patting her ass as she walked away.
Goddamn, I’m one lucky man , I thought to myself as I watched her walk away. I sighed, shook off the goosebumps she gave me every single time and turned back to my work.
Royce fucking Randolph wasn’t going to know what hit him and it was going to make my job that much more pleasurable. I fucking hated men like him. Shit, they weren’t even men. They were scumbags of the worst kind.
How I’d lucked into this job was beyond me, but I’ll be damned if I’m going to let someone like him get away.
With Solid Ground after his ass, he was as good as dead.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Vanessa
After tossing and turning all night long, haunted by images of the past - of Jesse, of Royce, of my father - I was still just as exhausted as the night before. Once the sun began streaming through my window, I couldn’t stay in bed any longer.
Breakfast was a lot less crowded than dinner had been. Cherry told me the Gods tended to sleep in, so it was just me, Cherry and Doc eating together. After that, I had my meeting with Riot, which was draining but it felt good to finally pass off the information I’d collected to someone.
It was like I’d taken the second step to accomplishing my goal, and in a way, it felt as good as the first. I’d have been almost happy, if I wasn’t in such turmoil about Jesse. Or Wreck. Or whatever he called himself these days.
I knew I had to tell him who I was. It wasn’t fair
“Oh, my god. I’m so sorry. You’re so brave, Vanessa. I hope you know that,” I said.
“I’m starting to believe it,” she said, a half-smile on her face.
“You’ll get there,” I said, putting my hand over hers. It was shaking. “We’ll get there together. You’ll see. You’re in the right place, I promise.”
“Thank you, Riot,” she said, before standing up and walking slowly back to her room. She looked drained. I watched her walk away, her shoulders stiff and tight, amazed once again at the courage she possessed.
My heart swelled in admiration for these women. For Vanessa, for Lacey, for Grace, for all the other girls we’d saved.
“Hey, I was just thinking about you,” I said, as Lacey’s arms snaked around my neck from behind.
“Hi, baby,” her sweet lips whispered in my ear. “What were you thinking about?”
I turned my chair around and she sat on my lap, straddling me as I slid my arms around her waist. Her lips kissed mine gently.
“I was just thinking about how strong you are,” I said, staring up into her eyes. I’d never loved anyone the way I loved Lacey. My hands rested on the curves of her hips and she pressed them into me seductively.
“Oh, yeah?” she said, smiling down at me.
“Yeah,” I said. “I love you, babe.”
“I love you, too,” she said. “Do you have a lot of work to do?”
“I do,” I answered. “Lots of it.”
She pretended to pout, and I drug her bottom lip between my teeth, biting gently before kissing her again.
“Well, let me know when you take a break,” she said, pushing into me with her hips.
“Yeah?” I asked. “Why?”
“You know why,” she said, pressing harder into me, my cock twitching in response. “So I can show you how strong I am - everywhere,” she winked, sending a spark of electricity right through me. I groaned and kissed her again, harder this time.
“Tonight, babe,” I said, gently pushing her away.
“Okay, I can wait,” she said with a grin. “Is there anything I can do to help?”
“No, not right now babe, but tonight I’ll have lots of helpful things for you to do,” I winked.
“Anything you want” she said, kissing my neck before turning away.
“Good girl,” I said, patting her ass as she walked away.
Goddamn, I’m one lucky man , I thought to myself as I watched her walk away. I sighed, shook off the goosebumps she gave me every single time and turned back to my work.
Royce fucking Randolph wasn’t going to know what hit him and it was going to make my job that much more pleasurable. I fucking hated men like him. Shit, they weren’t even men. They were scumbags of the worst kind.
How I’d lucked into this job was beyond me, but I’ll be damned if I’m going to let someone like him get away.
With Solid Ground after his ass, he was as good as dead.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Vanessa
After tossing and turning all night long, haunted by images of the past - of Jesse, of Royce, of my father - I was still just as exhausted as the night before. Once the sun began streaming through my window, I couldn’t stay in bed any longer.
Breakfast was a lot less crowded than dinner had been. Cherry told me the Gods tended to sleep in, so it was just me, Cherry and Doc eating together. After that, I had my meeting with Riot, which was draining but it felt good to finally pass off the information I’d collected to someone.
It was like I’d taken the second step to accomplishing my goal, and in a way, it felt as good as the first. I’d have been almost happy, if I wasn’t in such turmoil about Jesse. Or Wreck. Or whatever he called himself these days.
I knew I had to tell him who I was. It wasn’t fair
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