“They have private rooms here, Audry,” Daniel murmured when we pulled away from our kiss. My pussy grew even more wet at his words. I knew why he didn’t want to leave the club. If we stepped out of Utopia, this spell that had come over us would be broken, and with the cold night air would come a clear head and remind us of all the reasons we shouldn’t be with each other. “Lead the way,” I answered Daniel with a grin. He grabbed my hand and led me away from the dance floor down a dark hallway with many doors. The farther we got away from everyone, the quieter it got until the only sound I could hear was my own heart beating.Daniel walked to the final room and knocked on it. He waited thirty seconds and when no one answered, he opened it. I didn’t even take a look around the room because all I could see was Daniel. All I could feel was his hands all over my body and his lips on mine. He had me pushed up against the door, his lips on my neck, and my legs were
I left Dominic’s office with my mind so full of thoughts I wished I could open it up and dump them on the floor to get some relief. I walked back to the front door, but another voice interrupted me again. This time it wasn’t Mr. Molton, it was his son. “Can I talk to you?” I spun around to see Daniel with his arms crossed and leaning against the staircase banister. He looked cute in his pajamas and rumpled hair. The tension between us was awkward, it had that morning-after feeling.Even though I wanted nothing more than to leave and be in my own space to think things through, I knew I would have to face Daniel sooner or later. Besides, I didn't want to stand in the entryway in my revealing night-before dress any longer. Being caught in it by Mr. Molton had been embarrassing enough already.I nodded and followed him up the stairs to his room. I studied his large bedroom since I didn’t have a chance to do so last night. It was twice as big as my own apartment and th
My insentient phone alarm went off and I groaned, shutting it off and immediately going back to sleep. The next thing I knew there was a pounding on my door and my eyes sprung open. Shit! I slept in. I let Daniel into my room so he didn’t wake up everyone in the hotel. I rushed around getting ready while he stood in the corner with his arms crossed, sighing impatiently. We left the hotel and walked to the street the gang members had said the deal was going down.Since we didn’t have a car to wait all day in like a normal stake-out, we did the next best thing and went into a coffee shop that was open at this early hour. Daniel ordered a black Americano and I got a large iced coffee. We sat at a table by the window. The street was in full view. All we had to do now was wait. We waited, taking turns looking out the window so as not to look suspicious, but the street remained quiet since it was a Sunday morning. The only people on the sidewalk were early-mornin
*Daniel* I strode down the sidewalk with my hands shoved into the pockets of my pants. I didn’t take the bus back to my house because I was too angry to sit still. I couldn’t believe Audry had joined my family because she wanted to ruin us.What was she planning to do? Sell all of our secrets to other gangs? Slowly turn us against each other? Destroy us from the inside out? Have us all arrested?How had I allowed her to wrap me up in her web of lies? I had always held her at arm's length and didn’t trust her when most of the gang did, especially my father. But then I had been the one to suggest we work together. How could I have been so stupid? Had I allowed my attraction for Audry to cloud my judgment? Was the real reason I wanted to work with her because I found her hot? I shook my head, disgusted with myself. My father was right, I had no business being the leader of our gang. I made terrible choices that didn’t put our family first. I pulled
“What’s your name anyway?” I asked Audry’s friend. We were sitting at Audry’s kitchen table, trying to decide what to do next. Both of us had our arms crossed and were glaring at each other from across the table. How was I supposed to trust this guy in order to find Audry? I didn’t like his smug face and attitude. “Lyle,” he answered with a frown. See? The bastard had an attitude with me. Lyle probably saw me as a threat because he wanted to fuck Audry. Idly, I wondered if he slept with her just like I had. The thought made my fists clench in anger. “Listen, I can find Audry on my own, you can go back to wherever you came—”Lyle’s phone started to ring from its place on the table and he looked down in excitement at it. “Is it Audry?” I asked, leaning forward trying to see his phone screen. Lyle looked at it and his shoulders sagged with disappointment. “No, it’s just my boyfriend. I’ll call him back later,” he explained, and put down his phone.
*Audry* “Hello there, Audry,” Lorenzo said to me pleasantly. It seemed like he was greeting me like we had simply run into each other on the street, not like he had kidnapped me and tied me up in some random basement. I glared at him. “Hi, traitor,” I said, struggling to get out of the ropes. But each time, it would just get tighter until the point where it was painful. It seemed like there was no way for me to escape right now. I needed to talk to Lorenzo until I could figure out another plan on how to escape. “Oh, there’s no need for name-calling, Audry. Especially in the position you’re in,” Lorenzo taunted me. That asshole. “How could you, Lorenzo? You were my father’s best friend! How could you work with the Taddeos? The people who had him killed. How could you sex traffick young girls when you have daughters yourself?” I demanded, my voice steadily rising. It wasn’t smart of me to lose my temper with him, but I couldn’t help myself. He had betr
I waited in the dark for who knows how long. I had no idea how much time was passing, all I had to time it with was the beat of my own heart. I wished Lorenzo would come back and do whatever he was planning to do. Sitting here waiting in the dark was terrible. I hated the feeling of impending doom. Right before I was about to call out for Lorenzo to shoot me and get it over with, I heard heavy footsteps on the stairs. Lorenzo came back into the room and flipped the light switch on. He was wearing a triumphant grin. Shit. Whatever made him happy couldn’t be a good thing for me. “Well, I talked to my partners and we all agreed the best thing to do now is kill you,” he told me bluntly. “You mean you asked your bosses and they ordered you to do that,” I shot back. Lorenzo looked furious, then pulled out his gun, aiming it at me. “You know, you really shouldn’t provoke the man with the gun,” he growled. “I didn’t get the chance to be the one to kill
I knocked on Franky’s door with Peaches, Daniel, and Lyle standing behind me. Franky lived in the rich part of town in a gated apartment complex. He was an actual cop now, but he couldn’t afford a place like this on a police officer’s salary. His parents were well-off and I knew they helped him buy this place. “Are you sure we can trust this guy?” Daniel grumbled from behind me when my friend didn’t immediately come to the door.“Yes, I promise,” I assured him. I started to doubt my answer when I realized a man I’d known since I was sixteen, who was a cop as well, had just kidnapped and tried to kill me. But I wouldn’t let that stop me from trusting Franky. He was always a good friend to me, just like Lyle. Finally, he opened the door. Franky was handsome with dark skin, a bright smile, curly black hair, and bright blue eyes. He brought me into a hug as soon as he put his eyes on me. I hugged him back. It was really good to see him.“Audry! It’s great to see