All Chapters of The Deal With The Devil: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Giovanni"I need to go." Because every minute I'm here, I'm in danger. I set the envelope of cash in the drawer of the nightstand by her bed."Can I call you at least?" she asks."That's not a good idea. I told you that the last time. I can't see you again, Ciara. It's too dangerous."I walk to the door."So that's it?"I stop. "I'm sorry, I—""You just walk away? Again?"I turn to face her. "Do you know Giovanni's men came to my house?" I ask, remembering how scared I'd been. Letting myself get angry. "Do you know they were waiting there for me when I got home? Do you know what I did for you last night?"This time, it's her to shift her one good eye away."I think we're even, Ciara."I walk out the door then, feelings of guilt and anger warring inside me. I believe her when she says he hurt her after I left, but the family adopted her months after I was gone. She's officially Sean's sister. And he won't hurt her now if only because it won't look good if he does. He's like his father,

SiennaHe opens the robe wider.I look down at the thick dark hair on top of his head as he takes in my newly waxed pussy, only the thinnest strip of hair remaining there now. I think about yesterday or the day before or the week before. I think about how my life had been normal then. Now, this, him...it's about as far from my normal as it can get. I'm not really even sure how I got here. Or how I said yes to this deal. Or why.Even given the situation with Ciara and Sean, wasn't there an alternative? One that made more sense?But then his fingers are on me again, touching the strip of hair and I can't think about Ciara or Sean or anything anymore. Especially not when he looks at me with his strange now darker eyes."Sit."I sit on the coffee table behind me."Lie back.""I'm not a dog.""Lie back, Sienna."I do as he says and immediately, I feel his knees between mine, nudging my legs apart. I startle when a moment later, cool liquid spills on me and when I look at its source, I find

Giovanni Her gaze is locked on me, and she pulls away when I sit on the bed. Bruises are already darkening her neck.When I reach out to touch her, she flinches."I'm not going to hurt you.""You already did."I grit my teeth, but I accept that. I own it."I can't fight you," she says. "You're stronger than me even without trying.""Don't look through my things and you won't have to worry about it.""I wasn't looking through your things. I wouldn't. It fell out of the book that was on top of the dresser."I switch out the light. Was it? I'm usually more careful with things."Lie down and go to sleep."She switches the light back on on her side. "What happened? Why did you get so angry?"This is unexpected.I give a little snort. "No personal effects, remember?""It was a photograph.""Shut off the light and go to sleep." I lie down and turn my back to her."Was it the phone call?"I roll to face her. "Were you eavesdropping too?""No. I just came out into the hall after my shower and

SiennaI have a feeling I wouldn't get very far if I tried that. Besides, I need this time. This month.Is it naïve to think that if I stay here, in this penthouse, that if or when Ciara tells Sean about me, maybe he'll think I'm gone—that I took off—and I can slip back into my life once the month is up?And with Giovanni, I think I'm safe even as that image of him last night, that of the raging beast, flashes in my memory.Who's going to keep you safe from Giovanni?I'm about to go back into the bedroom to get dressed, thinking I'll wear the jeans and top I'd quickly shoved into my tote last night when the elevator dings, announcing someone's arrival.The doors slide open and a woman steps out, giving me a once over. Two men follow her, each pushing a rack into the penthouse."Put them there," she tells them."What's this?" I ask when she introduces herself as she tugs the cloth covering the first rack off.I forget her name as soon as she says it when I get a look at what's on those

Giovanni"There are reasons people do things and you don't know anything about mine."These are the words that go around and around in my head as I watch Sienna look through the new clothes on the racks in one of the spare bedrooms.I had all the designer stuff taken away, well, most of it. She still needs some evening dresses. In their place, the racks are stuffed with more casual clothes, still good brands, but not the best designer labels money can buy."Better. Thank you," Sienna says, picking out every pink item and shoving each into my arms. "No pink though."I take the hangers, curious about this peculiarity, but she turns away, her attention back on the clothes."You're welcome." My phone buzzes. I drop the clothes she handed me on the bed and step out to take it. It's a file from Jack with more details on Sean Williams and I'm starting to figure out why Sienna accepted my offer. What some of those reasons are that she thinks I know nothing about.She's been leaving breadcrumb