Page 21 of Darkest Retribution


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“Perfect. Just like that, Jade.” His thumb slows on my clit, still touching it but not moving. And as I come down, he pulls his fingers out, pressing a kiss to me before standing. “These heels put you at the perfect height. I want you to wear them next time as well. Understood?”

“Yes, sir,” I say on a shaky breath.

“Now turn around and face me.”

I do, leaning against the desk since I’m not sure I trust my legs to hold me up.

“Open.”

It takes me a second to realize what he means. But when he holds his thumb in front of my lips, I open my mouth, letting him insert his thumb. I suck, swirling my tongue around it and smiling to myself when he groans.

I want more. I want to feel him inside me, to know what he sounds like when he comes. But a noise echoes around me, pulling me further from him. I don’t want to go, but he’s already fading away.

And then I’m back in reality, squinting at the bright light coming from my nightstand. Grabbing my phone, I hit the green button and hold it to my ear.

“Hello?”

“It’s David.”

“Why the fuck are you calling me at...” I pull my phone away, glancing at the little clock in the corner. “Fuck, David. It’s three in the morning.”

“I have a job for you.”

“Rightnow?”

“No. This is just when it was convenient for me to call.”

“Fuck you,” I groan, rolling onto my back and pinching the bridge of my nose.Why is my brother such a dick?“And why do you have so many people to kill? I thought you said you had to lay low for a while. Wait—why is that, again?”

A couple weeks ago, David went into hiding. Soon after, I saw on the news that he’s officially a wanted man. He doesn’t know that I know the FBI is looking for him. The more clueless he thinks I am, the better.

“Drop the attitude,” he snaps. “And stop asking so many damned questions or you can say your last goodbye to Rosie.”

I roll my eyes.

He won’t take her away from me. If he does, he loses his leverage. And if he loses his leverage, I have no incentive to commit all these stupid kills for him.

“Someone will drop the file off in an hour. You have until Tuesday night to complete the job.”

“David! That’s barely any time.”

I’m exhausted and in too much pain to do it tonight, and I have to work Tuesday.Fuck.If he doesn’t budge on this, I’m screwed. Working during the day has more risks of getting caught.

“Fine. By Wednesday night. No exceptions, you hear me?”

“I can make that work.”

He hangs up.

Swearing, I toss my phone onto the bed and stare up at the dark ceiling. Normally, I can keep myself from overdoing things. That’s why I work every other night, to give myself time to recover. Adding in jobs for David on my days off screws that up, but they’re usually spaced out enough that I can handle it.

But two in a week? Jesus. I can’t do that consistently.

At least Rosie starts school today. Even if I have to get her up and out the door for the bus, I can go right back to bed if I need to. And since I don’t have to watch her all day, I don’t have to be on my feet so much.

It’s still annoying as shit, though.

I close my eyes, and my mind drifts to Dominic. Why am I having dreams about him? And god, why are they sex dreams? Sure, he’s hot, and he cares about Rosie, which is a must for any partner I have in the future. But I need my imagination to cool off. Just because I’m lonely doesn’t mean I need to start fucking my neighbor.

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