“I will, sir, don’t worry,” he said. “But first, I’d like to walk Ms. Carter out. It can be dangerous at night, and I thought I saw some hooligans by the parking garage. She should be finished by now. Right, Ms. Carter?”
“Y-yes, Mr. Belton,” I stammered, emerging from my pathetic little hiding place, visibly trembling. The top of my shirt hung dangerously low, and my skirt was all the way up around my hips. I straightened them as discreetly as I could. “I’m all set, sir.”
“You’re fucking pitiful,” a cruel, harpy’s voice spat in my ear. “Groveling even to the fucking janitor.”
And yet, as I looked at him, with his scuffed mop and his horrible, greenish jumper, he seemed a knight in shining armor, here with his lance to save the day. “Thank you, sir,” I continued, emphasizing the title. “That would be wonderful.”
Mr. Belton nodded, then held out his hand like he would for a child. Hesitantly, I approached, pausing only long enough to grab my purse. I did not look at Blade as I walked by him––and yet, without even seeing him, I could tell that he was trembling with rage. Still, the part of me that remained capable of reason told me that he could do nothing: Belton had spotted us. I was visibly hurt. He was lucky Belton was simply leading me away, rather than calling the police.
Just when I was at the door, about to leave the room, I looked back for the tiniest instant to see him. His eyes were like fire. His cock was still hard, but thankfully concealed by the hanging of his shirt. His fists were clenched, his face red with veins throbbing along his temples like terrible, living snakes. His eyes met mine, and I heard his leering, lecherous voice in my head as clear as day: “You may have survived this battle, Erica my sweet, but you will not survive the war. I will have you, one way or another.”
I swallowed, gripped harder at Belton’s hand, and left.
I WAS ONLY DISTANTLY aware of my body as the janitor led me through the office, and out into the parking garage. I felt as if I was watching myself from a great distance, my stupid, bruised body wincing as it walked. The drying streaks of tears on my cheeks seemed as if they had been painted on a doll’s face. “That woman is not me,” I thought. “She’s some other lady, to whom terrible things happen. Not me.”
“You can call the police, you know,” Belton’s voice interrupted, drawing back to the present. “I’ll back you up.” I jumped and looked at him with stricken eyes.
“I—I don’t. My job...” I started, not sure of what I was saying even as I said it.
Belton shrugged. “I see a lot of things, in this job. I know you’re not the only woman who has suffered at the hands of those big corporate honchos. Seems to me less people would be hurt if it became known.”
I gazed back at him, and, to my enormous shame, tears once again filled my eyes. The last thing I wanted to do in the entire world was talk about this to anyone. In fact, I wanted to go home, go to bed, and pretend none of this had ever happened. I would never speak of it again. Did that make me weak? Probably. But after my helplessness before Blade, I guessed that question had already been answered.
“I’m sorry,” I managed at last. “I can’t.”
“Yup,” Belton replied, looking away. He did not seem surprised or judgmental. Simply resigned.
We walked in silence to my car. Like the truest of gentlemen, he opened the door for me and even held my purse as I settled in. These actions, however faintly, did produce a small amount of warmth in what I felt was a freezing heart. He, at least, was a nice guy.
Taking a deep breath, I nodded to him, and drove away.
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I HAD A TASTE OF HER. NOW, I'M COMING FOR THE REST.One more heist, and then I'll be done with this life for good.In and out. I'd done it a million times. This will be no different.At least, that's what I thought…Then Erica showed up.She was too delicious to pass up.A pretty city girl in a world far removed from the one she knows.In other words, easy prey.Down here, we do things different.When a man like me wants a woman like her, he doesn't stop to ask questions.He just takes.And takes.And takes.Until his hunger is sated.And that's exactly what I did.The stupid girl was about to get stabbed, but I had a different kind of penetration in mind.I scooped her up, threw her across my bike, and took her home.The rest was bare flesh and broken moans.I wish it had ended there.But you can't always get what you want.And this little angel is trying her damndest to drag me back into the underworld I'm desperately trying to escape.Cut it out, princess.You don't give the orders around here – I do.Now get on your knees.I'm not going to ask twice.
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