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“I’m sure she’ll be fine,” I say, letting her read between the lines.
“Petra?” she whispers. I look her dead in the eye and swallow. A tear runs down her cheek, and I have to fight back tears of my own. “She’s not coming back, is she?”
“No, Trina. She can’t.”
She nods, biting her lip, grief etched into her face. “It’s always the way. We’re damned if we do and dammed if we don’t. The only saving grace is that the girls can be free of all this.”
“Child Services picked them up and took them, but I have a feeling they’ll be okay.”
And they will be because the social worker assigned to the case is part of the network. She’ll do her best to get those kids far away from here and with people who will love them and keep them safe.
“It’s quiet tonight,” I say gently, changing the subject after a few minutes of silence.
“Fewer girls means we’re not getting much of a break between clients. My next arrives in ten minutes, then I have another four before I’m done.”
I wince, my pussy still tender from the one cock. I can’t even imagine doing more than one, especially when the likelihood of any of them being gentle with her is slim.
“Alright. We don’t have much time. I have stuff going on.”
“Stuff you can’t tell me about?” she huffs out.
“Stuff I can’t tell anyone about. When you find out, and you will, you might hate me. I just needed to tell someone I did the best I could and that I’m sorry.”
“Nova, you’re scaring me. Are you in trouble?”
I lean in and cup her jaw. “Tell the other girls that I love them. You have my number if you want to call me. I just?—”
“Won’t be coming around anymore,” she says quietly as the truth dawns on her.
I see her eyes roving over my face. She doesn’t know what’s happening, but she knows it’s bad. “You do what you have to do. You’ve always had our backs, and we’ll remember that. Don’t you worry about us.”
I bite my lip hard enough to break the skin, the taste of blood giving me something to focus on, which helps keep the tears at bay.
“I’ve gotta go. Stay safe, Trina.”
“You too, Nova.”
I let myself out before I fall apart and hurry down the corridor. I’m so focused on getting away that I ignore where I’m going. I know better.
I collide with a hard body and almost lose my balance before hands grip my arms tightly. I look up and find Aldo sneering at me. “You need to watch where you’re going, bitch.”
I yank myself free, knowing he’s going to leave bruises. Two of his men stand just behind him—the same two men from the restaurant that day. I don’t know them well, but they make it clear where their loyalties lie when they look the other way.
“I’m sorry for bumping into you. It was an accident, and I meant no harm.” I say the words politely, used to playing this stupid fucking role. Inside, I’d love nothing more than to pour boiling oil all over his smug face.
“That’s not how bitches apologize. Get down on your knees.”
“It was an accident, Aldo, and I have to leave. I have a meeting with the don,” I lie, throwing out the only name that might make him back off when he’s in one of these moods.
He backhands me without warning, my head whipping to the side. I manage to stay on my feet, my anger demanding that I return the favor. The two fuckers behind him look uncomfortable now, but they don’t say anything. I know they don’t give a fuck about him hitting me. I’m sure they’ve seen him dole out worse. But they know who I am, or who they think I am, and know this is bad.
“On your fucking knees,” he snarls.
Shit, shit, shit. This is going to end badly because I refuse to give in. He has no idea the can of worms he’s opening. I yank out my phone and hit speed dial as I back up. He reaches for me just as the phone connects.
“Sir?”
“Nova? Everything okay?”
