Page 19 of Devilish Debt

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The connections of the syndicate itself runs vampire squid deep and dark.

They truly have their own ecosystem.

Have had it – through family dynasties – for like forever.

And things are much better for you when you know your place.

Understand it.

Don’t step out of line from it.

Contemplative silence continues to slowly slink around the table prompting me to physically hold my breath.

No cap?

Just breathing around her wrong can get you merked.

Again.

It’s happened before.

Or…so I’ve heard.

And really…right now…I’m just looking to live long enough to at leastfinishthe box of Cheeze-Its I started nervous eating on the way here.

“Entertain me,” Ravencroft casually commands, fingers reaching for the last dark cherry in her bowl.

I don’t ask.

I don’t think.

I don’t even blink.

“Suck his cock.”

This time there’s no stopping me from leaning forward in confusion and croaking, “Question mark?!”

“He,” she gestures at Garcia with her fruit free finger, “will suckyour,” the digit is flung my way, “cock.”

Bobbing my unhinged jaw is all I seem to be capable of.

Which is an improvement from the nothing I could conjure up moments ago.

“The other toys didn’t have time to play with each other,” pouts the certifiably insane woman now nibbling on the piece of fruit, “so you will.”

No.

She…she can’t possibly be serious.

But she can’t like not be serious ‘cause that’s not her style.

But she can’t actually expect him to blow me…right?

This is some sort of test.

Like a real life “take this quiz” for us to pitch you the perfect yoga regime or hair care product or health food delivery service.

She doesn’tactuallyexpect this shit to happen.