Page 201 of The Villain We Tempt

“Don’t shoot!” Nacho yelps. “Please! I have money! Name your price!”

I roll my eyes.

“I’m not here for your daddy’s money, Nacho,” I rasp, digging the dildo into his back like a gun. “I’m here to talk about a mutual friend of ours.”

He sucks in lungfuls of air. “W-who?”

“Velvet Villainess.”

Nacho stiffens.

“S-she?—”

“She didn’t send me. She doesn’t know I’m here. And shedoesn’t know who you are,” I growl. “But she doesn’tneedto know who you are. She makes the content she does because she enjoys it. She does it forherself, Nacho.”

He chokes as I twist the bulbous, veined head of the cock against him.

“…notfor you.”

He’s silent as his shoulders quickly rise and fall with his breath.

“Perhaps you might consider this a mutual decision,” I growl. “While she appreciates your patronage, this thing you have with her has run its course.”

His breath catches as I tap the dildo on his back like the barrel of a gun.

“Donotmake the mistake of not hearing me clearly tonight. It will not end well for you. Nod if you understand.”

His head bobs like it’s spring-loaded.

“Good.” I pull the dildo away and tuck it into my jacket. “Enjoy your night, Nacho.”

I’m already leaving when he finally speaks again.

“If she didn’t send you… Why are you telling me this?”

I glance over my shoulder.

“Because she’smine,” I rumble quietly.

“So you’re…” He clears his throat. “You’rewithher?”

“Yes.”

“You’re The Ghost Prince, aren’t you?” Nacho breathes. “I know you are. I recognize your modulator.”

“Always nice to meet a fan,” I mutter dryly. “Remember what I said tonight, Nacho?—”

“So it’s true?” he says very quietly. “You’re…a couple? For real?”

“This conversation is over,” I growl as I turn away.

“Does she love you?”

I tense.

Maybe yes. Maybe no.

But Nacho deserves a clean break.