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Master Daron stared at me for a long time. So long that I felt like I might come out of my skin. I stared right back at him, though, showing him how serious I was about the deal. I didn’t even care about the possibility that he might use my feelings for Hayk against me and get me to do the worst jobs a brothel had. I wanted him to see that I wouldn’t be intimidated, by him or anyone else. If I could withstand Dmitri, I could deal with Master Daron.
Finally, when I thought I might pass out from anticipation, Master Daron took a breath, shrugged, and said, “We’ll have to negotiate some of the finer points of our deal, and we will most certainly have to draw up a contract, but yes. I accept that offer.”
I let out my breath, and my knees nearly buckled. Just like that, I was employed in a brothel. My father would have died on the spot, if he wasn’t already dead.
The strange thing was, in that moment, as I turned to Hayk with a wobbly smile of victory, I was happier than I’d been in my entire life.
“Well done, you,” Hayk said, sweeping me into his arms and squeezing me tight. He kissed me as well, strong and passionate, and my heart nearly burst in my chest.
“None of that,” Master Daron said in a gruff voice. “I can’t have my property putting on a display like that.”
I jerked away from Hayk, ready to give Master Daron a piece of my mind, but I found the man looking more amused than anything else. It made me wonder just how much of a sentimental streak the man had, in addition to being a shrewd businessman.
He nodded to me, then turned back to the rest of his whores—who were caught between watching me and Hayk and the continuing drama of Master Rafe’s brothel being shut down. “Alright, you lot. Back to work! Just because it has been an eventful morning doesn’t mean there aren’t cocks to suck and legs to be spread.”
“He’s really quite nice, all things considered,” Billie said, looking like she was having the best day of her life. “You’ll see soon enough.”
“She’s right,” Hayk said, unable to keep the beaming smile from his face. “Master Daron isn’t all bad. He’s been fair and careful of us for the past few years. It’s not a bad life at all.”
“And who knows,” Jace said, joining in on the whole thing with a sly look. “Maybe in a few months, you’ll decide you want to be a whore after all. I’ve certainly enjoyed burying my prick in that pert ass of yours now and then.”
I flushed hot and was ready to murder Jace on the spot. But the rest of my friends laughed, and within seconds, I could see the humor in his harmless comment and laugh as well.
“I will never be a whore,” I said, shifting in Hayk’s arms, but not having any desire to leave his embrace. “But that doesn’t mean I won’t learn a few things to use in private.”
Hayk laughed. “Oh, you’ll definitely learn a lot.” He leaned in and whispered against my ear, “And now I have someone to practice new techniques with.”
It was the most ridiculous and whorish thing to say, but I flushed hot and my heart sped up. I felt like the same idiot I’d always been…and I felt like a whole new part of my life was about to open up.
I still wanted to go home. The Wolf River Kingdom would always be my home now. Someday, I would go back and figure out where I fit in that society. But I wasn’t about to go anywhere without Hayk. Maybe the flames that had ignited so quickly between us would die down in a few months or years, but somehow, I didn’t think they would. I could only imagine that I had more to learn about Hayk and more to love. We would make a life for ourselves, and Billie as well, in the Wolf River Kingdom, someday.
But for now, I was surprisingly content to stay where I was, exploring a way of life that was completely new to me. I would still have Lefric nearby as well, so it wasn’t like I was leaving the Sons behind completely. But more important than that, I had the sort of love I’d always dreamed of just waiting for me, his arms already wrapped around me, hope enveloping us.
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I hopeyou’ve enjoyed Anton’s story! Boy, Anton took forever to explain things to me! But that’s Anton for you, I guess. That poor guy really deserves to be happy, and ironic as it might be, I think he’ll find so much happiness living in a brothel with Hayk! At least until the spring comes and they can renegotiate the terms of those contracts…hopefully.
Now,of course, I bet you’re worried about Conrad. So am I! Is it too late for Conrad to make it back to the Wolf River Kingdom before the mountain pass is destroyed? What sort of world has Conrad encountered over there in the Old Realm, and what kind of friends has ha made? And will all of the Sons of the Cities ever be together again? Find out next inConrad.
