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The thought made me grin. As I turned over the engine, my cock came to life just thinking about her. The next few days would feel like a vacation.
Then it was back to business as usual.
CHAPTER5
Jade
Consequences.
Constantine had acted as if what I’d done eight and a half years ago had destroyed his life and that I’d reveled in watching him taken into custody while sitting in the comfort of my mother’s house. When instead, I was always being badgered by the cops as I hid in darkness, terrified that his men would burst through the door at any minute. I’d tried to ignore them, pretending the entire situation hadn’t existed. Then my father had called and I was given no choice.
I would testify against one of the most dangerous men in the world.
While I’d initially had round the clock protection, my mother convinced to find an alternate place to stay, I’d never felt safe.
I certainly didn’t now.
Somehow, I’d managed to push it aside a few years ago, determined to live my life, but I should have known I could never run from the past. Even the fact I’d blocked out his face hadn’t protected me from vague nightmares. Now, they’d come true.
He was a killer, a man who had no qualms about pulling the trigger on his weapon. The knot remained in my stomach, a strange sense of nothingness enshrouding my mind. Maybe I was in shock, incapable of understanding what I’d done in making a deal with the man.
No, with the devil himself.
That’s the only way I could look at him for fear that my attraction would blind me about who and what he really was.
Every time I moved, I was provided with a reminder of just how horrible he was, a result of my duty to tattle on the gruesome murder. Even worse, my pussy still ached from his cock stretching my muscles.
And I was wet, the new thong already damp. I’d wanted to take a shower, to scrub off every hint of his musky scent but that hadn’t been allowed. Now I worried I’d never be free of the fragrance of cedarwood and pine, exotic spices and testosterone.
Who knew that selling your soul had a payout of ten million dollars plus expenses. I laughed all over again even as tears threatened to fall. I was sitting in the back of luxurious rented SUV in handcuffs, chauffeured as if I was royalty, while shackled like the prisoner I’d become. The irony was too much to handle, which had produced the wide range of emotions. Everything about the situation had toyed with my system and my sanity.
I hated Constantine, but I’d enjoyed his touch.
I was terrified of what he’d do to Eddie, yet a part of me hoped my husband to be would put a bullet between his eyes.
I was sick to death of thinking about living with him, yet excitement churned within. How could I be thinking such diverse thoughts? I was losing my mind. That was the bottom line answer.
Ding. Ding.
I’d just won myself a Kewpie doll.
The man sitting in the driver’s seat had said almost nothing. He’d hurried me along, telling me to hold out my hands. I’d almost kicked him in the balls, until I noticed he carried two handguns with him. He was as sophisticated in his method of dress as Constantine, which meant he wasn’t a low-level soldier. He’d made a single phone call to some guy named Jeffrey. Even his hushed tone in trying to keep me from overhearing the conversation hadn’t prevented me from catching on.
He was questioning an illegal business transaction. Then he mentioned the baggage Constantine was bringing back, using the term ‘call girl’ to describe me. Now I wished I’d followed my first instincts and kicked the hell out of him.
I stared out the window, realizing I was being driven to one of the smaller airfields. Of course the man had his own plane. All the dirty laundry I’d learned about was coming back to me now, including the stories about his father’s brutality that had been glorified by the press. They’d also glamorized his parents given the mother’s connection with some very important people in the Hamptons.
I’d been unable to stomach anything else after that point.
“Where are we going, Kansas City?” I asked, watching as he threw me a look in the rearview mirror.
“You’ll find out soon enough.”
“You can’t speak for yourself?”
“The business arrangement you have is with Constantine. I’m not privy to the details.”
“Why do I have a feeling you’re lying to me?” I asked, allowing my tone to be lighter to fuck with him.
