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She knows my real name. We’ve done this dance around each other before but it still makes me uneasy that she does.Even though I gave it to Layla.
Putting those thoughts aside, I shove my hands in my pockets. “I think we both know I come and go as I please.”
I bring her more money than anyone else who likes to play for the public and I only ask for freedom. I don’t even take a cut of what Jade rakes in when I perform. Because I perform for me, not for anyone else.
Ice-chip blue eyes stare at me long and hard. Jade takes her time rising from behind the desk and straightening the lapels of her suit jacket. Like she’s some kind of legitimate goddamn business owner rather than what she actually is: an opportunist.
She saw a need in the market for people to explore their darkest depravities and she found a way to monetize it.
“What do you want?” She cuts right to the chase. “You itching for another performance?”
“There’s a woman. She was here the last time I was onstage.” I flash a grin that doesn’t reach my eyes. “She’s friendly with one of your girls, the one with the lion’s mane hair. Pretty damn hard to miss with looks like hers. Who is she?”
Jade shrugs. “Her name is Taney. Why? Has she caught your eye?” she asks, arching a brow.
She’s purposely misunderstanding me, a little piece of information I file away for later. “You and I both know I’m not talking about your employee. The woman who was with her. She’s a regular.”
“I have no idea who you’re talking about.”
“I think you do.”
Jade is tight-lipped but she has a look in her eye.
I take a step forward and crowd her between the desk and my body.
She’s on the wrong side of forty but keeps her body in decent shape. The cut of her jacket and skirt only emphasize the swell of her hips. Beautiful, yes, but distant. She keeps her private life private and her tastes minimal.
“Why do you want to know?” Jade asks. “What’s the nature of your curiosity tonight?”
“None of your fucking business.”
“I’m not sure what makes you think you can come into my office uninvited and demand information from me without giving me something in return,” she says coyly. “You want to know about the dark-haired woman with Taney? Fuck me for the info and you’ve got yourself a deal.”
I want to roll my eyes.
It’s not the first time I’ve been offered the same terms. By Jade, by other women.
People like her, people like me, use their beauty like it’s a negotiable commodity.
But Layla?
She doesn’t act like she’s pretty.
She doesn’t act like she knows her worth in the least. Which might be why she’s hooked me.
It’s kind of sad how often it comes down to either me leaving empty-handed or emptying my dick into someone. I don’t particularly care where I chase my pleasure as long as the terms are clear before we start.
More often than not, I agree, since I get what I want on two counts: release and information.
Right now I want info on the detective and Jade clearly knows something. It’s a simple enough exchange.
So why does it cause a sinking sensation in me?
“I know something you won’t be able to find in any online search,” Jade continues like it will somehow sweeten the deal. She smiles at me and lifts a hand in the air. “Deal won’t last forever, though. Five seconds.”
A quick fuck and I’ll have what I came for.
Holding eye contact, I reach out to press my hand against her collarbone and physically maneuver her back against the desk.
