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“I’m going to freshen up. They can wait in my study.”
The assistant nods and scurries off, and I make a mental note to dismiss her as soon as I can?she won’t be of any use to me.
I undress immediately and climb into the shower, ridding away the past twenty-four hours.
My mind drifts back to my shower with Theo, devouring her sweet pussy, trying to fuck her and being rejected. I groan in defeat and smack my fist against the tiled wall. Sixteen-year-old Theo hovers in my mind, behind my eyelids, smiling up at me like I was the only person in the world to ever make her smile. I punch the tiles again. I haven’t thought about that time of my life in many years, but everything with Theo now has it simmering right on the surface, ready to spill out.
Enough now.
I climb out of the shower and put on a fresh suit, ready for my meeting with the District leaders.
* * *
Dax is waitingfor me outside of the study doors and he pats me on the back as I approach him. We both give each other the same look. A look that if you weren’t us, you wouldn’t know what it meant. But we did.
Let’s fucking do this.
We both open a door each and stride in together and with one hand, I do up the buttons on my blazer and overlook my guests without meeting either of their eyes. I head straight for the seat at the head of my desk, Dax still in step with me.
The thing about me and Dax is we’re in this together. I may be the official leader of the First District, but Dax is still my equal, and everyone better learn that sooner rather than later.
Rather than sitting, I choose to stand, looking down at Kennedy Harlow and Edison Ramon, who I see has also brought his second with him. Edison’s cousin, Casper, is a very secretive, quiet man who seems to follow Edison around like a second shadow.
Like me and Dax.
I’ve never thought anything of it before, but the man seems useless. Never says a word, just stands still. At least Dax has my back.
“Gentlemen.” I nod at all three of them, getting nods in return.
“How’s my daughter holding up, King?” Kennedy Harlow says, surprising me with his interest.
“I couldn’t give a fuck how she’s holding up, Kennedy,” I say with a bored expression. We’re not here to talk about Theodora Harlow.
“Fair enough.” He shrugs with a small smile. The grin is evil and full of hate, and I wonder how his relationship with Theo must have been. I know he never let her off the grounds, but they got on as far as I knew. But then again, he was quick to pass her over into my clutches.
“Son, in this situation, not that we thought it would ever come to this, we would go through business with you. Give you the intel on the prison and so on. But since you already know about it, there’s no need,” Kennedy speaks, as if he’s in charge here. My anger is back and it’s directed all at him.
“Firstly, I’m not your son. Be sure not to call me that again.”
Kennedy raises his eyebrows at my outburst.Good.
“Secondly, I worked closely with my father for many years. True, I may not know a lot of the ins and outs, but for now, I know all that I need to know. And with all due respect, Mr Harlow, I don’t need you to come in here and try to tell me how to do my job. Me and Dax here have everything under control. I am not my father and I will do a damn better job at this than he ever did. This is my throne now. Don’t forget that.”
Kennedy narrows his eyes slightly before slouching in his seat, shrugging his shoulders.
“So I can see.”
I pour each man a shot of whiskey and offer the glasses to them before pouring myself and Dax one.
“Mr Rhivers, our relationship between the First and Second Districts has been very platonic and we wish to keep it that way,” Edison speaks after swallowing his mouthful.
“Of course, Edison. I have no bad blood between any of you and have no desire to jeopardise that.”
Edison nods in response, but Kennedy continues to stare at me, swirling the liquid around in his glass.
Dax cuts the tension between us, talking more about business.
“We will continue to monitor and run the prison with the exact same secrecy as always. It has been a successful income for many years now, but business has been slow. We’ve only recently added a new inmate, so we need to think up some strategies on how to increase this. On the topic of our newest inmate, Mr Harlow, you owe your half for her placement.”
