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Swallowing hard, I forced my feet to remain still. Enough people littered the sidewalks around us that I didn’t think he would attack me for breaking that supposed bond he had with Mason.
His smile didn’t reach his eyes, but he didn’t seem a threat while approaching and handing me Zeke’s breakfast.
“Thanks,” I rasped, taking care not to touch his hand in the exchange.
Joseph didn’t speak. Just stared like a creep and allowed me to walk away without another word.
Goose bumps rose along my nape and arms, but I refused to look back in a show of concern of any sort.
Humanity House’s rear heavy door slammed shut behind me, and I sagged against the solidity of metal, fighting to calm my racing heart.
As much as I wanted to believe Joseph appearing like that was pure circumstance, I couldn’t. Same as the first time I’d run into him near Mason’s apartment. The young man stalked him. Perhaps me.
Mason needed to be made aware—I had to tell him about the first encounter too now that I knew who the cherub-like young fucker was.
But it could wait.
Mason headed toward an interview for a job to replace the one he’d given up for me. Even though I expected he would have no problem nailing the interview, I couldn’t risk sending his mind into a downward spiral.
I would tell him once I got home.
Chapter21
Mason
Irode a high, pinching myself a few times to make sure reality didn’t fuck with me.
I’d gotten the job. One interview that had included laughter and an ease of natural-flowing conversation, and Shari had offered me the position on the spot. I wondered if Troy had something to do with it, but I wasn’t about to poke around and ask.
Micah hadn’t been upset by my text that night telling him I was quitting Elite—he’d expected my resignation and had already told Preston I wasn’t available when he’d called a few days earlier to book with me. I didn’t ask if Preston had agreed to another Elite for the night but told Micah to give the young man my best wishes should he talk to him again.
While Preston had become somewhat of a friend, our relationship as it were lay in my past, as did any puzzle over who his stepbrother might be. I needed to focus on moving forward, forgetting everything behind me.
Micah asked about Joseph, but I’d told him that things had calmed down. There’d been no texting or calls, so I was hopeful shit had run its course. Perhaps Joseph had found a real sugar daddy. He hadn’t booked with Elite again, not that Micah would have allowed him to anyway.
Excitement for my future hit me like it never had before. Things looked up.Wayup.
My need for Jasper by my side hadn’t changed one bit. I would never get enough of him, but with his support, I’d become more confident and successful in daily living. And speaking with Zeke, unloading everything I’d kept bottled up inside me for so long was cathartic.
I felt lighter. Peace I’d never expected filled me completely, and my outlook on life finally held meaning.
Climbing into my car encased me in stifling heat, but I just ripped off my tie and got the AC cranking. A wide grin on my face, I powered up my cell to let Jasper know the good news.
An unknown number had texted me since I’d blocked the last one, but the first line left no question as to the sender.
It was an image of Jasper holding me outside Humanity House earlier in the morning.
Unknown Number:If you think you can replace me with sweet little Jasper, you’re sorely mistaken.
Unknown Number:I tried to do the same with another sugar daddy, but no one else will ever hold my heart. I had to let that guy go.
Unknown Number:No one will ever fill my boy pussy the way you do either. They all fall short.
Unknown Number:I want you and your dick again, and there’s nothing I won’t do to have you. Keep you forever.
Sweat broke out over my body as my heart thrummed. Stomach twisting to the point of physical pain, I stared at the messages. My smile had dissolved, all traces of happiness gone in a flash. Floundering didn’t begin to describe my soul.
I rang Jasper’s cell, and it went straight to voice mail.
