Page 17 of The Wrong Man


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There was a clause about taking contraception and saying that if I chose not to, they could extend my contract and would offer higher payments to be determined. They listed a percentage scale for filming conception and pregnancy videos. The money scale was appealing, but I reached into my bedside table and took a birth control pill.

My excitement was dying for an outlet, so I decided to go for a run. Changing into shorts and a sports bra, I hit the pavement, exploring my new neighborhood fully. I jogged down each side road and even found a small park with a loop of sidewalk to run on. Three miles later, I turned around, heading back home. I was ravenous.

Quickly showering, I changed into yoga pants and a tank top for the evening. After cooking up some ground beef with a box of meal helper, I sat in front of the TV to watch an episode ofBuffy.

On my second bite, the knob to the side kitchen door rattled. My body froze, as I pondered if I had truly heard the noise or just made it up in my mind. When it happened again, I sprang up from the sofa, placing my plate on the coffee table. Snatching a baseball bat leaning in a corner of the TV room, I sneaked to the kitchen. A hooded figure stood outside the window, pulling on the door.

The thuds from my chest were causing my vision to go blurry. My cell phone was lying on the coffee table in the other room. I could run to grab it and call the police, but decided to shine a light on the figure to see what would happen. After flipping the switch for the flood light outside, a person decked in all black lit up. A black ski mask covered their face. The body turned and ran into the backyard, taking the dirt path through the woods.

Darkness made it difficult to see which direction they went. Eddie was not outside, and Glenda wouldn’t be able to see from her house. I checked to make sure the locks and deadbolts on the doors were secure.

On shaky knees, I ran back to my phone in the TV room. Blinking rapidly, I found the contact I needed and called the person I most wanted to see at that moment.

“Hey, sunshine! What’s up?”

“Eli, someone just tried to break into my house.” A sob escaped my chest and, despite feeling so embarrassed that it did, I couldn’t stop more from erupting.

“I’m on my way.”

ChapterSix

ELI

Even if I did get sent back to prison for driving like a crazed man, I was going to make it to Essa’s house as fast as possible. Hearing her little choked voice trying to hold back tears was enough to make me murder someone, anyone, just so long as I kept her safe. She needed me.

It didn’t even occur to me that we had never seen each other in person until I pulled into her driveway. Guilt filled my belly like lead that the drive over was so familiar to me. That was a memory I wish I had never kept.

Essa’s safety forced me to focus on the present. Rushing to the front door, I placed my hands on the wood, but stopped myself from shoving in. Instead, I knocked like a gentleman. My palms were sweaty. What if she hated the way I looked? What if I scared her? What if I had some weird, annoying habit that made her skin crawl?

Before I could lose control, a small, beautiful girl with long golden hair answered the door. Her blue eyes looked at me as if I were her god coming to rapture her from a world filled with demons. The urge to fall to my knees and worship her was overwhelming, but I thought it best to hold it together for her. Be the strength she needed in that moment.

Her pouty pink mouth opened in a gasp as she jumped into my arms, mine surrounding her tiny, short body. As I bent down, she was able to nuzzle the crook of my neck. Long, silky strands of blonde hair tickled my nose, the scent of apples flooding my senses, causing my dick to grow.

“You’re here!” Heat from her breath moistened my neck as she spoke into it.

“Yeah, sunshine. Let me look around outside first, okay? You safe in there?” She nodded into my chest. “Okay, I’ll be right back, baby girl.” Yikes. I’d never called anyone that. The name suited her so well, though. Her puffy, flushed cheeks made her look so young. The lead in my stomach hardened to steel.

She went back inside, and I took a tour around the outside of the house, checking for anything amiss. Using my phone’s flashlight, I scanned the area, but couldn’t find anything. The detached garage was secured and filled with junk. The side door was locked and bolted. There were no footsteps in the backyard. It was darkest near the back and far corners, and I made a mental note to help her put in some motion sensor lights there.

Once I returned to the front door, I lifted my knuckles to knock, but Essa opened it broadly for me.

“Come in, Eli.” Her tears were gone, replaced with a coy smile. She was wearing a tight pink tank top, no bra, and gray yoga pants. I thought I may die. It had been seven years since I’d been inside a pussy. My cock was raging with need, but I couldn’t take her now. Essa had plans. Plans that involved keeping her hymen intact and making a lot of money she needed for her future. I couldn’t ruin that for her. Not only that, but I had to do this to keep us both safe from Bruno and his goons. We had to go through with this.

The house was, unfortunately, exactly as I remembered it. That was the only thing keeping me from ravaging this little girl on the floor in her living room. Feigning ignorance, I pretended it was the first time I’d ever been there. “Nice place. This all your stuff?”

“No, my father and his girlfriend had all this. I’ve been trying to clean it up. Thought I’d start a pile of donations to a thrift store or sell objects for extra money online.” Her almond-shaped eyes kept darting to my face, scanning my body. My skin tingled with anticipation.

I cleared my throat. “That’s a good idea.”

“You are so much bigger than I thought you would be.” Her blue eyes revered me like a titan as she scanned over my body again and,fuck, now my cock was pulsating with blood.

“I had a lot of time in prison. Time to work out.” Taking a finger, I tapped the end of her perfectly straight nose. “You’re a lot smaller than I imagined.”

“Am I—am I what you thought I would look like?” She sucked her full bottom lip between her teeth. This girl… she was doing me in. I needed to be the adult here, which was hard when she was staring at me with stars in her sparkling eyes.

“Honestly, no,” I said. Her face crumpled. “You are way more beautiful than I pictured, Essa. Just fucking stunning. It’s seriously distracting.”

Brightening, her pink lips parted into a broad smile as she grabbed my roughened hand with her delicate one. “Want me to show you around?”

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