Page 107 of Emperor of Lust

Damian groans when he sees my brother’s name, AKA, “do not ignore during a Yakuza lockdown”, on the screen.

“Fuck,” he mutters.

I pout when he slides out of me but scramble to the bedside table to answer.

“Yeah?” I blurt into the phone.

Kenzo hesitates a minute.

“Are… Are you okay?”

“Yes?”

“You sound out of breath.”

For a second, I seriously consider scarring my brother.

“I’m…helping Damian with his PT,” I lie, glancing back at the devil himself, sitting back on his haunches with his thick cock springing up from between his muscled thighs.

I meanfuck, he’s hot.

“Well, take a break, because I’ve got good news.”

I freeze.

“Wait, are you lifting?—”

“Not a total de-escalation,” he sighs. “But we’re officially on a reprieve with the Ishida-kai.”

“A reprieve?” I repeat, my brow furrowing as I clutch the phone a little tighter. “What does that mean?”

Kenzo sighs and I can practically see him rubbing the back of his neck as he chooses his words. “Kolya called me ten minutes ago, asking for a ceasefire. Not sure why, but it’s legit. For now, anyway. Again, I want to stress this doesn’t mean this is over. But we agreed to back down for the present, and to talk again before things resume. I have no fucking clue why he asked, but the fact that he did is enough for me to trust him, at least on this.”

I’m almost too stunned to speak. Kolya calling for a ceasefire makes zero sense. The Mori-kai might be hungry for a piece of Tokyo, but the Ishida-kai are averywell-armed and defended group, especially on their own home turf.

I’d never say it openly to Kenzo, but if itdidcome to war, I wouldn’t exactly bet on us.

But if Kolya’s offering a temporary halt to hostilities, we’d be fools not to take it.

I hang up and glance over my shoulder, seeing Damian sprawled across the bed, his attention on me.

He’s still hard.

Very,veryhard.

He raises an eyebrow, his gaze simmering with dark curiosity.

“Ceasefire,” I explain, grinning.

His brows shoot up. “Seriously?”

“Yup.”

“What does that even mean?”

I grin. “It means we can go out. Like, literally out.”

The corner of his mouth lifts. “You asking me on a date, Kitsune?”

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