Venom, a big, burly man with thin lips and a bald head so shiny it gleams in the streetlights, smiles at me, flicking the ash from the cigarette at my feet. “Well, Gwendolyn?—”

“Ew, not my full government.” I grimace. Venom smirks, looking at me from the corner of his eye, and if I didn’t watch him break my father’s kneecap with his bare hands, Venom would be just my type. He is the enforcer in Mason’s inner circle, and if I ever stopped paying my payments, Venom would be the one to track me down and kill me after he has all the fun he wants with me, and from his gaze, I can tell I would be in for a long night.

“From the tone of your voice,” he takes another pull of his cigarette, “you’re missing part of your payment.” I cross my legs, giving my most innocent smile.

“Oh, only by 125 dollars.”

Venom lets out a low whistle.

“But I have three hours left in this shift. I promise I’ll have it by the end. I mean, come look at these.” I motion to my breasts with a clever grin on my face.

Venom finally turns his body to me, his eyes shamelessly ogling my chest. His smile widens, showcasing his pearly whites, while his eyes move from my breasts to the curve created by my tiny waist and wide hips.

I place my left hand on my hip. “Woah there, Venom. Keep looking at me like that, and I’ll charge you.”

Venom tosses the cigarette on the floor and places both of his large hands on my hips, dragging me into his chest. I yelp, scrambling to fight him off before the door closes, but I am toolate, and he is too strong. “You know there is an easier way to work off that debt, Gwen.”

“Oh,” I giggle nervously, trying to wiggle out of his embrace, but Venom pulls me in closer, forcing me to inhale his stink of cigarettes. I almost gag on the smoke still spilling out of his lips. I make my voice firm, losing all of my playfulness as I make eye contact with his black eyes. “Venom, if you are looking for a lap dance, go inside the club.”

“Baby, I don’t want no fucking lap dance,” Venom’s smile is sinister, “I want you on your knees sucking my dick,” he whispers heavily.

“Venom, what the fuck?” I jerk back in his arms, moving to knee him in the dick.

“You’re right; that’s only worth like fifty.” His hands run from my waist, and he grips both of my cheeks, kneading my ass. “I’ll fuck you in the ass after. We can call that an even 200, what do you say?”

“Mason will fucking kill you-”

“Nah, because you are going to be a good girl and not say a word.” He pulls me in closer and licks my cheek.

“Venom, you bring your dick anywhere near me and I’ll bite it off,” I growl, slamming the heel of my stilettos into the toe of his combat boots; he doesn’t even flinch.

“I always knew fucking you would be rough.” Venom spins me around, wrapping my hair around his hand. He tries to push me down to my knees.

No. No. No. I can’t lose my virginity like this and definitely not to a guy named fucking Venom. I dig my heels into the ground,using my body as leverage to keep me from hitting the ground, but Venom is too strong. My knees buckle, and I am left panting and praying to Gods I don’t believe in for any solace.

A shot whizzes through the air. Venom jumps back, looking for his weapon, and tosses me to the ground as if I am nothing. “Fucking hell,” Venom growls, searching the area for the assailant.

“I don’t miss twice.” A thick Russian accent rumbles through the air, but I am in too much panic to appreciate it.

The minute I hit the ground, I pat the area around me, looking for a weapon to defend myself. My fingers wrap around the neck of an empty beer bottle. I grab it, smashing it against the concrete wall and stumbling over to the other side of the alley, out of Venom’s reach, brandishing the broken bottle as a weapon.

“When a lady says no, the answer is no.” The silky tenor of the voice causes a shiver to run down my spine. My eyes lock with the same bright blue eyes I almost drowned in.

Chapter2

Gwen

With bright blue eyes, a man emerges from the shadow of the alley, caressing the pipe of his pistol as if it were a loyal dog.

Venom sneers, “You better fuck off before Mason has your fucking head.”

Blue Eyes’s lips spread into a sinister smile as if he was a kid playing with his favorite toy. “Oh, and this Mason lets you run around and rape young women?”

“Mason owns this city and everyone in it.” Venom laughs as he points to me. “Especially her, so I’d mind my fucking business if I were you.”

Blue Eyes shrugs. “You see, I would if she didn’t say no, and well-” He winks at me. “When a beautiful girl says no to a jackass like you, I can’t help myself.”

It all happens in a flash. Blue Eyes reaches for Venom’s gun, twisting his body so Venom’s head is on the sidewalk, underneath Blue Eyes’s knee, and his arm bent back so that Blue Eyes could easily break his arm.