Page 559 of Savage Bosses

My hand reached up to rub his chest. “It’s okay, King. It’s just a few minutes. You can talk with Cade, and I’ll do what I need to do. Then we can leave. Okay?”

Leaning down, he pressed his lips to mine. When he lifted his head, he looked at me with his intense blue gaze. “I don’t want that bullshit to interfere with us. If he’s…”

“No. Don’t think about that right now. We have bigger things we need to focus on. Can we talk about it tomorrow?” It wasn’t that I didn’t care. I did. But there was nothing to be done tonight.

He leaned down and placed his forehead against mine. “I’m never letting you go, Nyla. I was a fool to wait this long. Fine. I’ll be back in five minutes, then we can get the hell outta here. I’ll make sure to make a nice sized donation.”

“You do that,” I said with a laugh. As soon as I found the restroom, I did my business quickly, then came out and washed my hands. When the two other ladies who were in there with me left, someone else entered. Her familiar face appeared in the mirror before me, and I closed my eyes to keep the annoyance at bay.

Of course, as soon as I convince King to leave me alone for the first time all night, I have to deal with some bullshit. Why couldn’t she just leave well enough alone? It was clear King wanted nothing to do with her, and I didn’t blame him one bit. This woman was messy as hell.

“Well, would you look at this. If it isn’t thegirlfriend,” she spat with her lips curled in disgust.

If her personality weren’t so damn nasty, Marysa would be a beautiful woman. But desperation was not a good look on her. “What do you want, Marysa?”

“You have no idea what me and King had.” She gave me a sly look. “What we still have.” A look came over her face that chilled me to the bones. “I was the love of his life. Everything he did was for me. We discussed our dreams, our future.” She took out a tube of lipstick, slowly applying it to her lips before placing the closed case back in her purse. “And the way he fucked me? I’ve never felt anything so good. That man knows how to use his dick and his tongue in ways…” she closed her eyes and hummed. “I would dream about him fucking me every night. He claims we’re done, but the one way to bring a man back into your life is to give him what he wants most.”

Every word she said cut like a knife. It wasn’t as if King and I had been together for very long. Hell, we still weren’t officially together. Right? Sure, we’d kissed. We both knew that this attraction between us couldn’t be ignored any longer. He wanted me. I know he did. This woman wasn’t a threat to me or what King and I were building. Yet, something about her words made my stomach twist in knots. They had a history. He had wanted to marry her. Give her his last name.

Leaning against the sink, I tried to appear as if I didn’t care, but I did. I really did.

“What would that be? A fucking headache and regret for the past?” I said with a hint of sarcasm.

“Oh, Nicole…”

“Nyla. My name is Nyla, which you very well fucking know.”

“Hmph. Well, what King wants is a son. Someone to continue his name. I can give him that.”

This shit was crazy. “You cheated on him. Then left him to marry the other man you were fucking. Why should he believe this child is his? Maybe you’re just trying to get some money out of King now that you’ve seen who he became.” When her eyes widened, I knew I was onto something. “When you left him, he was still struggling. Trying to get his business off the ground. What happened, your husband divorced you and left you with nothing?”

“You don’t know what you’re talking about,” she screeched. “King needs to claim his son so I can get him back from Rick. He thinks he’s such big shit, stealing my children from me. Without them, I get nothing. Not even alimony. If I get Nathaniel back, I can work on getting Sarah as well. But King needs to claim his son. That’s the only way this will work.”

Listening to her words made my skin crawl. I had a sudden epiphany. “But Nathaniel isn’t his son. Is he?”

Marysa’s eyes opened wide. “Why would you say that? Of course, he is. He belongs to King. Rick will never be able to go against King. For his son, he’ll turn this world upside down. I need him to do this. Without his help, I have nothing. I won’t allow Rick to keep them away from me. How will I live without that money?”

“Lady, you’re out of your damn mind. King will never pay for a child that isn’t his. Clearly, your ex-husband realized how batshit crazy you are, which is why he has your children instead of you.” It was time for me to exit this conversation. Plus, I’m sure it’s been more than five minutes. If I didn’t come out soon, I had no doubt King would come inside looking for me. The last thing I wanted him to see was me speaking with his ex. I rolled my eyes at her and started walking towards the door. That was when she grabbed me.

“Don’t you walk away from me!”

As soon as she touched me, I jerked back. “Don’t put your fucking hands on me. King may let you do all this crazy talk because he wonders if you’re the mother of his child, but you and I both know he’s not. You don’t even realize how much of yourself you gave away to me. You think you’re going to use my man to help with this scheme? Make him think he has a son by you after you hurt him the way you did? You’ve got another fucking thing coming.” I pointed my finger in her face. “And if you ever touch me again, I will be only too happy to fuck you up.”

I could see the hysteria in her eyes. There was no doubt she was going to try something with me. Little did she know I was ready for her. I was dressed for the occasion, but I’ve never backed away from kicking someone’s ass, especially when they deserved it as much as she did.

“He’ll never love you the way he loved me. You’ll never be me. I will always be his first choice. You are a runner-up for the real thing. His heart still hurts for me, and if I wanted to, I could have him back with the snap of my fingers.”

“Honey, you will never get King back. My pussy will be the last one he tastes. Trust me, my man will never want you again.” I saw her arm raise to hit me, and I balled up my right hand in response. My fist slammed into the side of her face, knocking her to the ground. She lay on the floor, cradling her jaw as tears fell from her eyes.

“He’ll never forgive you for hitting me.”

“Bitch, I told you to never put your hands on me again.” Just then, the bathroom door burst open. King stormed inside, along with two very handsome men behind him.

“What the hell is going on in here?” He rushed over to me and grabbed my face. “Baby, you okay? What the fuck happened?” His eyes took in the sight of Marysa lying on the dirty bathroom floor crying, her face red.

“Your whore hit me. I told her I just wanted you to be a part of your son’s life. That I would never try to interfere with your life, but your son deserved to know his father.” I rolled my eyes because I was absolutely sure King would never believe a word she was saying. “She became so angry. I tried to leave and find you, but she went off and punched me. I’m so sorry. I never meant to cause issues.”

“You dumb bitch. He’s not falling for your shit,” I spat. Fully expecting King to support me. But when he turned to me, he had a look on his face I never expected to see.

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