Page 34 of Poison

Like always, I continued the act, screaming his name, telling him how good of a fuck he was, how much I loved to feel his cock slamming into my ass. The cries of pleasure could have been real, but he turned me down. And then he fucking paid for the fake act.

Finally, Vic released with a harsh groan. My smile dropped instantly, and I shoved him off me. "Isaac, I—"

"Get the fuck out!"

"I have to talk to you!"

"You get fifteen minutes or until you cum. Well, you came, now get the fuck out and never talk to me again!" My voice lowered to a fierce whisper. "I needed you that night. I offered it to you for free. I needed to choose who I slept with, or it would kill me. I chose you, and you fucking turned me down. You took away my choice, and now you just did it again. Fuck you!"

Storming towards the door, I pressed the button to leave.

When he tried to protest, I threw up my middle finger and rushed through the threshold. I didn't care to hear whatever excuse he wanted to give me.

I clutched my chest, trying to smother my tears. How could he do this to me? The one person I thought understood me just paid for my time. The one man I wanted nothing more than to love and hold, fucking paid for it! That was the final straw. I couldn't take it anymore. That night, I would make sure everyone knew what they had done to me.

Chapter 24

Like always, Hobbs had to have his way with me. It didn't last too long, thankfully, and the moment he left, I got ready to go out. That plan got derailed when I stepped out of my room and right into the massive body of a giant. Well, not a giant. I was about his height, but the man looked like he could bench-press a dumpster.

"If you're going out, you'll be taking Mason with you," Hobbs declared as he walked around the corner.

"Fucking seriously?" I wined.

"I told you that you wouldn't be leaving without a bodyguard."

"This is so damned stupid."

"It's either this or the shackles."

Scowling, I wrapped my arms tightly around myself and stormed off. "Fine, let's go."

My new bodyguard followed ten steps behind me. Hopefully, he would stay far enough away from me to do what I needed. First, I needed to make a pit stop. Hells Gate was packed like always, with a line stretching down the street. Bypassing it, I walked two blocks further down the road until I reached Lady Lust, the club where Cherry had spent most of her time since she paid off her debt. For my life, I couldn't figure out what her new man saw in the place. There wasn't even a line to get in. Just a few people chatting outside. How great could this place be if nobody was fighting to get inside?

The bouncer nodded and allowed me right on through. The first thing I noticed was how obnoxiously pink everything was. The walls were a bright hot pink, the floors a vibrant magenta, and even the seating and tables were a glittery shade of bubble gum. Neon lights on the walls scattered bright beams of pink and blue over everything, but at least the bar looked well-stocked.

A relieved sigh escaped my lips when I spotted my friend at a table with her new fling. He was handsome, in a rough, bad-boy type of way, with a thin frame, a narrow jaw, and a close buzz cut. His dark brown skin was covered in UV tattoos that lit up with the club's lights. He glared at me, and Cherry turned around.

She hopped from her chair and nearly tackled me. "Top angel in the house!"

I grinned, hugging her back. "Sup?"

As she pulled back, her eyes landed on the man standing behind me. "You brought a friend?"

"New bodyguard."

She cringed. "No shackles, though?"

"Not the intact ones anyway," I replied, flicking one of the broken chains with my finger.

Cherry turned to her date. "Hey, babe, would you mind bringing us three Poison Apples?"

The man got to his feet and walked to the bar; his lips were set into a deep frown the entire way.

"He really has the brooding, alpha thing down to an art, doesn't he?"

"Yep... Hey, I'm sorry I haven't been at Hell's Gate lately. Darrien hates going in that club because his ex works there," Cherry explained. "I'm working on getting him to suck it up, though. This place blows."

"I can't really hang out too long. I have something important I need to do... I need some Bliss."

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