Page 103 of The Devil We Know

Antoinette leans closer. “But was that the moment?"

I laugh, shaking my head. “Certainly not.”

Antoinette squints at me and then murmurs, “But it must've been pretty quick.”

“Why would you think that?”

Antoinette smirks at me, tossing her head side to side as she sings-songs, “Because I saw you and how you were with her after that whole thing with Declan.”

Carolina giggles next to her, reaching out and patting Antoinette on the leg. “You told me all about that. It was so cute.”

“For the love of fuck, would you quit calling it cute,” I sputter. “I can assure you there was nothing cute about any of it.”

Antoinette bristles, and Carolina purses her lips at me.

Once again, I groan, knowing I'm going to be in the shit if I don't get in line. I wait a moment and then say, “You really want to know?”

Antoinette and Carolina both nod vigorously, excitement back in their eyes. So, I sigh and reply, “It was the first time she wrapped her fingers around my neck and squeezed.”

Their jaws drop simultaneously. They both sit there, gawking at me, and I have to repress the laughter bubbling up in my chest because I know for a fact that was not what they were expecting.

After a beat, Antoinette manages to recover. “Choking?”

And then Carolina recovers. “Wait.Shechokesyou?”

I nod, squirming around in my seat as my cock pays heed to the conversation and the memory. “She sure does.”

“And you like that?” Antoinette asks. “Like, that's what you want?”

“Yes,” I reply seriously. “She wouldn't do it otherwise.”

“Don't even think about it,” Tony interjects from behind me.

He walks around my chair, coming to a stop in front of Carolina, who's looking up at him innocently, a less-than-innocent glimmer in her eye. “You even think about choking me, and you're going to find yourself back in the box.”

Her eyes widen, and I can tell from her expression that she's not too worried about the threat, an assumption confirmed when she smiles saucily. “Promise?”

Tony sighs, looks over at me, and says, “Would you quit giving them ideas.”

I raise a hand defensively as I retort, “I think my ideas are the least of your problems.”

He snorts and turns his focus to Antoinette. “Don't forget the possibility of a love triangle.”

Antoinette makes face. “But is it a love triangle?”

Carolina presses her lips together, her brow furrowing in concentration as she makes air quotes and says, “Love triangle? Maybe?”

“But does there have to be love to make that triangle?” Antoinette asks seriously.

Tony takes the chair opposite us, sprawling back and getting comfortable. “I don't know. I don't think there's any such thing as a coercion triangle, but maybe there should be.”

Antoinette laughs. “Let's not go making up a bunch of new tropes. That'll get you in trouble.”

Tony snorts and says flippantly, “I do what I want. You should fucking know that by now.”

“I'm pretty sure all of y'all do what you want,” Jessica pipes up from my lap. She squirms around, half turning her body so she can look at Tony as she adds, “Some people might think you have a fuck-around-and-find-out problem.”

Antoinette laughs and says, “Well, what do you expect when that's the only fuck we have left.”

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