Page 18 of Trial of Deceit

“Yu good?”she pressed, causing Jediah to meet her gaze.Her concerned gaze made Jediah’s throat tighten.

Jediah gulped.He hoped she didn’t notice, but he knew that was foolish to even imagine.Still, he forced a smile.“Yes, Essy.”

“Yu woulda mek mi know if yu don’ good, right?”

“Always.”He broke their stare to reach into his pocket.He removed his wallet, took out some bills, and offered them to her.

Essence raised a perfectly trimmed brow.Wrinkles that couldn’t be concealed by heavy makeup appeared on her forehead.“What’s this?”

“Money.”

“We don’ do things this way.”

“I can’t give you extra?”he asked with a chuckle.“You’re still going to get your money in your account.”

She smiled.“Now we’re talking.”She stood while accepting the money.She tucked it into her bra strap, then wiped the back of her hand across her mouth.

Jediah watched as she spun around, flaunting the body he paid for, to grab her dress off the table top.After she slipped it on, she ran her fingers through the wavy wig, then strolled toward him and pecked his cheek.

“Glad yu come see me before me leave go mi new location,” she said.

“I told you I would.”

“I know you always keep your promises,” she said, smiling.“I’ll be back if you ever need me.”

As she left, Jediah sagged into the soft cushion of the chair.He stared at the ceiling, reflecting on how he usually enjoyed his time with the women at this club — specifically, Essence.

Maybe it was the phone call that made him feel different.

Ari had such a sweet voice.Even now, Jediah remembered her breathy moans as he showered her skin with kisses, and circled her clit with his thumb.Her walls were tight around the head of his dick as he teased her with it.He’d struggled to hold back from slamming inside her in one long, hard stroke.Ari felt like a virgin.Usually, he didn’t go for them, but taking Ari’s would’ve been a great honor.

Now, he couldn’t keep his dick up long enough to come in a woman’s mouth.

Jediah sighed and grabbed his jacket off the side of the table.He shrugged it on and lit a cigar before exiting the room.

Dimitri pushed himself off the wall, then trailed behind Jediah toward a back door.“Finished already?”

“Shut up,” Jediah said.

“Mi tired fi tell yu ’bo—”

“Don’ worry ’bout wa mi do wid Essy.”

“Essy,” Dimitri spat in disgust, then hissed his teeth.“That long time big woman don’ good fi yu.”

Jediah’s throat tightened, and he gulped hard.The knot never left his throat as they approached the throttling SUV parked at the back of the club.A light shone from a small screen from within the vehicle.Dimitri knocked on the window, causing Cameron to look away from the game on his phone.

Shaking his head when the lockclickedopen, Dimitri entered first.“You a big man you know, Cameron.”

Cameron hissed his teeth.“Afta game a no only fi pickney.”

“But that’s all yu do.”

Cameron drove away after Jediah entered.“Wa else yu expect mi fi do while waiting fi unu done unu business?”

“I pay you enough for you to not complain,” Jediah said, scowling as a grunt came from the trunk.

“Mi naa complain,” Cameron insisted, glancing at Jediah in the rear view mirror.He sighed while looking back at the road.“But me wish yu did have me on the road.I miss the trucks and I can help you better out there.”

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