Page 59 of The Prodigy

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Malika

Themorningafter.

Okay, we didn’t have sex, but I had the strongest orgasm I’d ever had. That counted for something.

I woke up with a smile on my face.

I don’t even know how it happened. One second, I was pissed off at Jakari and his little girlfriend or whatever, and the next, I was clutching the top of his head and cumming all over his face.

He was just…how do I explain this?

Skilled doesn’t even describe it. His tongue was lethal. He was like a…a cunnilingus savant or something. If there was an award for pussy-eating, he’d be the reigning champion.

But it wasn’tallgood.

Whoever Kittora was, she was bold enough to come up to my job and act a fool. Even if Jakari told her to take her ass on somewhere, she didn’t seem like the type to go quietly into the night.

Wait.

Hold up.

Did Jakari…?

Was that adistraction?

Did he eat me like a gourmet meal to take my mind off his side bitch?

And did Ifallfor it?

I sat up and stretched, then I dragged my ass off Jakari’s bed and headed to the bathroom to get cleaned up and dressed. The thought of him tricking me was still looming in my mind, but the memory of that climax overshadowed it. I practically floated down the stairs, still on cloud nine, but when I rounded the corner, I came crashing back down to earth.

Shewas in there.

Only…she was on the phone. She didn’t see me come in.

“Everything’s going fine…yeah…I’m handling it, okay? Just give me some time…okay. I miss you, too.” She chuckled. “Okay. Bye.”

I wanted to believe it was innocent, but her tone of voice and the fact that she was lowkey whispering told me she was up to something.

But it wasn’t my business.

Or was it?

As loudly as I could, I walked past her to the get to the pantry.

“Good morning, Gab.”

“Yeah, hey.” She stared blankly, like she was trying to figure out if I’d heard her. “I cooked breakfast, but you missed it.”

“It’s okay. I’ll grab something when Jakari comes back.”

“That might be awhile.”

“Oh. Is he…he didn’t tell me where he was going.”

Her smile was tight. “He’s handling business.”

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