Page 128 of A Dark Duet

“Okay. What about her mother and Ethan?”

Sucking my teeth, I stare at Briana smiling in the picture of all of us and say, “If they come for her, they die. Briana is mine and I protect what is mine. Ethan knows not to fuck with me. I’ll cripple him and he knows it.”

“Did you know she slapped him?”

I give her a grin. “She did?” Then the thought that he could have put his hands on her has me asking Giselle in a stern tone, “Did he touch her?”

She shakes her head. “No, he didn’t,” she says.

“Motherfucker knows the other leaders wouldn’t interfere if we went after him. We are too important for their operations for them to get involved. The Mafia doesn’t give a shit about domestic disputes either way,” Nate says.

“I’m going to get the guys to train and then head to Equinox.”

“You’re going to see her?” Giselle asks me.

“You know I’m a sucker for Briana dancing on a pole,” I say, giving her a wink. “I’m going to have to install one for her in my house just for my pleasure.”

“Making plans, Jaden?”

“I should ask you that question. I’m waiting for you two to tie the knot and make me an uncle already.”

She giggles, a blush creeping up her cheeks as her gaze full of love reaches Nate.

“I’m going to close the door so you too can start making my nephew,” I tease, but I know as soon as the door closes that is exactly what they will be up to.

I enter Equinox as a member, and I take my seat in front of the pole that Briana slid down on the last time I was here when she straddled my lap and had my dick almost bursting through my jeans. The lights dim and I catch the man in charge, remembering his name is Marcus.

I signal for him to come toward my table. When he reaches me, he nods. “Mr. Cyprus, it is a pleasure seeing you here. What can I do for you?”

“I want a VIP room with Coco tonight. I don’t care what it costs.”

He gives me a worried frown, he is about to give me an excuse but I lift my wrist and show him a tattooed mark. The mark that indicates I am with the Mafia. Ethan and Nate have the same mark. His eyes widen and I raise my brow. “Is there a problem?”

“N-no, sir. I will arrange for it right away.”

I nod. “Don’t worry about Mr. Carter. He won’t be requiring the VIP with Coco… ever,” I tell him in a hard tone. His hands shake because he recognizes the tattoo on my wrist that indicates I have a higher rank than Ethan Carter. Instead of owning a business and sitting behind a desk, Nate and I chose to live our dream and become pro-MMA fighters, but we provide an invaluable service to very powerful men in very powerful circles. We make things disappear. Information, money, people and we secure things, making them untraceable. No one fucks with us.

Marcus nods, motioning me toward the back hallway with the red velvet carpet. The mahogany siding on the walls shines against the dim lighting, giving off a sex club vibe. He opens a door for me to enter the expansive room. It is equipped with a bed, a dance pole, refreshments, and a tray with condoms, whips, and other items used for pleasure. The one item I am interested in is the blindfold.

“Thank you, please tell Coco that someone is waiting for her, but do not tell her under any circumstances it is me that is waiting for her. I want it to be a surprise.”

“Yes, Mr. Cyprus.”

Placing the chair in front of the bed I want Briana to sit in, I grab the collar with the tethered chain and blindfold. This is her first session with me. The first thing I need is her trust and then I need her to submit to me and only me. There will be no other man she will ever trust but me. She will receive pleasure from me and only me.

After ten minutes, the door opens, and Briana appears in the doorway with a look of shock on her face. “What do you want?” she snaps.

Giving her a smirk, I say, “You are not happy to see me. Were you expecting someone else?”

“No. I was going to tell whoever it was to go fuck themselves.”

I nod, scratching my chin. “Hmm, I see. Now that you know it is me, I need you to sit.” I motion to the red velvet chair.

“No.”

“I said, sit.”

She walks closer and she is wearing a short robe outlining her breasts. She is wearing those sexy pasty things that look good on her tits, covering her nipples. Her platform heels glitter against the lights as she walks over slowly.

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