BLAZE WITHIN

s not like I grew up thinking I hope one day I work in a brothel. No, this job was one of necessity

brown hair and sprayed it into place before running my fingers through the curls to give it

adjusted my slinky red top. The guys always loved red. I put a swipe of bright, red lipstick acr

ter payment with Jaxon we would disappear to do whatever activity the man had paid for. Surprisingly, not all men came for the sex. Some, though rare, would simply be looking for a female companion to talk to. Most would prefer an activity such as dinner, a massage, or a dip in

ed. He slowly walked through the room but chose Melanie, a voluptuous blonde. The blondes always

om, looking at each woman as though he was a prospective client, which caught my attention. He always made i

had the privilege of laying eyes upon,” Ace sm

rily up at him. “W

sly placed mine into his open palm. He

ful woman,” he smiled as he leaned in closer to w

him as his hands slid around my w

jobs this week. Made a few extra bucks

a stranger, but I couldn’t help my mind wandering to the odd jobs he ha

tairs,” he whispered into my e

spine, as I grabbed his hand and with my best

d me. The idea had crept its way into my thoughts every opportunity it got. Friday and Saturday nights were my only wo

it was just guilt I was feeling. Like I owed him this because he had saved my life. I rolled my eyes in annoyance at my own thoughts. Maybe if I went to this boxing match, I would

Boxing Club. Several people stood outside, smoking cigare

, styling my hair, applying make-up, and dressing in my best jeans and tank top. I didn’t

e eighteen or over to gain admittance. There was als

eat attacked my nostrils. A hollering crowd surrou

in the ring, their fists pounding against each other in savage hits as the crowd

ace was nowhere to be found. I did no

ver the crowd, declaring a winner and raising one of the men’s hands into the air

again managed to yell over the crowd as he introduced Lance Draman. One of the men opened his robe and, with the assistance of another

wed out as he pointed toward the other man i

de. The man helped Alaric pull his robe off and my jaw dropped. His bare chest was hard and toned. T

o the crowd. He played upon their enthusiasm perfectly and the crowd loved it. He seemed to be a favorite based

blonde highlights. A moment later, another bell rang and Alaric spun around. He bounced around, showing off

c dodged it and threw one of his own which made contact with Lance’s face. Alaric quickly sp

ng and punching the other. It was such a barbaric, savage

d the vicious beatings I had seen. They had always been one-sided though, the weaker side never having a chance. My body began to

e referee rushed over to Alaric. He grabbed his gloved hand, ra

hollered as the crowd we

or Alaric. I smiled, proud of his achievement as my heart began to

oward the ring. I was only separated from it by a couple people as I looked up to

mly at her as she approached him. He wrapped his arms around her tiny physique and leaned down to give her a long kiss in front

always go

a boyfriend, I was happy. I didn’t want anything with Alaric besides to say thank you. I quickly spun around, rus

out and tried calling Ace. I got his voicemail and hung up

I really needed a car. Ace handled all of our finances, and th

ic transit bus. I looked at the screen

ou were com

id my head backwards. I had thanked him, and n