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LIVING IN BONDAGE: Welcome To The Crime City

Chapter 5 HER FACE PALED

Word Count: 1968    |    Released on: 06/06/2023

composure she wore as

. "You think you can coerce me into

for you, d

took a sip of her wine,

if it means protecting Birdie. The Rick

movements in her lap. "And wha

s for her. In this lighting, the soft glow on her coppery skin painted an image of a Greek goddess close enough to touch but too far removed from rea

ed sexuality. Femininity. Sharp cheekbones and boldly arched brows highlighted the beauty of her face, but the real Achilles

learned to use. If I were a sexually motivated man, I might have co

to be my wif

She was amused by the idea, and

on from my hand with a napkin. "Here is my

it in front of her. Dark chestnut hair fell around her shoulders as she lea

ow what I do. Who I am. Surely even an asshole like y

e men you've fooled," I assured her. "You won't make my life h

"Because you aren't looking for a

lfill your end of the bargain for as long as I want, and then I will set you free. If

ection and shook her head in disgust

my suit jacket. "

from the flames of her th

o hours, and then th

as I did on the way home. Gunning it through the streets of Vegas had always been too risky, an

I scrambled up the stairs to our door. There was no need to unlock it because it was already

frail voice called

r eyes were red, her cheeks stained with mascara, and it had the immediate effect of triggering every protect

I moved closer but froze

f rage. There was an incendiary device lying in wait for the right trigger, and it didn't explode often, but when it did, it leveled everything in her path. Even that was p

r body, rocking back and forth. "I'm so sorr

e okay. But right now, I just need you to go pack. Only

ructions lodged in my throat when the telltale sound of

anywhere, and n

ome up with a plan. But apart from kicking this dude in the nuts a

for Mr. Wes

t's," he answered. "I don't

mud. "Whatever he's payi

zed out of his thr

hat do y

. It's been laid out already. If you nee

ay?" I asked. "So we can discu

tedly some type of mercenary if my wild imagination had anything to say about it. I wasn't in the

jeans, and a leather biker vest. Not exactly who I would expect Lucian to run

smile. "Which I'm sure you know alr

ll me Ace,"

on," I ventured. "Mr. West helped you out som

iled. "Lucian was right a

n my mouth, but I tried not t

lashes at any man who comes you

st a simpl

ped me out in a way that nobody else ever would, and I owe him my

oyalty to Lucian was unwavering, and

scure his vision. I didn't want him to witness my sister c

"You and your sister here are fucked six ways

irdie s

the sofa and trying to push through

own, B

. It was my fault. Tell Mr. Wes

ok his head. "That's not the

e. "You know I wouldn't let yo

eyes on me. "I'm not a kid, okay? I screwed up, and I should be the one to

completely gone to shit now. How could you do this to me? After everythin

d she looked at the floor. "I

managed to get by with the idea that I'd done the best I could with what I'd been given, but that wasn't

I could handle this. I would fix it. I always did

sorry, B. I should have done bet

ur fault," s

her face as Ace walked to the fridge and grabbed

" he mu

ed on the couch, kicking his dirty boots

n the television. "Making myself at ho

. "You think you're staying h

my frustration. "It's either that or I take her

in his direction.

settled back into the sofa and got

n, how could I be sure of anything? I turned to Birdie, who w

o be okay," I

she whi

ced the words out with

f something.

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1 Chapter 1 CONFESSION 2 Chapter 2 HOW ABOUT ANOTHER SHOT, CUTIE 3 Chapter 3 THE DUSTY, HEAD-IN-OVEN VARIETY4 Chapter 4 THE AL FRESCO DINING EXPERIENCE5 Chapter 5 HER FACE PALED6 Chapter 6 AFTER CLEARING SECURITY7 Chapter 7 AFTER CLEARING SECURITY II8 Chapter 8 COMING LATE9 Chapter 9 COMING LATE II10 Chapter 10 THE GPS DEVICE11 Chapter 11 THE GPS DEVICE II12 Chapter 12 THE OBNOXIOUS WHINE13 Chapter 13 WHAT ABOUT MY CLOTHES 14 Chapter 14 HOLY CRAP. 15 Chapter 15 REFLECTION16 Chapter 16 REFLECTION II17 Chapter 17 REFLECTION III18 Chapter 18 REFLECTION IV19 Chapter 19 REFLECTION V20 Chapter 20 THE BULLETIN 21 Chapter 21 TWENTY-ONE22 Chapter 22 TWENTY-TWO23 Chapter 23 TWENTY-THREE24 Chapter 24 TWENTY-FOUR25 Chapter 25 TWENTY-FIVE26 Chapter 26 TWENTY-SIX27 Chapter 27 TWENTY-SEVEN28 Chapter 28 TWENTY-EIGHT29 Chapter 29 TWENTY-NINE30 Chapter 30 THIRTY31 Chapter 31 THIRTY ONE32 Chapter 32 THIRTY TWO33 Chapter 33 THIRTY THREE34 Chapter 34 THIRTY-FOUR35 Chapter 35 THIRTY-FIVE36 Chapter 36 THIRTY-SIX37 Chapter 37 THIRTY-SEVEN38 Chapter 38 THIRTY-EIGHT39 Chapter 39 THIRTY-NINE40 Chapter 40 FORTY41 Chapter 41 FORTY-ONE42 Chapter 42 FORTY-TWO43 Chapter 43 FORTY-THREE44 Chapter 44 FORTY-FOUR45 Chapter 45 FORTY-FIVE46 Chapter 46 FORTY-SIX47 Chapter 47 FORTY-SEVEN48 Chapter 48 FORTY-EIGHT49 Chapter 49 FORTY-NINE50 Chapter 50 FIFTY51 Chapter 51 FIFTY-ONE52 Chapter 52 FIFTY-TWO53 Chapter 53 FIFTY-THREE54 Chapter 54 FIFTY-FOUR55 Chapter 55 FIFTY-FIVE56 Chapter 56 FIFTY-SIX57 Chapter 57 FIFTY-SEVEN58 Chapter 58 FIFTY-EIGHT59 Chapter 59 FIFTY-NINE60 Chapter 60 SIXTY