The Belladonna Game

ah's

voice tickled my ear, low but sha

pressure of his arm. My feet scraped against the polished floor, desper

ot loud, but deep enough

inst the side of a car. My palms smacked against the cold m

ierce they made my stomach knot. His rough, gravelly v

u

tatingly so, if not for the taun

in there?" he demanded, his

back, my voice thi

into something almost cruel. "

rched. "I

their glass like that," he cut me off, leaning in closer, h

n

the fact that his words had gutted me

shoving at his chest, but

nd deliberate. "You've got

another denial, a blur o

v

. She'd been camping outside all this time,nei

thing heavy, maybe a brick, maybe

enough for me to drive my

is body folding sligh

ursing under my breath

is choked swearing chasin

*

we got into the house, slamming the door and securing the double

n hour after the altercation, I still couldn't fathom

d out of my thoughts and marched towards the fridge. I grabbed a b

pace. I threw off the shawl which I had tried to

d. "Are you ready to cut the bullshit and tell me what that mother fucker wanted?" S

ted, trying to swallow the bile that was beginning to announc

Calm down." She said, pushing off from the wall an

thing slow down. I had had to deal with panic atta

ds over at the club, was brought back in nothing but his lifel

"Apart from Brown spewing crap about looking for a bride with... perfect tits and ass

ch. "I can't keep doing this, Eva. It's

le

uch s

a was grinning at me like a c

narrowed

er eyes running over me in that calculating way sh

nt of her face, backing away. "Whatever you

ing her head. "You have the perfect tits and

ze. "

the jerk. You'd just be playing him. Flirt a little, keep him interested,

t for women is on another level. I'd last five

ll after you get what you need. Until then,

fia princess,"

w days and you will be given a s

o you plan on a

e do my

rn between smacking

d slowly, "y

she shot back with a gri

, but it was way better than nothing, it wouldn't get to the poin

va nudged my shoulder

ered. "But how do we