Total pages in book: 113
Estimated words: 107012 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 535(@200wpm)___ 428(@250wpm)___ 357(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 107012 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 535(@200wpm)___ 428(@250wpm)___ 357(@300wpm)
“Calm down. We don’t know that this is coming from anywhere,” I snap.
“The fuck we don’t. My wife’s restaurant got shut down and she lost her liquor license just out of the blue. You know how hard it is to get one of those in the city.
“I don’t know if we’ll ever get it back. That’s the bread and butter of that place. My kid’s day care was shut down for a week and when it reopened, Lou was no longer on the roster. Come on, man,” Vargus hisses.
“Right, and my fiancée lost her job in the clerk’s office without any provocation. Her mother has been getting tickets left and right and I was told the system is down whenever I try to clear them for her, but I watched Jones clear some shit for his niece with no problem.
“You said yourself that fancy school that offered your boy a scholarship suddenly reneged for no fucking reason. Yeah, none of it seemed to connect, but when you look at it all collectively, we have a fucking problem, Strong.” Baker seethes.
“For now, let’s keep our heads on a swivel. We’ll be careful about business for a bit. See if the pressure backs off.”
“Motherfucker. Is that …”
I turn to follow Baker’s gaze. My mouth falls open as I find what he’s glaring at. It all clicks into place.
I think we just found our answer. As the commissioner raises his glass in a toast with these motherfuckers, I know we have. This shit is about to get real.
Son of a bitch.
Dylan
“You boys clean up nice,” I say to Hanson and his brother Oliver as I fix Oliver’s tie.
“Dude, what are we doing here?” Oliver asks nervously. “This is the police commissioner’s ball. We need to get the fuck out of here.”
“Relax. We’re the commissioner’s personal guests. No one can touch you,” I reply.
Like I said. It’s time I reveal the power I hold in my new position while showing just what the Alliance means. We run this city.
I don’t have to make my point the way we used to do things. Our relationships at the top come with no other option than a yes, and how soon. Those dirty cops have been trying to make life hell for Hanson and Oliver.
Oliver turned out to be a good kid. However, those motherfuckers are trying to push him and Hanson into a corner that’s going to make them come out swinging while not caring who gets hit. I can’t have that.
Brooklyn and Logan want this shut down as much as I do. That’s why I’ve been fucking with the comfort of Strong, Vargus and Baker’s family’s livelihood. I want them to feel what it’s like to have someone pressing them.
“Wow, on second thought. I don’t think I’m ready to leave. Who’s that? I didn’t think they would have baddies like that here,” Oliver says while nearly drooling on himself.
I turn to see what he’s talking about, and my breath stops as Ciara comes into view. She and Taegan spent the day at the spa and with a glam squad. I had to be here to meet up with Hanson and Oliver, so the girls came in the limo. Booker dropped me off in my Rolls I keep in a garage for nights like this.
My mouth falls open as my gaze runs over Ciara. She’s in a purple satin-looking gown that cuffs around her neck, where stones sparkle in an oval pattern. Then there’s a keyhole just below her throat, down to right below her breasts.
The dress molds to her body in a mermaid-like shape that shows off her curvy frame and pools into folds of fabric. Almost like she has on an upside-down tulip. Her hair is down and curled into large waves that frame her face, much like the first time she walked into my gym.
However, it’s the confidence she walks in with that blows me away. Her little ass walks in like she’s the queen of the city. I’m ready to bow at her feet and worship her. Instead, I drop my hands in front of my crotch and cross them in hopes no one can see the massive erection I’m now sporting because of this woman.
“Hey, you. You look amazing in your tux. Good enough to eat,” she sings as she stops in front of me.
I reach to palm her ass and pull her closer to me as I dip in to devour her purple-tinted lips. Reluctantly, I break the kiss and pull away as Taegan clears her throat.
“You take my breath away. How am I supposed to focus on anything else tonight?”
“Damn, that’s you?” Oliver says, breaking into the moment.
“Yeah, she’s mine,” I say with a smile. “Ciara, this is Oliver and Hanson. They work for me and my family.”
“Hi, nice to meet you,” she says with a smile, but she hasn’t taken her eyes off me.