Total pages in book: 80
Estimated words: 77850 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 389(@200wpm)___ 311(@250wpm)___ 260(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 77850 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 389(@200wpm)___ 311(@250wpm)___ 260(@300wpm)
“I’d ask you to share her, but we all know Soren would kill you.” Timothy laughs.
Oh, did I mention they share their women? Not their wives, the ones at home covering for them. No, their girlfriends, mistresses, or whatever you want to call them.
I don’t respond. I glare down at him and his ridiculous balding head with the comb-over. Every time I come to one of these events, which I try to avoid, he always finds a way to converse with me, and I do everything I can to walk the other way.
You see, there is a hierarchy. Soren is our Lord and will always be, while Arlo is basically his dog. Arlo would be the beta and Soren the alpha if this were a pack. While I would be considered a close third, I choose to stay off the radar and out of sight. Arlo would have been picked for Maya, but Arlo has… anger issues, to put it mildly, which is funny considering his profession.
We are all a part of this Society for a reason. Many of us have dark desires, and this protects us. Some are only in it because of who their families are, and we all know who they are.
“Arlo.” I greet him as he walks up to Timothy. One thing about Arlo is that he knows people. He nods to me as he leans in and whispers something to Timothy, and I know it’s about Maya. But I don’t have the will or desire to defend her right now.
Even if she has been chosen to be my wife.
TWELVE
LILITH
Dear Diary,
I like to observe him when he thinks no one is watching.
It’s then you really see a person’s true colors.
I keep the knife as a reminder of how special that night was.
How much I enjoyed the bad; and how much I enjoyed him.
xox
The night goes by quickly, and by the end, when I’ve changed back into my normal clothes and gone out the back door, I find Reon leaning against the wall, waiting for me. My hands start to sweat, and I clamp them shut at the anxious feeling of seeing him.
Did I really expect anything less?
He didn’t come near me for the rest of the night or even look my way. I looked his way, though, at every opportunity.
“Caterpillar. What a dangerous game you play.”
I tuck my hair behind my ear as I hurry past him. He pushes off the wall and falls into step beside me.
“How is Maya?” I ask him because he knows how much I hate cheaters. Although I have been stalking him, I have a funny feeling nothing is going on there. It’s probably all for show. For him, at least.
“At home, asleep. Like a good girl.” When I reach my car, I open the back door and throw my bag on the seat. “How is it living as Cooper?” he asks, and I can’t help but smile.
“How did you know?”
“I get that you are clever, very clever, indeed, to get this far. Most would not have succeeded. These men have powerful connections all around the world. And yet you snuck in under the radar.” He steps closer, now only a few inches from me. “Why did you do it, little Caterpillar?”
I move toward him, staring up into his amber eyes. “I missed you,” I tell him.
“Why did you run?” He lifts his hand to gently caress my chin.
“Are you saying I shouldn’t have?”
One side of his lip curls up. “No, it was probably best you did.” His fingers hold my chin. “Now, where is my knife?”
“Technically, it’s not yours,” I point out, not pulling away from his touch.
“Did you want to play tonight? Just a little?” A fire flickers in his amber gaze, his tone suggestive and daring. The air crackles with tension, desire taking over and swirling within me.
“Play?” I ask.
Reon smirks and steps back, his hands going into the pockets of his expensive Armani suit.
“Yes. Lock your car and come with me,” he demands.
“How do I know you’re not taking me somewhere to kill me?” I ask, holding on to my car door.
“I guess you’ll have to take that risk, Caterpillar.”
I think he knows I’ll do whatever it is he has planned. After closing the door and locking it, I slip my cell into the pocket of my jeans and catch up to him.
“So that you know, I’ve instructed someone to take that knife to the police if anything were to happen to me. So, I would think twice about killing me.” He pulls open the door of his red Porsche and waves for me to get in.
“Let’s not play dumb here, Caterpillar. You know as well as I do that no matter what you could hold over me, those men in there”—he points to the building we left—“would remove it, and I would be free.” He leans down until his lips are almost touching mine. “You, on the other hand… Well, I’m sure we could work out a plan for you.” He smirks, and I step back. “What’s the matter? Are you having second thoughts?” The way he says it makes a shiver go down my spine. “Your second thought should have been the minute you asked me to come home with you. You see now, Caterpillar, I know you’ve been watching me. And that’s okay because I’ve been watching you too. Did you even realize that I’ve had you trailed this entire time? I must say, I like the fact that you haven’t slept with another man. It’s refreshing. It means that beautiful pussy of yours will be all mine when it’s time.”