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blink, looking at Patrick in
disbelief.
    “What makes you think I would do
that?”
    Contrary to what I expected, Patrick
smiles.
    “I didn’t think you’d say that.”
    “I didn’t think you’d ask me such a
thing,” I counter. And here I was, thinking that Patrick liked me.  “What do
you think I am? I’m not some whore! You think you can just give me to another
man like I’m a piece of property or something?”
    “Mercedes, I do not think
you’re a whore. You look like an angel. I’m sure my brother will love you.”
    I scoff, still a little angry.
    “Why do you want me to seduce him?”
    “I have my reasons.”
    I shake my head.
    “What makes you think I will do it?”
    Patrick purses his lips. He then
exhales.
    “I was hoping you’d make this easy
for me, but now I’m going to have to coerce you.”
    Frowning, I watch as Patrick extracts
a glove from his pants pocket. He then reaches behind him, pulling out a gun. My gun.
    My eyes widen.
    “Are you seriously threatening to
kill me if I don’t agree to seduce your brother?”
    Patrick bursts into laughter.
    “Hell no! I just wanted to show you
this gun to, well, tell you what I can use it for.”
    I watch Patrick, waiting for him to
continue.
    “This is the gun you used to kill
that man in the alley last night.”
    I feel my blood pressure drop.
Feeling panicked, I sit down on the sofa.
    “Oh, no. My God, no,” I say, covering
my face with my hands. Taking a person’s life is something I wished I would never
have to do.
    Patrick waits a moment for my panic
to subside enough. He then speaks again.
    “Not only did you murder a man last
night. You also did it with an unlicensed weapon.”
    I blanch, looking at him.
    “If you don’t seduce my brother, I’ll
just turn you in to the police.”
    I look at Patrick with narrowed eyes.
He knows he has me at his mercy. With my life in his hands, there’s no way I
can refuse anything he asks of me.
    “Besides, you shouldn’t be so
reluctant to do this for me. Women think my brother’s a lot more handsome than
I am.”
    In other circumstances, that would
pique my interest.
    “I’ll help you along the way,”
Patrick says. “But with such beauty and hotness as yours, I suppose seducing
any man is a walk in the park for you.”
    I look at the floor. I’m still more
upset about having killed a man than I am at Patrick blackmailing me.
    “So, do you accept the task?”
    I glance up at Patrick, sighing.
    “Okay. I’ll do it.” It should be easy
enough. I’m a natural at seducing men.
    Patrick smiles, satisfied.
    “Great,” he says, walking away. I
watch him go to his bedroom. He’s surely going to keep my gun safe.
    Patrick returns, looking as calm as
if nothing had happened. He looks at me.
    “Time to take you home, then.”
     

    Gabriel
    Once I’m in the privacy of my home
office, I sit down behind my desk. I stretch my muscles, feeling sore. As a
fitness trainer at Silver Crest, a local gym, my work is physically demanding—even
though I hold back a bit to avoid overtaxing my body. A nice bonus is that it allows
me to stay in top shape. Luckily, I don’t work on weekends.
    It’s almost noon right now. I want to
grab something to eat. I could have an early lunch. While I wait, I turn on my
computer. There’s some work I need to do here.
    A few moments later, I hear the
doorbell ring. I stand up and walk to the front door. I don’t have a maid.
    “Hi, Gabriel!”
    Evelyn is standing outside when I
open the door. She’s my girlfriend. I look at her, flashing the smile she
loves.
    “Evelyn!” I say, opening my arms. She
walks up to me. We embrace each other.
    “How’s work been so far?” Evelyn
asks.
    “Pretty good. I’m going to have to
prepare for a spike in sign-ups for my classes,” I say. I teach swimming, too.
“You know, what with the summer coming soon.”
    “Yeah.”
    Evelyn walks forward. I close the
door behind her.
    “How about you? Ready for