have a fire inside of you that keeps burningwith more intensity. The more that nigga Jasper fucks with you, the hotter that shit seems to get. Itâs a turn-on. But thereâs something else about you, ma.â¦â
I fold my arms over my chest, pressing them into my swelling nipples, aching for his tongue, his warm mouth. Oooh, God, I wanna fuck him. I blink my gaze away from his lips. âOh, yeah. Whatâs that?â
âUnderneath all that fire and passion and beauty makes you potentially dangerous, ma. Muhfuckas sleep on you. And that shitâs whatâll get them knocked. âCause on some real shit, ma. Thereâs a real killer inside of you. And that, Pashaââhe scoots up in his seat, placing his forearms up on my desk, then licking his lips and clasping his hands togetherââis sexy as fuck. The way you move, no one would ever suspect youâd be capable of slumpinâ a muhfucka. But you proved you got it in you.â
I blink. âSlumping Felecia, as you put it, wasnât one of the things on my things-to-do list. Being aââI lower my voice to a hushed whisperâ âkiller isnât what Iâve aspired to be.â
âYeah, but you thought it. I saw the fire in ya eyes when you spoke on it. Bodyinâ that broad gave you life, didnât it? It gave you an adrenaline rush like no other, didnât it? Andââhe snaps his fingersââjust like that, itâs what youâve become.â
âBitch, you sealed your fate!â
Thrrrssp!
Feleciaâs bloody mouth, her broken teeth, fragments of her skull and brain matter sweep through my head.
I swallow.
Shift in my seat.
âFelecia got what her hand called for.â
âAnd you can get paid out the ass to handle other muhfuckas who gotta get what their hands call for too.â
I furrow my brows. âWhat exactly are you saying to me?â
He tells me heâs down with a âwork-for-hireâ operation that his peoplesâ runs. A multimillion-dollar business he operates that handles waste management âthe elimination of unsuspecting marks through contract hits. That he currently has eighteen contractors on his squad. Fierce killers who move in silence, swift and unseen.
âI want you on our team, ma. If youâd like I can set up a meeting witâ you and my peoples. Heâd wanna snatch you up witâ a quickness.â
âTo do what?â
âBody muhfuckasâ¦â
Three
Be careful what you ask for. The truth is sometimes more than you can standâ¦
âP asha,â Kendra says through the intercom, âthereâs an Andre on line two for you. He says itâs urgent. And my nine oâclock is here, so the front desk will be unattended.â
Iâm not surprised Feleciaâs long-term fiancé is calling me. I knew this day would come. Still, I havenât mentally prepared myself to deal with himâor Nana, for that matter, when she starts calling, inquiring about Felecia. Pretending wonât be the problem. The anxious, relentless probing will be.
âOkay, thanks,â I say, relieved sheâs interrupted us. I look at Lamar. âWeâll have to finish this conversation some other time. I need to take this call.â
He stands. âNo doubt, baby. I haveâ¦â
I hold a finger up at him. âRule number one. Unless I have your dick wrapped between my lips, or your tongue is wedged in between the ones between my legs, donât refer to me as baby .â
He holds his hands up. âMy bad. Itâll never happen again.â
I raise a brow. âGood.â
âNo doubt.â He hands me his backpack. âI almost forgot. This is for you.â I give him a quizzical look. âSaturday nightâs catch.â
I nod. That quick, Iâd almost forgotten myself. Itâs the money from Jasperâs stash houses burned down over the weekend.