Total pages in book: 36
Estimated words: 35349 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 177(@200wpm)___ 141(@250wpm)___ 118(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 35349 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 177(@200wpm)___ 141(@250wpm)___ 118(@300wpm)
They walked past a curtain, and she saw her sister, completely naked, looking all smug as if she owned the place.
“Let’s face it, no one wants those other bitches. Not with me around. I’m the fucking celebrity around here.”
She’d seen Rose like this many times. Her sister loved to be the center of attention. As she stared at her sister, an answering pain burst from her ankle.
She gave a little wince, and then her sister spun around to look at her.
“Well, if it’s not the little blonde angel. You come to see what I’m doing, sis? You were a fucking waste of time. You know that? I got a broken arm and now a well-banged pussy, ass, and mouth. Isn’t that what Damon said? I’ll make back the money I had with my body.” Rose sneered at her. “I should have known your fat ass wouldn’t help.”
Tears filled her eyes as she stared at her vile sister.
All of her life, her parents had only ever seen the good in Rose whereas she’d always seen the bad.
This was no different from the other times when her sister would spit and curse at her, telling her how awful her life was.
“Get her the fuck out of here. She’s useless. Wasted up fucking bitch. Go back to whatever shell you came out of.” Rose started to laugh. “And maybe you can dance your way out of it.”
Rex begged her not to run, but she turned on her heel and made sure she stayed as far away from her sister as possible. She didn’t leave the building.
She stayed near the door, not wanting to be near that spiteful woman.
****
Damon didn’t know what to expect when he arrived back to his apartment. Rex had called him to let him know what went down. He was pissed, royally pissed. Rose had been causing one too many problems where he’d placed her, and now, he’d taken her from one of his higher earning brothels, into one where the men could only afford a far cheaper fuck.
Rex was waiting for him.
“Where is she?” he asked.
“She went to take a shower. I had no choice but to take her with me, Damon. You should have heard the shit Rose was saying.”
“Don’t worry about it. I’ll deal with it.” He left Rex as he knew his friend would let himself out.
He walked straight into the bathroom and saw her standing underneath the shower. She hadn’t moved a muscle, or at least it didn’t look like it to him.
Stripping off his clothes, he set them aside and climbed into the shower. The water was nice and warm, and he wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close.
“I’ve got you.”
“Why am I still here?” she asked.
This was one of the reasons why he hadn’t told her.
“Because I don’t want you to go.”
“She’s supposed to be my sister, and she has done nothing but try to ruin my life.” He heard her take a sob. “I don’t get it. What did I do wrong?” she asked. She turned her head to look at him. He saw she’d been crying. “I was always there for her. I only wanted what was best for her. Why does she hate me so much? I don’t get it.”
“Some people are just, they’re not good people, Meghan. Your sister, she’s bad. She doesn’t care about anyone but herself.”
She sniffled, and he hated seeing her like this. All it would take was the words, and he’d end Rose’s miserable life. He really didn’t like her. As far as he was concerned she was a no-good piece of shit who needed to be dealt with.
“I should have known, to be honest. I should have known what she was like. She broke my ankle, and then didn’t even care that I was with you. I wondered why she hadn’t called.”
“Meghan, after I left your apartment with you, Rose asked for more money.”
His woman laughed, but it sounded forced. She wasn’t dealing with these new revelations well.
“Our parents always told us to take care of each other. I’ve done what they asked. Followed their rules. I don’t want to anymore. I don’t want to be responsible for her in anyway.” She ran a hand over her face before pushing her hair out of the way. “I don’t want to pay off her debt.”
“Meghan, you haven’t been.”
She frowned. “I’ve not?”
“I’ve done a lot of bad shit in my time, but I’ve never made another person work off someone else’s debt. They don’t learn if I take it out on another person. They just use people. I’ve seen it happen. I’ve been the one on the receiving end of it.”
“Then why have you kept me around?” she asked.
He was silent for a long time, tucking some of her wet hair off her face even as more water cascaded down.