Page 58 of The Broker

Isaac could see the appeal. He almost lost it when Jared went all alpha-caveman on him and fucked him into next Tuesday. He’d never had a man claim his body and use it for his own pleasure in such an aggressive way before. There was no doubt about it.Best sex ever!

Chase yanked his phone out of his pocket and began scrolling through his contacts. He looked like a madman about to lose it.

“Who are you calling?” Isaac asked, wondering what shit show was about to hit them next.

“I’m calling Marc. Hopefully, he can work his magic and fix the clusterfuck that you all just created.” Chase shot a glance at Matteo—the ringleader of this charge. “For now, you all don’t do shit unless I tell you.”

Snarling into the phone, Chase walked out of the room, shouting expletives at no one.

That had been three days ago. Today, Isaac spent all day trying to avoid Chase, who was roaming the halls snarling at every person who managed to get in his way. It sounded like Chase was no closer to uncovering the location of Isaac’s brother than he was when they first returned home.

Hoping to stay out of Chase’s line of fire, Isaac decided to spend a few hours with Teo, doing some yoga—to help him relax, apparently. Then he joined him for a few laps in the pool because, whether he liked it or not, if he was going to continue working atLa Maison, he needed to ensure his body remained slim… or at least in some sort of shape that would remain appealing to men.

Even though he was going through the motions, his mind was off in a million places. What was his uncle doing in prison? Where was his brother? Had someone new been added to his brother’s list of kidnapped victims?

All of it was too much for his young mind to handle.Fuck!He was only twenty-five! He was supposed to be partying, fucking, and not having a care in the world! Instead, he was thinking about evil men, doing evil things, and the helpless people requiring saving.

Normally, Isaac would distract himself by annoying Jared or playing some sort of prank on him, but sadly, Jared had to work.That meant Isaac was left alone with his own demons to deal with and process everything that had happened over the past few days.

Lucky him.

Not having anything else better to do, Isaac decided to take a walk through the gardens to try and clear his head. He subconsciously played with the tiny tracker Jared had secretly hidden on him while they were in Ireland. He wasn’t sure why, but having it on him made him feel close to Jared, even when he wasn’t around. So, each day, he quickly shoved the tiny metal disk into the bottom of his jeans pocket.

Letting out a breath, Isaac stared up at the stars and wondered how many of them still existed. He had read somewhere that by the time a star’s light reaches the earth, sometimes the star had already burned out. If that was true and he was staring up at a sea of dead stars, then stargazing just got a whole lot more depressing.

Clasping his hands above his head, he stopped near Raj’s enclosure and let the warmth of the night fall over his body. The sounds of laughter and music coming from the house faded into the background.

From deep within the safety of Raj’s enclosure, Isaac heard the large cat let out a low growl.

That was unusual. Raj was used to Isaac and the other guys. He never growled around them.

“What is it, big guy?” Isaac asked, wondering why the giant cat was suddenly so agitated.

Raj let out another dark growl. This one dripping with warning and anger. Something had his attention, and he was not happy about it.

Isaac felt the pit of his stomach drop. He took a few more cautious steps forward before snapping around at the sound of something behind him.

His eyes shot open when he came face-to-face with a man in a black ski mask. Isaac stared, frozen at the man dressed all in black and the deep green eyes currently locked on his.

Raj let out a monstrous roar, jerking both Isaac and the man standing before him out of their frozen stare.

Pain exploded in front of Isaac’s eyes as something powerful connected with his face.

Letting out a cry of pain, Isaac stumbled backward.

A moment later, the air was sucked out of his chest when his attacker punched him in his gut.

Fuzzy, disoriented, and gasping for air, Isaac fell to his knees. He stared at the tiny pebbles beneath his fingers and tried to remember why he was facing the ground.

Another explosion of pain cut across his face, sending him toppling sideways, and finally realizing why he was lying on the ground.

He was being attacked!

Was it one of his previous guests out for revenge or perhaps upset about an earlier encounter?

Raj let out another roar, followed by what sounded like his body banging up against his fence.

Was it a jilted partner? Out to beat the man who screwed his husband or boyfriend?

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