Page 9 of Wickedly Played
My dearest Serena,
I’m going to send you a better vibrator than the pink one you used today. I’m thinking you need something thicker to fill your little pussy all the way up. Maybe then you will remember who owns you. Maybe then you will recognize you’re mine. Those men and women think they have a piece of you. They think they can own you. They think you’re going to give it all up to them. Serena, I hope you like the gift I am leaving you. Please wear it tonight. If you don’t wear it tonight, I will be back later. I wish you were honest with them and told them how much you want me. How much you love me. I will see you soon, my love.
Your True Love
Chapter Four
MAX
“Fuck you, Max. I’m not telling you shit!”
I chuckle as I walk around the man hanging from the chains in the warehouse we use for messes. Callum is a fucking mess. “That’s funny because I heard you stole money from Franky,” I taunt with my hand wrapped in the chain. I punch him in the back with a hard jab and relish the fact that he starts screaming out of pain.
“Better start talking or I’m removing body parts,” I tell him. I wrap the chain around his arm, which is tied, and then tighten the steel around it.
We’ve been going at this for over an hour since I left Serena’s. That little bratty bitch got me pissed off, and I needed to let off steam. Luckily for me, Callum needed to be taught a lesson. Franky let me know that the money was short by twenty grand, and Callum was the last person to be seen with the money.
“I hate you and I hate Franky!”
Smirking, I drop the chain to begin to search through his stuff. He was leaving his restaurant,My Way, with a duffel bag. He made it too easy to pick him up and shove him into the back of my SUV. My hands touch the cash in the bag, causing me tosmile at the loser hanging from the chains. “You should have just told me you took it. We didn’t have to play these games.”
“Max! I’m sorry! I needed to-”
He didn’t finish once my gun was cocked and aimed at his forehead.
I hit the button on the treadmill to increase the speed. I have so much adrenaline flowing through my body, and there are only two ways of getting it released: sweating it out through exercise or losing myself in a woman. There was something about meeting Serena today and then being dismissed that annoyed me.
I’m embarrassed to admit it has been a lot longer than I could have imagined since I sank into a woman. My shrink made it a point to me that sleeping with women to escape my demons is not going to make them go away. To prove a point, I went to the bar, took home a woman, fucked her for three hours, and had the worst orgasm since the first time I learned how to whack off. My shrink enjoyed telling me,I told you so.
“Fuck!” I grunt once I complete the fifth mile. I’ve been at it for over an hour, alternating between running and weight training. Even though I’m no longer an active SEAL, I’m determined to remain in shape. Plus, that bitch from earlier has got me going.
And to be honest, my brother pissed me off. I have a feeling he is doing a little more than providing protection and security details for his clients. I can’t fucking prove it because he’s a swarmy asshole. I should just go over to his house and kick his ass.
I have a feeling he said he wanted this job for a different reason than Miguel.
My ringing phone interrupts my music, and I slap the emergency stop button on my treadmill to answer it. I see it is my brother calling me. “What?” I pant.
“Jesus. What the fuck were you doing?” Adam demands.
“Working out. You should try it sometime, old man,” I rib back.
“There was a problem at Serena’s house. Jim wants you there ten minutes ago.”
I swallow a whole bottle of water before answering. “I wasn’t hired. I’m not going over to some chick’s house who doesn’t want my protection.”
My brother is grasping at words that aren’t coming to him. He knows I don’t feel comfortable being someplace where I’m not wanted. This is why I avoid half of our family. After I came back from my last tour, my family started to give me a wide berth because they were afraid of me. They were fearful of what I could do to them when provoked. So, I made it easier on them; I no longer attend family functions.
“Jim is upping your monthly salary if you’re willing to take her on.”
That got my attention. “To what?”
“35k for the month.”
“What are the requirements?” There has to be a catch. No one is going to pay that much for nothing.
“Uh, this is where you’re going to be in a mood,” Adam begins. “You start today and then move into the bodyguard’s room.”
“For fuck’s sake. So, I’m getting paid that much to babysit some sex worker who is being stalked and then stay in her house?”
