Page 29 of Dark Knight

"What do you need?" Four words said as quickly as possible as he glanced at Dylan.

"We need you to find out where somebody is, if they're still alive, that kind of thing. Just a current status update. As much as you can find out."

"Okay. What information do you have for me to go off?"

Dylan nodded at me.

I breathed slowly to steady myself before I said, "Her name is Lyric Sterling."

Theo's head snapped up as he looked at Dylan. His gaze slid to Hudson and then back to Dylan. "Seriously? You want me to look up a Sterling? You think that won't raise flags?"

"I doubt it will, but if it does, I don't care. I want to know where she is and what her current status is."

"It's a waste of time. If she's a Sterling and she doesn't want to be found, then she won't be found. I have better things to do."

"This wasn't a request," Dylan said, a hint of annoyance in his voice.

"Are you being blinded by pussy right now? You don't usually make stupid decisions. Tracking down a Sterling isn't something we should be doing."

"The fuck did you just say to me?" Dylan's voice went deathly quiet.

I glanced at Theo to see that he had visibly paled, which was impressive given how pale he was to begin with. Hudson pushed away from the wall, clearly ready for whatever was about to happen. I wasn't sure whether to intervene or back Dylan up.

Dylan slowly stood from his chair and spread both hands wide on the desk, leaning over it like it wasn't even there. "You might have been in serious trouble if this wasn't separating us." He said it as if the piece of wood was the only thing holding him back and keeping him even remotely calm. "Since when do you talk back?" He practically spat each word at Theo, who visibly recoiled.

"I'm just saying, it seems like you've been making some rash decisions recently," Theo mumbled. I thought he would be smart and stop there, but in a spiteful tone, he added, "Ever since she brought her home."

"You think one little girl could change me? That she could dictate what I do, how I run my business?" The absolute disgust in Dylan's voice sent a shiver down my spine.

"No, I'm sorry," Theo relented, holding his hands up while curling in on himself slightly, making himself small in front of a predator. It was a reaction I understood all too well. "I'm just worried. She shouldn't be here. She's not like us."

The way he said it made me tilt my head. It was as though he knew more about me than he was letting on.

"Do what I asked and stay out of my sight for the next twenty-four hours." Dylan spun, facing the wall where he grabbed a glass decanter and poured himself a drink.

"Text me the information you have about her," Theo snapped at me.

"With what phone?" I asked sweetly, hiding my annoyance at this man since he was apparently the only one we could ask to find Lyric.

"Fine. Find me later. Give me her information." Theo pushed up from the chair and stalked out, his gangly frame making him look like he was lurching slightly, as though he wanted to break into a run but knew that was a bad idea.

Hudson seemed like the type of guy that if you ran in front of him, he would chase you down just to find out why you were running. With Theo gone, Dylan turned back around. He had already finished one glass and poured himself a second. "You're starting to become a lot of trouble for me." He watched me over the rim of the glass as he took another swig.

"I'm sorry." I didn't know what else to say other than to apologize. I didn't think I had asked any giant favors outside of the original one. He was the one who wanted to keep me around to pay off this debt that I owed him. If he just let it go, then I could leave and we could all move on with our lives.

"What will you do to pay me back for Lyric? Finding out information about her?"

"What do you want?" I asked.

Dylan's eyes sparked. If he just wanted sex, that was fine. I had no problem giving it to him. I knew it would be good, and it wasn't like it would be the first time we had been intimate with each other, even if we hadn't actually done the deed yet. "I want you to suck Hudson off right here, right now."

"What?" Hudson demanded as my mouth dropped open.

Since the demand was so unexpected, I found myself unable to form any kind of response. From the little I knew about him, Dylan was possessive, and yet he wanted to see me with another man. It was more than a little confusing. "I want to watch you give him head."

"Why me?" Hudson asked.

I turned and raised an eyebrow at him.

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