Sighing out loud,I lean back against the walls of my jail, or whatever the fuck these guys wanna call this.
The ropes cut into my skin as I try to reach for a smoke.
God, that woman…
What a fucking mess. How did I fall so deep into her rabbit hole?
“Need some assistance?” The one they left behind, Orion, approaches and goes to his knees, filtering through my pockets until he’s found the packet of cigarettes and plucks one out.
My eyes narrow. “You mind?”
He sticks it into my mouth, smiling. “Not at all.”
“Light’s in my other pocket,” I tell him.
He goes to town searching me, groping my package, and it makes me roll my eyes.
“Oops. Happy accident,” Orion says as he finally fishes out my lighter.
He lights the cig, and I take a quick drag. “Thanks.”
“Happy to help the enemy,” he replies.
“I’m not your enemy. I’m trying to help.”
“Help… by threatening us with violence?” he hums, rubbing his chin. “Or do you mean the part where you’re trying to get us arrested?”
“I guess you’re right. In your mind, I am the bad guy.” I chuckle and glance at him. “I’ve only ever tried to do the right thing.”
He taps my forehead. “Inyourmind.”
Fuck. Throw my own words right back at me, why don’t you?
“I can get her a good deal and keep you out of it.”
He laughs in my face. “And that’s supposed to sweeten it for me? Pass.”
He saunters off and picks up his wineglass again to take another lavish sip. “I’m so bored. Wish we could all just fuck again.”
I snort. “Pass.”
“Oh, don’t pretend you didn’t like it.” He rolls his eyes at me. “Even though I look like I am, I’m not dumb, you know. The pretty didn’t come at a price.”
“Your sanity,” I retort.
He grimaces. “Ha-ha. You must be very fun at parties.”
“At least I’m not the one going around fucking everybody in sight,” I retort, taking another drag.
He narrows his eyes and plucks the cig right out of my mouth. “And you participated. Whore.”
Goddammit. No need to remind me of my own filth.
My nostrils flare. “Unwillingly.”
He chuckles. “You moaned. Out loud. We all heard.”
The fuck—why would he bring this up?
