Black Romance Chapter 29

Virgo obviously knew that I was involved . And yet no one came to deliver my punishment, not for this, and not for the note either .

Maybe Salt just threw it away . . .

Or maybe it's just a waiting game until it's my turn to feel the wrath .

Salt and Virgo knew each other . They had shaken hands, which meant that Salt had some sort of loyalty to him, where he owed me nothing . He couldn't be a good man . He couldn't be the man I hoped he was . There was no more kindness in his bones than there was in a hollow cave .

Putting on my makeup, I didn't look at Aubrey again . I let go of the idea of making a friend, I let go of the idea of having someone on my side, I let go of her .
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Because there was no point in trying to create a normalcy that would never exist .

I could help her about as much as I could help myself . We were both going to die in that fucking place one way or another . Either by the hands of Virgo, or by a man he sold us to . We were never getting out of this world, at least not on our own two feet .

Finishing my dance on stage, I started towards my table . The music was loud, the bass buzzing across my skin, giving me a chill . Rubbing my hands up and down my arms, I watched my feet as I walked .

"Hello, sweet girl . " Virgo's voice radiated around me, making my head snap up . "How has your night been going?"

I did my best to not look him directly in the eyes, simply dancing around his pupils in the sockets . "Same as usual," I said, keeping my tone steady .

His smile made my stomach turn as he pulled out my seat and waved for me to sit down . Doing as he requested, I sat in the chair, allowing him to push me in .

I felt his hands as they squeezed my shoulders, massaging the muscles . Digging his fingertips deep into my skin, he worked his hands down my back . "You're so tense, Jessie, you need to relax . "

Forcing a slight smile, I watched him in the mirror, not reacting to the vile feelings flooding my veins .

I hated his hands on my body, I hated the scent of his cologne and the roughness of his skin against mine . I hated having to look at his face and listen to his voice . I hated everything about him .

"We need to talk," he said as his fingers stretched down over my collarbone, gently gripping the base of my neck .

I could feel the threat in his touch . He moved with the weight of a feather, fluttering the pads of his fingers across my skin, manipulating his face into an evil grin as his fingers moved closer to the center of my throat .

Holding my breath, I nodded for him to continue, unsure if this would be the moment I had waited for .

Was he going to tell me he knew about the note I wrote asking for help?

Was he going to whisper my death sentence into my ear, excited to see the expression on my face?

I sat silent, his touch hot as fire on my skin, singeing me like the burning end of a cigarette . I couldn't take a breath . There was a shimmer in his eyes, it was small, but enough for me to know there was something on his mind and it wasn't good .

"Jessie, you and I have a history . You know me better than anyone else, and that thought is unsettling . " His mouth crinkled tight as he pursed his lips . "No one should know me better than me, especially not some cunt . "

Flaring my nostrils, I still stayed silent .

His smile returned . Baring his teeth, Virgo ran his tongue across the sharp edges as his lips reached up towards his eyes .

"Did I just offend you?" Dropping his head down, he rested his chin on my shoulder, pressing his cheek to mine . "Do you not like it that I called you a cunt?" He watched me carefully in the mirror, walking his fingers down my ribs and tracing the outside of my breast . "You never scream anymore, you never cry anymore, but I say one word and you look like you want to fucking kill me . I would think that a silly little name like that would be the least of your worries, Jessie . "

Jerking my body, I swallowed the onslaught of words I wanted to throw in his face, trading them for a much lighter question . "What do you want to talk about?"

"The man who was here the other day, do you know who he is?"

Chapter end