A Night of Revelry and Envy: Vices & Hedonism by Mallory Fox & Rosa Lee

Author:Mallory Fox & Rosa Lee [Fox, Mallory & Lee, Rosa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Black Jade Publishing
Published: 2023-03-10T00:00:00+00:00

Fourteen

ESAU

Tell her we’re sorry.

I glance beyond Ivankov, who’s headed our way, to see Saffron facing Korah, a dark shape in the shadows behind her cage. Fuck, I loathe seeing her trapped like she’s no more than a pretty bird.

She’s so much more. She’s fucking everything.

I knew Korah wouldn’t be able to stay away, no matter how many times Cain ordered him to, so I told him to beg for her forgiveness. The big guy might not be able to utter a word, but he speaks more eloquently for it, and if anyone can win her over again, it’ll be him.

I tear my eyes away from her stiff form as the Russian mafia boss reaches our table. Cain is off mingling, though how he can do it when we all know the depraved things most of tonight’s guests are into is anyone’s guess.

“Boys!” Ivankov greets, all wide, shark-like smiles and outstretched arms. After all, why wouldn’t he be happy? He’ll earn a lot from tonight, obtaining even more secrets and leverage. The only saving grace is, after the bidding is concluded, he switches the cameras in here off. Otherwise, it wouldn’t work; people wouldn’t bid if they thought their actions could be used against them. “Are you having a good time?”

“Fan-fucking-tastic,” Saul replies, the slight slur to his voice letting me know he’s been drinking more than I thought. Maybe that’s why Cain asked me to keep an eye on him. Tonight is hard on all of us, Saul perhaps more so because of all the times that our firecracker patched him up. They have a particularly special bond, something forged in pain and blood. It doesn’t make ours any less, just different.

“Excellent. I’m so glad to hear it,” the Russian continues, and I have to clench my fists under the table to stop myself from trying to rip every one of his shiny white teeth out. “I’m sorry you seem to have been outbid, Saul.” He looks anything but. In fact, he’s grinning even wider.

Saul’s glass lands with a clink on the polished marble table.

“There are plenty of others, plus there’s still time,” I say, my voice falsely cheerful and with a slight air of boredom. Ivankov narrows his beady eyes, though his smile stays fixed. “Although, I’m not sure any of your girls could cater to our exacting tastes.”

The tick in his jaw lets me know my aim was true; my veiled barb hit home. Good. I want the smug fucker to be taken down a peg or two.

“My girls are trained to follow every command, to cater to every taste,” he all but seethes, and it’s an effort to hold back the smile that is fighting to draw up my lips. “I see to it personally. Our newest recruit took to it like, how do they say? Ah yes, a duck to water. She was very . . . obedient.”

The sound of shattering glass causes me to blink, chasing away some of the red mist threatening to descend over my vision.

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