His Christmas Valentine: (A dark MM Cinderella reimagining) by Lady Jaguar & Jayne Lockwood

Author:Lady Jaguar & Jayne Lockwood [Jaguar, Lady & Lockwood, Jayne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hollow Hills Publishing
Published: 2023-12-13T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

TINO

After a crap day at work, I felt antsy and bad-tempered. Christmas was ten days away and presents for the family had been wrapped since Thanksgiving, but I wasn’t feeling festive at all. The department drinks party had happened without me and it would have been easy to think no one wanted me around.

A conversation with Mama hadn’t helped. She revealed that one of my brothers had Covid. He was recovering, but his family were understandably banned from going to see my parents and Nonna, who lived with them. We had an emergency meeting over Skype, and it was decided that I should probably stay in the city until after Christmas to avoid the risk of the elders catching flu or anything else. Nonna was eighty-eight and Mama had a compromised immune system so it made sense, but it didn’t help my feeling of loneliness and isolation.

Another event had also unsettled me; a small article in the Wednesday edition of USA Today. Don Gennero had been found murdered in an apparent gangland killing on Staten Island. Reading his name, I remembered the power behind Richard’s blow, rendering the man almost unconscious, and the gun he had used without hesitation.

Maybe I needed to be more afraid of him, than I actually was.

And maybe I shouldn’t have done what I did to him the Saturday before. Enjoyable as it had been, I couldn’t see a way of opening up the conversation I needed to have with him.

I hope you enjoyed your hand job, Richard. By the way, your company bullying policy sucks balls…

My mood hadn’t improved by the time I arrived at Mancini’s. Amelia scooted next to me as I applied my makeup. I was going for an angelic look, with a floaty white chiffon top, narrow white briefs and white ankle socks, silver pleasers on my feet. I was also considering cute little angel wings, although I wasn’t sure how that would work on the pole.

“I need the T. Did you do him? He was so pissed when he found out you weren’t here last Friday night. He’s totally obsessed with you.”

I really didn’t want that conversation, even though I was expecting it.

“I had to work. My boss wanted a presentation for Monday morning first thing. I tried to get out of it but …”

“Everyone saw you leaving with Mr. Mason last Saturday. Did you screw him? We need to know!”

“No, Amelia, I didn’t screw him! God, why is everyone so quick to assume that?”

“Because it’s what he does, Valentine. He fucks people. Why wouldn’t we assume that?”

“Because I’m not like that,” I muttered.

“Honey, for the right money, everyone is like that,” she retorted.

“Fine! He watched me shower and …” I flicked a glance at her, my cheeks hot. “He was satisfied.”

Amelia laughed. “You’re adorable! Satisfied? You mean, you made him jizz? Way to go, sis! That’s the easiest money you’ll ever earn.”

I didn’t reply. I didn’t like the implication that Richard was an easy lay. He was far more complex, and the guilt I felt after kissing him threatened to overwhelm me.

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