Strike by Jay Marie

Author:Jay Marie [Marie, Jay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-28T18:30:00+00:00

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Benched

The following day, we explored more of France, spending half a day in Cannes enjoying the food, shopping, and scenery, and then the other half at The Méditerranoscope of Fort Sainte Marguerite Island, which was a small aquarium. The island also included Fort Royal, the historical prison fortress that was known for holding the famed Man in the Iron Mask in the 17th century. There were several theories as to whom the mysterious prisoner was, inspiring an array of fictional adaptations that stretched over the centuries until Hollywood finally got a hold of the story. I remembered watching the film The Man in the Iron Mask featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and finding the story fascinating, though completely fictional. Wouldn’t it be something else to take one evil man and replace him with his good twin? What a concept.

I refused to allow yesterday’s conversation to deter me from showing Darren a good time in public. I smiled often, showered him with affection, and openly reached for his hand without his prompt, leading him through the streets like a woman on a mission. He seemed to respond well, his teasing of me and my childlike mood a good sign. Though he stood out among the crowd with his size and dark demeanor, he was a pretty passable tourist.

The next day was spent in Monte Carlo, Monaco, where we walked the docks of some of the most prestigious yachts around the world. Apparently, Monaco hosted the largest auction for luxury yachts in the entire world, and considering all the yachts in the area, it showed. Of course, nothing held a candle to Darren’s Legion. That thing was a floating luxury fortress/ battle station.

Once we had our fill of Monaco, we were off to the next destination along the coast. This time, Darren didn’t bother hiding it since it was already pretty obvious. Countdown to Italy, baby.

It took a day and a half before we finally reached the port of our destination, and I was practically ready to jump the rails before the yacht finally docked in Fiumicino. Rome was about a thirty-five-minute drive from there, so I was eager to get our asses moving. Not to mention it was the perfect opportunity for me to act eager and cute to keep Darren’s mood agreeable. He seemed to respond well to that behavior, so I fully intended to embrace it.

Three black SUVs were waiting for us at the port, and I didn’t think I’d ever ushered Darren toward a car that fast before. Of course, he was amused with my struggles to get him to move faster and purposely dragged his feet like some kind of asshole.

“I swear to God, Darren, I will knock you out and leave you here if you don’t move your ass!”

He chuckled as he held my hand, my arm straining as I tried to pull him with me to the car. Eventually, he stopped fighting me and just yanked me toward him instead. His head dipped down to graze his teeth along the juncture between my neck and shoulder.

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