Under Love's Command by Charity Shane

Author:Charity Shane [Shane, Charity]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: KMP
Published: 2023-07-22T22:00:00+00:00

Always respectful of Army time, we arrive at the ball five minutes before the scheduled start time of nine. Before getting off the buses, we are given the rules and etiquette expectations of the night. Even though wine and liquor will be served, we cannot partake in it. I wouldn’t anyway so that rule doesn’t faze me at all.

After being lined up with our battle buddies, we enter the nice ass hotel. I mean this shit is really nice. The lobby has a big ass crystal chandelier centered on the high ceiling. We walk through it and stop at the glass elevators.

“We are taking the elevators. You are taking the stairs,” Wilks announces.

It’s always some fuck shit with them.

“Move it! And don’t sweat through your jackets,” she yells.

So pissed the fuck off, we enter the stairwell and start to ascend up the twenty-five flights to the rooftop. As we ascend, nothing but bullshit is spoken. These niggas are selling them drill sergeants out. Jakob and I keep quiet. Talking only makes the hike worse.

“Damn, mane. It’s some fucking money in this Army shit,” Jakob says when we exit the stairway. The drill sergeants are standing in the entrance way, waiting on us.

I barely hear him because as soon as I look inside, I see Remi, her parents, the head general and his wife, and ol’ boy posing for pictures. I’m gritting my fucking teeth because his arm is wrapped around Remi.

“The fuck!” I utter then step forward.

Jakob’s hand on my chest temporarily stops me. “Bruh, chill. It’s a picture.”

With my eyes steady on them, I answer him. “But she smiling and shit.”

“She can’t frown. This is just protocol. Shake that shit off.”

“I’m straight,” I lie then brush his hand off of me. I take more steps forward. This time, he stands in front of me.

“I can’t let you go over there. If you go, then I have to go and I’m not really trying to go back to Memphis. We almost through this shit. But, if you want to go to jail, let’s go.”

He’s speaking facts but I’m not trying to hear him though. Luckily, the photographer waves the next couple in line over to the picture area. When he does, Remi whispers something to her mom then starts walking toward me. I turn to head to my table. Before I sit down, her hand is on my back.

“Hey, handsome,” I hear from behind.

I turn and ask, “You finished with the family photos?’

She grabs my hand. “Don’t do that. It’s just a picture,” she says. Her hand squeezes mine. “Come get a drink with me,” she pleads then tugs at my hand.

Reluctantly, I let her lead me out of the main dining area. We walk out by the elevators then she presses the button. “I can’t go anywhere,” I say.

“You can’t leave the hotel and you have to be present for dinner. I know the rules,” she counters and we step on the elevator. She presses the fifth floor button. It’s just us on the ride.

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