Lord of Debauchery: A Dark Mafia Romance by Piper Stone

Author:Piper Stone [Stone, Piper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stormy Night Publications
Published: 2024-07-19T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 17

Kenya

I’d had a visitor, which had prompted me to slap a bed sheet around me. It was insane that I was still being held inside a room with locks on the door. I wasn’t some wayward criminal. I was just a girl trying to get by the best way I knew how.

Okay, so I did understand the life more than I wanted to admit even to myself, but the way Beckham was acting was as if my father was the Antichrist. The thought brought a snort to my system. I’d thought of him that way more than once.

At least Jeff hadn’t gawked, even bringing me fresh bottles of water, doing his best to assure me that Beckham would be coming to see me shortly. I hadn’t engaged in a further conversation with him because it was pretty awkward wearing nothing but a sheet and a smile.

I don’t know why I was bothering but I wanted him more than I craved food, and I was starving. Maybe the reason was that I still smelled like him. Sandalwood and citrus, some other forest-type scent like moss or rainwater or something. Where it had been a powerful aphrodisiac before, I definitely didn’t want to hold his stench on my skin any longer.

As I headed into the bathroom, dragging the goddamn sheet behind me, I was struck by how energized I felt. Maybe it was because of all the hatred that had filtered back into my mind and system. It certainly couldn’t have been the… incredible sex we’d had.

I couldn’t lie—it had been the best of my life.

After starting the water, I stared into the mirror, slowly dropping the sheet. I’d always hated my looks for as long as I could remember, so much so I hadn’t been able to look a boy in the eyes in high school. It felt silly now since I’d conquered a high percentage male profession. I knew why it just hadn’t occurred to me I was beautiful.

Because my father had told me otherwise.

“I can’t even sell you off to the highest bidder and get something out of you. You’re far too ugly and fat.”

They were words I hadn’t allowed myself to repeat in years. I’d proven I was worth something, if only to myself.

I dropped the sheet, turning around to glance at my still aching bottom. The red marks were faint, but they were still there. It was silly but they allowed me to smile. When I turned back toward the mirror, I dropped my head. The burden of my life had gotten to be too much, even for me. I took gulping breaths, trying to will myself to walk inside the shower, luxurious by anyone’s standards.

I had no idea why it felt odd, tough to do. It was getting a shower and nothing more. But a strange sense of sadness swept through me I hadn’t allowed for a long time. That wasn’t like me in the least. I was a strong woman, more so than this shit.

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