Chapter Nine

Adira crashed as soon as she got home and slept until ten the next morning. Livia smiled at her as she walked into the kitchen, searching for coffee.

"So, how was it?"

Adira yawned. "Different."

"Different good or different bad?"

Grabbing a mug, she fixed her caffeine and then sat down at the table. "I took a moment to take it in. You know? I watched the women dance. Listened to men turn into assholes. I wondered if I had the guts to take that on. To put myself in a situation where men are going to subjectify me, because even though I'm not a dancer, I'm still a woman in a man-oriented club."

"And?"

"I took the job."

"To challenge yourself?"

"Yeah."

"Do you work tonight?"

She shook her head. "Hunter is picking me up to go to the biker party."

"I'll be there, so I can watch over you," Livia said, then hesitated. "Just please be careful of Hunter and Ares."

"Why? Do they hurt women?"

"Oh, no! Nothing like that. But they can melt your panties right off your body, so protect your heart."

"Don't worry, I have no plans to fall in love again." Adira reached out and took hold of one her friend's hands. "Thank you. You've been a lifesaver."

"Anytime. Now, we both have the day off. How about we go to the mall and shop?"

"Okay. I could use a couple of black dresses for work."

****

Hunter swore as he disconnected the call. He wanted to throw the phone against the wall, but refrained. He'd already broken two others and didn't want to have to explain again why his cell was a mangled heap.

"Trouble?" Ares asked.

Hunter sighed. "Another girl quit. Seems like she found true love."

"You don't sound like you believe it."

"I don't. Now I have to find another replacement. Shit. Finding women who will work on their back and not be into drugs, is like finding a needle in a haystack."

"Ask the sweet butts if any of them want the position. There're a few girls who love fucking just for the sake of fucking."

"Good idea," Hunter grunted.

He grabbed a cup of coffee and followed Ares into church. The senior officers were gathered around the table, all waiting for Brim. When he entered, followed by Thorn, the door was shut and the meeting came to order.

Hunter tried to pay attention to what Brim was saying, but his mind kept returning to Adira. He and Ares planned to show her everything she's missed, and he couldn't fucking wait. Long ago, he and Ares had talked about finding a woman, of legal age, they could teach. A virgin. The rarest unicorn of all. His dick was hard remembering how he took her piece of innocence with his fingers. He'd read that sometimes that was better because fingers were smaller than penises, and his was larger than average. She looked so beautiful as she climaxed, her hot little body melting between him and his best friend. For however long this thing between them lasted, he was going to enjoy her.

Tonight, he and Ares would keep an eye on her as she drank. Perhaps he would drink with her, so if she became horny then at least they were on the same playing field. He'd have to ask both Ares and Adira what they thought.

He knew she'd been on her knees for his friend. Had been taught how to give a blowjob, and he looked forward to teaching her something new. There were going to be many, many firsts for her, and each one more delicious than the other.

"Hunter!"

Hunter blinked, his daydreaming crashing as he realized he missed what was said.

"Sorry," he said. "What'd I miss?"

"Apparently, everything," Brim said dryly. "How are plans for Belladonna Two coming along?"

"Right now it's a staffing problem," Hunter reported. "Ares had the idea to ask the sweet butts if any of them want to work at Belladonna."

"Good plan, for now," Brim said. "Anything else? No? Church dismissed."

He banged his gavel and they all rose, flowing out of the room. Ares bumped his shoulder and sent him a sly grin.

"Who were you thinking about in there? Or should I ask, who was your dick thinking about?"

"Smartass," he grumbled.

"It's going to be fun tonight."

"Well, before we can party with our girl, I've gotta find a whore or two."

"Sarah told me Adira prefers ‘sex worker.' Apparently, that's the PC term."

Hunter smirked. "Is it? She can call them what she wants. They're still whores."

Ares chuckled. "See you later tonight at the party."

"I'll be here with our girl."