Brock: A Bad Boy Romance (122 page)

you.” He went to grab for his wrist, unaware of the fact that Jordan was already three steps ahead. In his head, he was already putting this guy down on the ground with a broken arm and his neck snapped with one twist of his hands. He waited for that hand to come in contact, but it never did.

The other officer saw that talking this out wasn’t going to work and decided to intervene. He cracked his partner upside the head with the butt of his gun. He crumpled to the pavement. The car had shielded what had happened and those inside had no idea what was happening. "I owe you this one, Jordan and believe me I take no delight in any of this. Leave, before I forget who I am and that I serve justice. We both know that we will never be even. I’ll always be at your beck and call. I don’t know how long you plan to keep this hanging over my head, but I guess I really have no choice.” Officer Whittaker was appalled by how he was behaving to a fellow officer in blue. He was his brethren and partner. He treated him with the disrespect of making him into a laughingstock. “I needed you to make it good and then I suggest that you disappear, until that the heat dies down.”

Jordan smiled cocking an eyebrow and then relieved the officer of his weapon before he even had a chance to realize it was happening. He punched him square in the jaw. It brought him down to the ground on top of his partner. It looked a little silly like they were sleeping on the job. Jordan turned to those in the window of the dealership and gave them a salute. He moved his finger along his throat to tell them that anything that they said could come back and bite them.

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I can feel my heart beating. He makes me feel like anything is possible. It’s almost magical. I don’t think that he did me any favors by shooting his load inside me. I’ve been very cautious about having the guy wear a glove. If I were to become pregnant, then they would find that I was used merchandise. I would have to be taken care of, but maybe I’m putting the cart before the horse. I don’t even know what I’m worried about. Accidents have happened in the past. I’ve been very careful, but there were a couple of scares that frightened me to my very core.”
Lila got back in the car and looked through the windshield at the lights flashing in front of her eyes.

Jordan didn’t say a thing. He turned the engine and pulled away from the building waving nonchalantly at those inside. They seemed a little shocked to do anything but stare. They had gotten a good look at him and a composite artist could easily render a likeness of him to be passed on to those on patrol. He didn’t really care and his business was not about anonymity. “I see the confusion in your eyes. I understand what you’re feeling, but there’s no reason to worry about it. My face has already been out there too many times to count. They never have been able to pin anything on me, but that’s because they can never find me. There are probably several warrants out for me, as we speak, but once again there is no evidence.” There was no law that he could not overcome. He was used to making his own rules and he was going to be damned if anybody was going to put shackles on him.

“I would say that our honeymoon was better than most. Those that get married have a reception right after with these greasy foods that lay heavily in their stomach. They end the night by kissing each other and then maybe finding time in the morning to consummate the marriage. We didn’t have any of that food and we were able to consummate our marriage in a more interesting way than just rose petals on the bed.” “
I wonder if he’s at all worried that he did something that would most likely cause Jamison to act irrationally. The only way that I’m going to be able to save face is to keep quiet about how far we really went. He confused me by everything that he said to me. I’m a big believer that what comes around goes around. What goes up must come

down. It was the natural law of gravity and karma. I didn’t believe for a second that I deserved a man like him. Something would come around and ruin it. It’s just a matter of time.”

I have a place nearby that we can take refuge. I actually have several safe houses in several cities around the globe. I like to be prepared and maybe that makes me a good boy scout.” Jordan was heading out of town and away from the prying eyes of any cameras on any ATM on any corner. “This way, we can have a bit of privacy. I have to say that what we did was unexpected, but not something that I wouldn’t want to do again. I think that we have only begun. Whatever I have in mind, you are going to be happy to do it for me. I’m a bit kinky and I’ve never shied away from that. I’ve never had a girl that I could share that with, until now.” Jordan thought that Lila was going to be that something that was going to weigh him down, but he was wrong.

“You know that I will go anywhere you want me to. You also know that I will do whatever you want, because I want to. I’ve been trained from an early age to please a man and I think you know that. I was a consummate student and I wanted to learn everything that I could to survive. I didn’t want to give them any reason to get rid of me. You probably already know that they want me to spy for them on you.” “
I wanted him to know the score. I get this feeling that he already knows and has been reluctant to say anything to me. He’s a complicated man and one that holds his emotions close to the vest. He wants people to think that he’s dead inside, but I don’t think that’s true. The way that he fucked me was not like a man that was just going through the motions.

“I can’t explain it, but I will not rest until you are free and clear of all of this. I know that I’m asking for trouble. It’s kinda strange knowing that you’re here at their bequest, but I think that it has gone beyond that now. I thought that I was going to have to keep you at arm’s length, but I’m thinking that maybe there is freedom in knowing that I can trust you. There’s definitely going to be a battle ahead and I’m not sure that I’m going to see the end of the road. Jamison is not going to take my betrayal lightly. He will want to make me suffer for betraying him like this. There is no shortage of those that are trying to make their bones in this organization. I’m a bit of a freelance, but I owe him everything and that is the only reason why I came back.” Jordan didn’t like what he was thinking about doing, but it seemed like his mind was already made up.

         “I’ve never had a man think of me, as somebody that could be saved. I don’t know if I should commend you on being that kind of man, or pity you for taking a chance with your life for somebody like me. I’m really not anything special and maybe you should think twice before you do anything that’s going to destroy your standing with Jamison. Bad blood is one thing, but declaring all of war is something that you can’t take back. If you do this for me, then you’ll have to do it for the others. There’s a new shipment of girls coming in tomorrow and I know exactly where they’re going to be picked up. Once he finds out that you are going against him, he’ll want to clean things up and that means those girls are never going to be safe again.”
I had been living life on a merry go round with no way off. My days had always been numbered. I would rise up unafraid with a man like him standing by me. I didn’t think that I deserved him, but maybe I was not giving myself enough credit. It feels like it’s getting hard to breathe, but maybe that’s from knowing what’s coming.”

“Jamison has only himself to blame for this. He thought that he was fooling me, but I told him up front that I knew exactly what he was up to. If he decides to come after you and I have no doubt that he will, then he’s going to be in for the fight of his life.

Those girls that you speak of are part of my security job. I am to be there in person to oversee the exchange. He doesn’t know that I’ve decided to keep you and that gives us the element of surprise.” Jordan liked to be that thing in the shadow that came out to wreck a terrible vengeance on anybody that he had his target set on.

“I’m going to give you the same advice that Melanie gave me. I think that it would be best that you sleep on it and made tomorrow you’ll feel differently.”
If he were to take my advice, then those girls would vanish with the highest bidder.”

“You may not know this about me, Lila, but I really am a man of my word. I’ve been thinking about getting out for a while and maybe this is my time to leave a lasting mark. I think the best way to handle Jamieson is financially. It’ll hurt him more if I were to go after his empire and make it crumble down around his ears. Believe me; I don’t take the man lightly. Once he finds out that I’ve been siphoning his accounts, he’ll begin to wonder. This is a campaign to keep you safe and away from those pimps that claim to be businessmen.” Jordan reached over and stroked her cheek, feeling the softness of a baby and knowing that she had lived a harsh life. “I’m sorry that you were put through any of this. I guess you have finally opened up my eyes. They have been closed for too long and with it my heart was empty, until you came along.”

Chapter 2

“I have no choice. I’m going to have to keep you in my sights. That means you’re going to have to come with me to the exchange. I can’t have any surprises and the best way to avoid that is to make sure that they can’t use you against me.” Jordan looked at the woman that had changed everything and wondered if he was making a grave error in judgment. He had never got emotionally connected to any of those bought and paid for girls. It never became a pretty woman kind of scenario, so what made Lila anything special. She said that she was nothing, but he didn’t see it that way.

“I’m a little afraid to go with you. It’s not because I’m afraid to die, because that has already been burned out of me a long time ago. I’m afraid of seeing you in your element and watching you work. I don’t want to feel differently about you, but it seems that that would become possible with seeing the kind of things that I’ve only heard about.”
I don’t want to tell him, but I believe that I might be pregnant with his child. This would definitely be a newsflash. I can’t believe that a man like him could care for me and maybe he’s the one for me. I asked him to stop at a pharmacy and now I’m waiting for the results of the test. I’m almost positive what they’re going to be. I have no idea how a man like that could bring me joy, but I found something and I wasn’t going to let it go easily.”

“I know that it’s a risk and that it’s possible that you’ll see me differently afterwards. If everything goes according to plan, then you won’t have anything to worry about.” He was loaded to bear with those two knives now placed within the scabbard at his ankles. He had the Brass knuckles and the wire in his belt ready to go at a moment’s notice. “As long as we can do this under the radar, then they shouldn’t be able to act quick enough to be of any consequence.” Jordan was going through the scenarios in his head one after the other. He played every angle making calculations and adjusting on the fly to account for any variable that might stand in his way.

“I need to use the washroom before we go. Call it a nervous bladder.” He shrugged his shoulders and she took that as a sign that he really didn’t care one way or the other. “I won’t be long. I’m sure that you want to get going, as soon as possible.” “
I know what it’s going to say, but I really don’t have the guts to put my child’s life in jeopardy. My life means nothing to me and I’ve known for quite some time that my death was going to come long before I turned old and gray. I think things have changed and seeing that positive reaction on the stick is definitely the most terrifying thing that I’ve ever seen in my life. I have to tell him, but maybe I should wait until after he helps those girls find a better life.”

Jordan knew that Lila was nervous, but he had no idea what was going on behind closed doors. He pulled the case from underneath the bed, lifting it and then opening up that black case to see the pieces that would fit together nicely. He oiled the parts and then put them together and took them apart, almost as if he was doing it with his eyes closed. He knew that all plans have a way of changing, but he was good at predicting all those things that could possibly go wrong. He had made the necessary phone call and the rest was a matter of all the pieces falling into the right place at the right time. “I hope that you are ready. Don’t think, just because you locked the door that I’m not going to break it down and take you with me by force.” He really didn’t like the tone of his voice, but it was something that was living inside of him.

“I said that I was coming with you and I meant it.” “
I had every right to face him and he had the right to know that he was going to be a father. I need him to be at its best

and the only way to accomplish that is to keep my mouth shut for the time being. I wish that I didn’t have to do this, but I know how protective and possessive he can be. I love that about him. It is what has made him the man that he is today.”

“I have everything that I’m going to need. I’ll coordinate with Melanie. I’m afraid that she is not going to be unscathed by any of this. It’s unavoidable. It might seem unpleasant, but this is the way that it has to be. I will take care of those that get in the way. I will do it from a distance and hopefully they won’t even know that it’s me taking care of things on my end.” Jordan had everything ready and he looked over at Lila and saw that she was chewing on her lip. It must’ve been some kind of nervous habit and one that he was going to have to help break her of. He wanted her to be hardened and not just from life, but from a teaching technique that he had gotten from his mentor.

“Be sure that you really want to go through with this, Jordan. I won’t think anything less of you, if you don’t want to go against the hand that feeds you. You do know that your freelance days will be over. He’ll make sure that your name is blacklisted. I’m sure that you have other avenues and that you have taken precautions over the years to set you up for life. I only know that, because I would’ve done the same thing in your shoes.” “
I was giving him this way out, but I was really hoping that he wasn’t going to take it. He seemed like an honorable man, but I think deep down I didn’t want anything to happen to him.”
Lila looked at the gun in the case and she had every reason to believe that he was a sharpshooter.

“I do have military training. I was taught how to kill, but it was my mentor in this business that taught me how to do it without putting a face to the name. You’re lucky that he only wanted me to marry you. He could’ve asked me kill you and I would have done it that first night looking through your window, as you had that conversation with Melanie. I’m very proficient at reading lips and I know that you’ve already thought about running away. I guess you’re getting what you want, but not in the way that you wanted it. I need you to pull your weight and normally I would do this myself, but with you here, I don’t have to. Grab that case and say goodbye to the life that you used to lead. I understand the sentiment for getting a clean slate, but we can’t do that without cracking some eggs first.” Jordan couldn’t even imagine what Jamison was going to do when all hell broke loose. He would want to shelter himself from any kind of scrutiny and the only way to do that was to eliminate anybody that might know anything about the flesh trade business. He would kill those that he considered friend, just for the opportunity to survive and live out his life in the lap of luxury with Melanie. Then again, Melanie was secondary and if he were to have to throw her to the wolves, then he wouldn’t hesitate for a second.

“I really don’t know you and you don’t know me, but I really want to. I have no idea how I’ve changed your mind, but I’m glad for it. I thought that I was trapped and the only way out was to gnaw my arm off metaphorically speaking. You could have walked away, but you’re still here. There has to be a reason for that.”
I had no idea how I made him care for me. I didn’t want to take his freedom, but by doing this, I was making it impossible for him to live the life that he usually lived. He was going to have to change. I wasn’t even sure if he’s capable of that kind of change.”

“I think I can honestly say that I’ve been blind for too long. I never considered anybody, but myself. I never thought that I could be happy, but maybe I was too far gone to give a damn. Like you, I also had a certain part of myself burned out a long time ago. You awakened something, but a part of wishes that you left it dormant. Once this is done, there is no going back and our lives will never be the same again.”