Page 94 of Carnage
“I know.” I kiss him. “You get home safely too.”
“Count on it, precious.”
He takes my lips again, his tongue tangling with mine, and even as heat floods my body, there’s another, stronger sensation rising to the surface.
I’m cared for.
Safe.
Desired.
I have to hold on to this for as long as I can. No matter how it ends, at least I had him for a while.
CHAPTER 21
Carnage
It’s just Whisperand me as he navigates to the north side of town and I contemplate how I’m going to motivate this Brooklyn guy to tell me what I need to know to find Leon.
It might be a long shot, but it’s all I’ve got for now. If he does regular business with Leon, he must have at least an idea of where he could be.
“Does Brooklyn die tonight?” Whisper asks.
“Depends on how helpful he is.”
“He could tip off Leon that we’re looking for him.”
I grin at that comment. “I don’t think he’ll do that. Not by the time we’re done with him.”
Whisper chuckles. “I was hoping you’d say that. I’m agitated. Too much pent-up energy.”
“Let’s burn some of it off, then.”
“Fuck yeah.”
“So…” I shift in my seat to face him slightly. “What about you and Blush? Is that a thing?”
“I’m playing it chill with him. I can tell there’s a lot under the surface that he’s hiding. I want to know what it is before I take him to bed.”
My brow creases. “Why?”
“No fucking clue, man.” He glances at me, a smirk on his lips. “Might sound dumb as hell, but I just had a feeling that should be my approach. Don’t get me wrong, I want to fuck him, bad, but I don’t know what it is, I just know I have to come at it differently.”
“Interesting. He seemed into you.”
“Yeah, but it’s also his job.”
“He didn’t flirt with the rest of us.”
“I know.” He shrugs. “Call it intuition, but this is my angle.”
“Alright, man. Hope it works out.”
“Me too.”
A few minutes later, Whisper exits the freeway and we head toward where Brooklyn’s cell phone last pinged. If I recall, it’s a pretty shitty part of town where a lot of drug deals and sex work go down. There’s a woman campaigning for mayor who wants to legalize sex work and I’m all for it. These people deserve better, safer conditions. Our city is pretty liberal, so I have hope. It won’t end trafficking, but maybe it’ll help reduce at-risk populations.
We cruise down a long, dark street where there are a few cars parked, but my attention is pulled to the end of the block where several cars converge in the street, blocking any potential through traffic.
