Page 100 of Kings of Desire

The next day, I asked Nat to look after Sebastian in his room for a while. I was expecting some visits...let’s just say not that appropriate for family time.

I had to insist with a few phone calls to get my green-eyed mobster at my doorway again, and even if I wasn’t a hundred percent sure he would show up, he surprised me.

‘What’s this about?’ He asked even before coming inside the apartment while lighting himself a cigarette.

‘I will explain in a minute, please come in,’ I lead him into the living room, noticing that he had a little limp in his left leg as he was walking ‘What happened?’

‘Work accident.’

‘Is this from when you went to recover my family?’

‘Is this why you asked me here today?’ He muttered, taking a drag out of his cigarette then looking at his watch, forcing me that way to stop pushing him.

‘I want you to meet someone.’

‘Who, one of your fuckboys?’

‘You should know better from the other night that I hadn’tfuckedanyone besides you, Brax.’

‘Yeah...’

‘I need to tell you something first. That is to clarify the reason we are all here for. This is not a cock fight. This is about what’s going on out there. In the streets.’

‘What do you know about what’s going out there?’

‘Much more than you could ever think.’

That got his attention as his eyebrows raised, eyes pointing straight at me.

‘I’m listening.’

‘I have a plan. A plan to stop this.’

‘Who said I want it to stop?’

‘I say. It will affect you and everyone around you.’

‘I’ll adapt. I always do.’

‘Not this time, Brax. Please listen.’

‘I would be out the door by now if I wasn’t.’

‘I will needall three of youto do this.’

‘All three of us?’ Yes, I know he had no idea whatall three of themmeant, but he was about to find out.

‘Yes... All three of you. Due to The Pleasure Room, I had two other deals beside you, but I guess you already know that.’

‘There’s a complete report of every second of your life since the day you met me by now. It’s sitting on my desk. I didn’t open it. You know why? BecauseI don’t care.’

‘Seems fair. Then you will probably get the short version of that really soon.’ I was playing cards up on the table since from this moment on, this is how I needed them to play too. ‘You see, on an individual level you are weak.’

‘Weak!? Are you kidding me?’

‘Listen, please.’

‘Weak in front of everything around you. You all are weak alone. But the powers of all three of you combined...’