Page 71 of When We Fall: Part One

Rosalie: I’d love that.

Ethan: I’ll count down the minutes then, sweetheart. I love you.

Rosalie: I love you too.

I sighed and put my phone away, then closed my eyes.

I can do this. I’ve been through worse. This is nothing. I can do it. I know I can.

My reward would be getting the fuck out of here.

I handedVander Veer the case of drugs he requested, knowing damn well he was eager to try them. From what I understood, the man was doing blow before I’d come onto the scene. While Iwanted to save lives, there were some lives I didn’t want to waste my time on. His was one of them.

Maybe I wasn’t a good guy.

“How long does the high last on this one?” Vander Veer held up an injectable.

“Several hours. The more you inject, the longer it lasts. It does tend to cause some side effects if you do too much. Hallucinations and such. I’m still working on getting it right.”

“How much is too much?” Vander Veer looked at me.

“Depends on the individual. For you, with the tolerance to other drugs that I’m sure you have, I’d say you can safely take that entire vial and feel great for roughly six hours. Give or take.”

Vander Veer nodded. “Impressive. Very impressive. We have a deal.”

Enzo smiled and shook his hand, and Cole gave me a quick thumbs up.

“I’d like to sweeten the deal, though,” Vander Veer said, giving us a megawatt smile.

“What’s that?” Enzo asked.

“My daughter. Celeste. A night for you all to enjoy her however you see fit. Consider it a gift.”

“I don’t think bargaining off your kid is a good idea,” Cole said, narrowing his eyes at Vander Veer.

“It was her idea,” Vander Veer said brightly. “She’s rather taken with Ethan, but she’s willing to entertain you other two. Or three if Fox wants to partake.”

“Thank you for the offer, but we’re going to have to decline,” Enzo said, forcing his smile into something that looked polite, but I knew Enzo. He was trying to resist saying or doing something really bad.

“I figured you might.” Vander Veer chuckled. “You’re to be wed soon. No sense in messing it up before you get her locked in. What a beauty, too.”

Enzo tightened his smile.

“But you. Ethan. I am willing to offer you much more money if you’d be willing to get to know my daughter.”

“I would rather cut my cock off and suck it myself than entertain your daughter for even a moment,” I said, my voice gravelly.

Cole cleared his throat and gave me the side-eye as Vander Veer puffed himself up.

“Is my daughter not good enough?”

“Your daughter is fine,” Enzo said before I could tell him what I actually thought of the bitch he called a daughter. “Ethan is happy in his current relationship and isn’t interested in pursuing another.”

Vander Veer huffed. “There’s always a number. What’s yours? Ten grand? Fifty? A hundred? I’ll pay it. You don’t even need to date. Simply marry her. We can arrange a contract.”

“I am not interested,” I said tightly as Celeste came into the room wearing a top that could barely contain her tits. The cleft of her ass hung out of her shorts. I snorted and looked away. She could try all she wanted, but she’d never be able to compete with Rosalie.

“Daddy?” Celeste called out, coming closer.