1: The
outside the orphanage, two garbage bags
s she handed me my final check, a
este. The state no longer pays for your
bed for the yo
ead already n
aught me one thing: and that was to
re was a click, and just like tha
e pay was small and terrible, but it would keep me from sleeping on
later, I was
!" Mr. Riley shouted, his face fi
care wha
body shaking with anger as I stood my groun
paying c
ds left my mouth befo
ould just smile and tak
fury as he pointed at the
payment checks, no apologies. Just
soaked to the bone, my garbage bag
be having a good laug
finally free, only to discover that freedom
proaching black car that was heading towards me until the horn was loud enough to startle me as I scr
at, something in
e next light. I didn't think about what I was doing next and just acted. My fist made contact wi
owing a face that I'd seen o
re. The rumored Mafia Don. The
as
shuddered taking a step back wondering if I was go
oke my
orted, adrenaline taking control
ckoned with a nod of
ha
u in the trunk." He said it so casually, like
all. They all seemed to be minding their own business but then again no one
hings," I
them in the trunk. I slid into the backseat, trying to look like I wasn't a
my body after killing me, Kingston directed his driver to
s he escorted me-a dirty wet penniless beggar in h
ho practically bowed his head i
e for a while with
ties, I guessed-and he looked v
ople drawn to his face like a mot
ng for your life,
s looking around the p
"N
ed one. I wrapped my cold hands around the cup, gr
our name?
ste P
e home
hree hou
," he added, ey
did
rumpled but dry under your coat, suggesting you worked earlier today. And giv
ked and confused abou
ome kind o
d. "And I recognize desper
on to avoid his eyes. "Are you goin
to offer
gritted them in anger.
genuine which surprised me. I didn't even th
whore, Ms. Parker. I'
mouth coughing, my eyes widening as I realize
ears, not a day more. During that time, you
was saying. It seemed like I was being taken for a spin
preferably more
though a part of me couldn't believe that I was a
st day of the contract," he said, as c
ents, clothing, education if you desire it, and a
much that I couldn
.that's ri
you, I can
rich and elite socialite
briefly as
loit to your advantage. . And you've demonstrated that you're both stubborn and resilient no
s I thought about this
children. You take you
to abandon my
firmly. "They will be raised as Kingsto
about them. You think children
but at least he was honest. "
was now empty as I mulled over his
h and blood.. giving them
safe?" I asked
's mine," he an
my life that I could give him. And that was what I needed. By then I would be independent and standin
ought out his hand
ve a deal,
t help but feel I'd just made