ASIA

 

There weren’t many nice places in Ivory. It was a quaint town where most of the townsfolk lived an honest life. Most of the people who lived here were trying to escape all of the rigors that came with living in the big city.

Blade was the exception. With all of his growing business ventures, he managed to make a name for himself legitimately and under the table. He was able to make a small fortune, which he continued to invest back into himself.

That meant he owned one of the nicer officer buildings in all of Ivory.

As soon as I stepped inside, there were a couple of security guards standing in the lobby. They didn’t pay much attention to me because they knew who I was. I took the elevator to the fifth floor where his office was. The secretary greeted me with a smile before letting me inside.

Blade sat at his desk, looking as rigid as he always did. He had his cell phone up to his ear while he conducted whatever business he was dealing with this day.

I looked around at the spacious office. Fancy pieces of art hung on the walls and sculptures lined the room. Books filled the shelves to the sides. Outside of his own desk, Blade had a table at the center of the room where he conducted most of his business meetings.

And then there was the view. There weren’t many tall buildings in Ivory, so standing on a building with a fifth floor meant I was higher than everybody else in town. But I’d been in this room so many times that the view had gotten old quickly.

Blade put his phone down and greeted me with a smile. He fixed the tie on his expensive suit then slicked his hair back over his head.

“Asia… I’m glad you could join me.”

“It’s not a problem,” I said with a shrug.

“How was business last night?”

I reached into my bag and pulled some of the money I had. I put some of the cash that Charles had given me on the table in front of Blade. He sighed as he looked down at it.

“Why is this money all crumpled?” he asked.

“I was at Finn’s. I wasn’t exactly dealing with the types who carry money around in briefcases.”

“I suppose…”

He grabbed the cash and began straightening it out as he counted it.

“You always were my best girl,” he said. “I knew I could count on you to make something decent.”

“You say that to all the girls.”

“I might be tempted to but I don’t.”

Blade gave me a wink as he put the money away in his top drawer.

A few hundred bucks might not have seemed like much but Blade had more girls in the city working for him than anybody else. He made thousands every day without having to lift a finger. He was making so much money that he was able to start a legitimate business front for everything else he did.

“You can leave now,” he said as he picked his phone back up. “Maybe you should head back to Finn’s tonight since you did so well.”

“Actually… There’s something else I wanted to talk to you about.”

“Is there now?”

He raised an eyebrow in curiosity.

Even with a smile on his face, Blade was the most intimidating man I ever met. I knew what kind of man he was. I knew what he was capable of. There was always something about the way he smiled.

I did my best to maintain my composure. If I was gonna do what Charles needed me to do, this would be the first step.

“You said that there are some people you want me to entertain this weekend,” I said.

“That’s right. What about them?”

“Who are they?”

Blade knew something was wrong but he kept smiling at me.

“Why do you want to know?”

“I’m just curious,” I said. “It would be nice to know who I’m sleeping with.”

“Since when did you care?”

Shit.

I looked down at the ground and shook my head, searching for a way to convince him to give me the information.

“I don’t know,” I said with a shrug. “I’m just curious, like I said.”

“Curious? You’ve never been curious before.”

“I was thinking maybe I could do something special.”

“Special?”

“Yeah. Like a special outfit or a special place. I know this is a big deal for you. I really want to make this work.”

Blade bit his bottom lip as the smile disappeared from his face. I stared back at him, swallowing anxiously as I waited for his response.

I held back a sigh of relief when his smirk came back.

“I’m disappointed with you,” he said.

“W-what?”

“Every night a man spends with you should be special. That’s why people come to me. That’s why they sleep with my girls. That’s why you’re my best girl, Asia. Because you’re special.”

He sighed as he turned to the computer monitor on his desk.

“But I suppose you’re right,” he said. “This is a big business opportunity for all of us in the city. I pull this off, I’ll make enough money that even you won’t have to work again.”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean I’ll be moving so much weight through Ivory that the few hundred dollars you gave me will seem like scraps.”

He stood up from his seat and walked over to me. I looked up at him as he put his hand on my chin.

“You think I’d have my best girl working for scraps? No, I won’t have it. You know, you’re part of the reason I’m doing all of this.”

“M-me?”

“Yes, you. I can keep you off of the streets with the money I make from the deal. Prostitution… You can make some decent cash from it but drugs… That’s where the real money is. That’s why the Triads are so rich. That’s why they’re so willing to pay off all the MCs in this town to work for them.”

He caressed my chin with his fingers, the smirk on his face still there.

“Once I make this deal, I’ll have enough money for you to retire,” he said. “Then you can spend all your time pleasuring me. It’s been quite a long time, now that I think about it. When’s the last time I fucked you, Asia?”

“I… I don’t remember…”

“I think it was right here, wasn’t it?”

He stepped away from me and pointed at the business table in the middle of his office.

“Yes, now I remember,” he said. “You came in here wearing that dress you always wear. Your legs. Your tits. I just couldn’t resist. I had to bend you over and take you.”

He stared down at me and looked me up and down.

“You’ll have to forgive me for partaking in some of the other girls who work for me,” he said. “I have to break them in. It makes them feel more comfortable working for me.”

“You don’t have to explain anything to me,” I replied. “You can sleep with whoever you want to.”

“Indeed… But it has been months since I’ve fucked you. You’ve always been special, Asia. You’ll always be my number one. Come here.”

He took my hand in his and made me stand up straight. He leaned in close to me and kissed me on the neck. I closed my eyes and turned away. As soon as he trailed his lips to my face, I put my hands on his chest and pushed him away.

His smile suddenly disappeared.

“What’s wrong?” he said. “You holding back on me?”

“No, it’s not that. It’s just… I had a busy night last night. You don’t wanna have someone else’s seconds so soon, do you?”

He eyeballed me and sucked on his teeth. His eyes continued to roam all over my body before he nodded.

“I suppose not,” he said. “It’s just something you do to me. I’ll just have to get another girl to come in so I can fuck her. I’ll be thinking of you when I do it though. What do you think about that, Asia? Would you like that?”

I swallowed as I nodded softly to him. Blade burst into a loud cackle, his laughter bouncing off the walls of his office.

“You always were such a slut.”

He sighed a deep breath and straightened his tie before heading back to his desk.

“You’ve got the right idea though,” he said. “Treat these men special. If they realize I’ve got the best girls in town, they’ll be more than willing to do business with me. I’ll have all of Ivory in the palm of my hand. Now let’s see…”

I stood there and patiently waited for the answers I was looking for.

“I don’t know how this will help you,” he said. “But maybe it’ll make you feel a little more comfortable going into it.”

“Yes, that’s right. If I know who and what to expect, I can be more of myself.”

“Thomas Livingston. He’s an old man. I’m sure he’ll be happy with something vanilla. Jonathan Wynn. Another old guy. I don’t think he’ll ask for anything too special. Mario Blackwell. He’s a scary guy. Probably wants to dominate you. Be ready for that…”

I nodded in understanding. The names continued to ring in my head.

“Oh, and how could I forget Jamie Walsh.”

I did my best not to react.

“Walsh is a small-time dealer. Probably used to banging nothing but cheap whores walking the streets. He’s a bit of a cutthroat. And a hard worker, too. If I can have him on the corners working for me in this town, I’m sure I’ll make a lot of cash.”

“Jamie Walsh,” I said with a nod.

Blade looked at his monitor and thought to himself.

“Walsh is a young guy,” he said. “He’ll probably get wild when he sees you. I’m sure he’ll be happy if you just let him fuck you in the ass. I’d recommend getting a lot of lube.”

Blade smirked at me. I forced a smile onto my face and bowed my head.

“Is there anything else you’d like to know about your clients?” Blade asked.

“No. I’ll be ready to give them all I have this weekend.”

“Good. Now get out of here. I have shit to do.”

I turned around and started clicking my heels toward the exit. Just before I got to the door, Blade called out to me.

“Asia!”

I slowly turned back around and saw him staring at me.

“You look beautiful today,” he said.

“…Thanks.”

“Clean yourself up a little bit and find someone new to fuck you. Just because you’ve got some big clients this weekend doesn’t mean you’re getting any time off. I’m still expecting some money from you. Every day. You got it?”

“I got it.”

He ignored me as he went back to the work on his desk. I sighed softly to myself as I left his office.

I got the information I needed. Now it was just a matter of setting everything up with Charles.