Chapter 29
Alonzo
I sit in the chair opposite Jacob’s desk. He smiles at me and puts out a cigarette.
“Have you found the rat yet? It’s been a few weeks since we last spoke,” he says.
“Not yet,” I say. “Breaking into a government building isn’t so easy. They have cameras everywhere. You can imagine the penalty if I was to get caught.”
“Right,” Jacob says. “Well, I have an army of men waiting for marching orders. If you need them to cause a distraction, they can do that.”
The problem is, I’m not ready to give up Alex just yet.
These past couple of weeks have been amazing. For the first time in a long time, I am no longer bitter and angry over the death of Esmeralda. I still think about her occasionally, but it’s less frequent now.
At first, I thought it would be a real tragedy to wake up one day and not think about her at all. But now, I wake up most mornings with Alex by my side, and I know Esmeralda would approve. She always wanted me to be happy.
“When I think of a use for your men, I’ll let you know,” I say.
“Okay,” he says. “I just want to get this over with as soon as possible. There’s a new business opportunity that I want to explore, but I can’t fully commit to it until we find the rat.”
“I’ll find them,” I say.
Jacob pauses and looks me straight in the eye. “It’s strange that the rat hasn’t fed any more information to the feds. Do you think he knows you’re onto him?”
“I doubt it,” I say, knowing full well that Alex doesn’t suspect a thing. What I’m curious about is why she felt the need to interfere with Jacob’s operation. It feels like she wanted to punish him for something and backed off as soon as the punishment was dealt.
“I hope you’re right,” Jacob says. “By the way, how are things going?”
Things?
I must have shown my feelings on my face because Jacob straightens up and says, “I was just wondering how things are going. You haven’t been here in a while, so…”
“Just busy,” I say, thinking about Alex. Fuck. Every time she steps into my thoughts, I long to see her in the flesh. “Just investigating this problem of yours. It keeps me busy.”
“You must be working too hard. Would you like a few girls to help you release some stress?”
“I thought Ben said this wasn’t that type of business,” I say, amused at his offer.
“Well, it’s more of a side hustle for now. Nothing to do with Ben or The Den,” he clarifies.
“I see. Thanks, but no thanks. I already have a treat waiting for me at home,” I grin. I wonder what Jacob would think if he knew I’m seeing his former employee, and that I’m the reason she’s no longer working here.
There’s a flicker of annoyance in Jacob’s eyes.
“Lucky you, then,” he says with a fake smile.
And just like that, whatever emotion is rattling in his brain is gone as quickly as it came. But I’m not an idiot. I noticed it.
What is Jacob’s deal?
???
Alex is waiting for me in bed when I arrive at my cabin. She’s reading a book, but the tiny lingerie she’s wearing tells me she has other plans for tonight.
“Professor,” she says, licking her bottom lip and placing her book face down on the nightstand. “I’ve been waiting for you.”
She’s doing her innocent student voice again. She started doing it after the fourth time she visited me during office hours. At first, I thought it was a little silly, but now it does something for me. It gets me working because I know too well that Alex is anything but innocent.
The look on her face instantly makes me hard for her.
“I thought we were finishing the movie from earlier,” I say, stepping into the bedroom.
“I have something else in mind,” she says.
This woman. Where has she been all my life?
“What do you have in mind, Ms. Walker?” I ask, removing my suit jacket and setting it on a chair by the door. “Have you finished your studies?”
“I have, Professor Alvarez,” she says, stretching her legs on the bed and biting one of her nails. “I’ve been a good student.”
“You have, Ms. Walker,” I say, moving to the side of the bed closest to her. “But I have one last assignment for you.”
“Oh?”
I undo my belt and drop my pants and boxers to the floor. My hard cock points in her direction.
“Professor!” Alex yells in a half moan.
“Depending on how well you do on this assignment, I’ll reward you with some financial aid.”
Alex giggles. Her eyes fall to my cock for a while before she gets on all fours and crawls to the edge of the bed where I’m standing. She keeps her sight on my cock the entire time. She looks at it as if she’s about to fill a craving she’s had for a long time. Her lips are wet with anticipation.
Without warning, she grips my cock and sticks it in her mouth. She strokes the base of my cock as her tongue works its magic on the tip, sending waves of burning pleasure throughout my body.
I dig my fingers into the button of my button-up shirt and tear it apart. Buttons fly across the room as the shirt drops to the floor beside my pants and boxers.
Alex pulls my cock out of her mouth and utters another Oh Professor under her breath. Then she wraps her lips around my pulsating cock and drives it deeper into her mouth.
A second later, I’m out of my muscle shirt as well. Her eyes and arms explore my abs and hips. Her nails are digging into my flesh as her mouth takes me in deeper .
When our eyes meet, I see heat of desire in her pupils, the same heat that engulfs me every time I’m with her.
“What is it? What’s wrong?” she pulls her head back, her voice soft and concerned.
“Nothing,” I smile. “Everything’s perfect.”
I’m done doubting myself. I’m Alonzo-fucking-Alvarez, for fuck’s sake. Nobody is coming after me again, not after what I did to the Romero brothers. I have nothing to worry about. Alex is safe by my side, where she will remain until I’m in a fucking grave.
I make a mental note to delete the photos I took of the prosecutor’s documents. There’s no way I’m going to hand Alex over to Jacob.
Over my dead fucking body.