and intimidate us, but once they see who I am, they’ll back the fuck down.
“You assholes lost?” one of the losers calls out to us.
CJ flips him off as we approach.
“Motherfucker wants to get his ass kicked,” another one of them growls out.
Again, I ignore them until I reach the pathway leading to the porch.
“Oh, looks like these douchebags want to play!” declares a third voice.
There are at least five of them, but I’m not fucking scared. They should be. Once they figure out who I am, they will be. Yanking off my sunglasses, I glare at each one of them, taking my time before moving on to the next one.
“Shit! Ah, man, we didn’t realize it was you, Pac. You’re never up on this side of the hood. We didn’t mean anything, sir.” Finally, some fucking respect.
Deciding to get straight to business, I finally speak to them. “Any potential recruits around here? I’m looking for chicks.”
One of them laughs. “Some shitheads were snooping around here earlier looking for a job, but we told them we were having an economic furlough.” Furlough isn’t a word these idiots use around here in everyday language. This kid is a college student.
I quirk an eyebrow at him. “Wayne State?”
Embarrassment floods his features, and his eyes flicker around nervously. All I get is a half nod.
“Don’t be fucking ashamed, my man. We need good businessmen. That degree will get you moved up our ranks real quick,” I praise.
His buddy grins and punches him in the arm. Finally, the embarrassed kid smiles with pride.
“We saw some chicks down on Mack Avenue working the corner,” another guy provides.
CJ chimes in for me, “Nah, man. We’re looking for recruits—female recruits, not fucking hookers.”
They all just shrug their shoulders, so CJ and I keep walking. We’ve gone a few more blocks when a woman pops out of an alleyway. Her demeanor is nervous until she turns and sees us. Almost immediately, she goes from walking like a lady to sauntering like a thug. Interesting. She starts moving our way with a purpose she is trying to keep hidden by looking over at the houses as she strolls along.
“This one,” I tell CJ lowly.
He nods as we make our way to her. I can see her fidgeting, but then she visibly calms herself. This chick is definitely new to the neighborhood. I wonder what her story is.
“Lost, baby girl?” I call out to her when she’s no farther than a house-length away from us.
Her head whips over to where we are and her innocent features morph into a hard look. “I’m not your baby girl, and I’m not lost,” she snaps and keeps marching along undeterred.
As we get closer to her, I’m struck by her beauty. Girls from these parts don’t look this good. This woman looks better than good. She looks fucking perfect. Her baggy T-shirt does little to hide the swells of her perky tits, and I feel my cock tighten from the thought of seeing them.
“Then where are you off to in such a hurry, baby girl ?” I growl at her.
Instead of answering me, she continues to storm past me—that is until I grab ahold of her arm and stop her. She’s not getting off that easy.
She whirls around to face me, still in the clutches of my grasp, and I’m taken aback by the fire in her light-brown eyes. She looks as if she’s holding back from going off on me by a very thin thread. It almost seems like she’s ready to kick my ass, and dammit if that doesn’t fucking turn me on as well.
“Let me go, asshole,” she spits out at me.
My eyes drop from her fiery eyes down to her plump, pouty lips. They’re painted an ugly fucking color, and I want to suck on them until they are their natural pink hue.
“I’ll let you go when you tell me where you’re going,” I laugh. I don’t know what the fuck’s come over me, but I don’t want her out of my sight.
She glares at me furiously. “None of your business,” she seethes.
I drop the smile and narrow my gaze at her. Everything in this town