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“What other expenses?”

“Living”

“What else do I need if I’m in your apartment, asshole?”

“Again, with the asshole thing Well, you do need to eat every day, right?”

“You wouldn’t,” I seethe,that al definition for the standard of care

“Yet you know nothing about me because if you did, you would know I totally would”

I take a few deep, audible breaths, trying desperately to cal to have to do to get living expenses from you?”

If he says sleep with hi sordid at all, I’ain than be his toy

“All in good time,” he answers cryptically

It isn’t long before we pull into a garage under a building

We are at his place

Where Trent Aldridge lives

Where I am about to live

The last time I was here, I didn’t pay much attention to where I was I knocked on the door of the address ed in there

Now, I look at it with fresh eyes The building looks somewhat like a loft or warehouse and stretches a whole block

A shiver runs up

I know nothing about thisforced to stay with him Where will he make me sleep?

Shit

A thought pops into my head I try to shoo it away, but I can’t

What if he expects soive?

It feels like a bucket of ice is duht

No

He wouldn’t expect that

Would he?

Then there is the story he told hter

Shit

What have I gotten myself into? Maybe the apple didn’t fall so far from the tree like he previously stated

Maybe this is all a ruse to get me

I could be in real danger

I bite down so hard on ht before I taste the coppery liquid that leaks into my mouth

“What do you want fronores me

The car pulls to a stop, and then it’s shut off His driver steps out andto him for helpfrom his boss

I step out

“Coh my haze He starts to walk toward the door that enters the building I don’t move