Bully King - J.A. Huss Page 0,43

long, black hair is piled up on her head in a way that almost looks messy. A very just-fucked look about this girl.

She wiggles her fingers at the girls. She’s wearing dozens of rings. The sunlight beaming in from the windows catches hundreds of facets and a lightshow of sparkles dances across her face. “You want some? I have plenty!”

Two of the girls, Maddie and Elexa, actually sigh as they look at her. Their mouths drop open as they tally up just how much money Valentina’s jewels are worth.

Then she places two fingers over her lips. “Ooops. Sorry. Getting ahead of myself. This is the prize,” Valentina whispers. “For winners only.”

Then she clicks her tongue and winks at Ax. She saunters up to him, wraps her hands around his waist and presses her hips into his as she gazes up into his eyes. He pulls a diamond-encrusted leash out of one of his many front pockets and clips it to Valentina’s choker.

She looks at her initiates, her shoulders rising up as she smiles like she’s the luckiest girl in the world. “He’s my master,” she coos. Then she looks back up at Ax and licks her lips.

The gleam in Ax’s eyes brightens for a moment. Then he looks at the dudes as he pushes Valentina down on her knees in front of him and grabs her messy hair as he thrusts his hips forward. “You don’t need diamonds. Your prize isn’t money, it’s the girl wearing it.”

Valentina starts unbuckling Ax’s belt and every single pledge gasps.

Will she?

Won’t she?

Valentina winks at them, then rises to her feet and Ax lets go of her hair. “It’s up to you.” She says this in her normal voice. “You have to choose this life, ladies. And if you do, then you have to deal with the consequences.” She paces back and forth, then stops at the girl on her far left. “You want the diamonds?” She continues to the next girl. “You want the mansion?” She moves on to the third girl who protested about the quota. “You want the lake, and boats, and the cars?” She moves on to the girls on my side of the room. “You want the security?” Then the final girl. “And the man?” She pauses then walks back and stands next to Ax. “Then you do what you’re told.” She shrugs. “If that’s not what you want, then walk out any time. It’s. Your. Choice.”

“But let me just be clear here,” Ax says, pushing Valentina away and pointing at the boys. She stumbles across the room dramatically, gasping and whimpering. He points at each of the boys in turn—Michael Gottsworth, Dante Legosi, Roland Blanchard, Jamie Cruz, and Ivan Turgenev.

“Every one of you,” Ax continues, “will cross the line. You do not get a choice. You’re no good to us if you don’t. Only the girls get to be pussies and walk out.” He yanks Valentina’s leash and forces her back to his side. She’s still whimpering, letting these girls know—it’s not gonna be easy. They will cry. They will be on their knees. And they will do it willingly. “And you will all be held responsible for your actions. So you had better play the game well.”

He eyes them. One by one, as his gaze travels the semi-circle. Then he kisses Valentina. He grabs her hair, clenching his fists around it as they make out, moaning and writhing against each other.

Even I have to admit, it’s a sexy fucking kiss.

I walk up to the front and push Ax and Valentina apart. “If this isn’t what you signed up for, there’s the fucking door.” I point to the back of the room and find Cadee Hunter staring right back at me wearing her white t-shirt with no bra. Her t-shirt that begs us all to call her Fugling. Silver coffee pot in her hand. Superior look on her smug face.

We lock eyes. Neither of us daring to move.

Then I say it again. “There’s. The fucking. Door.”

She holds my gaze, then all the other servers are there, filing past her carrying trays of pastries and flutes of champagne.

Ax yells, “Let the Fang and Feather Summer Rush commence!”

Everyone is still for a moment. Then they repeat it, the boys yelling it with fists in the air, the girls looking at each other nervously, but with just as much excitement.

Expectations have been set. The rules of the game explained.

All ten of them are on board.

These girls want money and status.

These boys want