NIKA

I squeaked as Ryder tossed me off of him and onto the bed, my back hitting the plush mattress with a light bounce. I felt exhausted after entertaining his unconquerable sex drive for the past two or three hours, but I couldn’t let it show. If I displayed any sign of weakness in front of this dickwad, he would surely threaten my sister and I wasn’t okay with that. I would do whatever was necessary to keep Addy safe, even if it meant sleeping with him.

You see, I was the one Ryder usually went to when needed something, and by need something, I meant a warm place to put his dick. I didn’t enjoy it, but if it kept his grimy paws off my twin sister, I would sleep with every bastard in the world. She was the only one I had to rely on and I would do anything to make sure she was safe and happy.

Though I had to admit, things weren’t so bad with Ryder if we followed all his stupid rules. Hell, Ryder was the only family, besides my twin sister Addy that I ever had. He had taken care of my sister and I since we were seventeen, making sure we had a roof over our heads, food, clothes, and supplied with fairly decent life. I was thankful to him for getting us off the street, though I would never say it out loud. Ryder provided the only stable life we had ever known.

“You are amazing, baby girl,” Ryder whispered in my ear as he laid a trail of kisses down my shoulder and pulled me into his body. I fucking hated when he called me that, but I couldn’t deny that the warmth of his embrace was comforting. Though I couldn’t help crave something more—something that I couldn’t exactly put my finger on.

“Not too bad yourself, old man,” I replied and he bit down hard on my shoulder. Ryder was only five years older than Addy and I, but you wouldn’t know by looking at him. He had a toned and chiseled body that could make any girl’s mouth water, not to mention that he was highly endowed down below. “I’m glad I could make you feel good,” I said sarcastically.

“Don’t start your shit now, Danika,” Ryder warned, using my full name. He slowly sat up and reached for his pack of cigarettes, lighting one up before passing it to me. “I’m the only thing you girls have and without out me you’re broke. Remember, I fucking own you.”

I took a long drag of the cigarette, trying to bite my tongue. I knew if I said anything right now both Addy and I would pay. Ryder was a ruthless man and I learned years ago to not to get him too angry.

Ryder’s hand landed on my naked back and slowly moved up and down, his calloused fingers making my skin crawl. “Don’t I treat you girls well and take care of you? Don’t I make sure you have everything your little heart desires? Who’s else would do that for you, huh?”

“We could manage on our own,” I said confidently while blowing out a cloud of smoke.

Deep down I wasn’t so sure, since the last time Addy and I tried to live without help we ended up on the streets. That was five-six years ago and I was terrified of letting my sister down. We relied on each other and I had to make sure she had what she needed and unfortunately, Ryder was the one to provide that. The sad fact of the mater was that no one gave two shits about the Jones sisters.

Ryder threw his head back with a laugh and it took everything in my power not to snap at him. What was so funny about that? I could make money doing lots of things besides swindling men into loving me and robbing them for everything valuable they had! I could work a normal 9-to-5 job or even be a professional chef. I loved to cook and everyone always said how good it was. God, what I wouldn’t give to have my own restaurant with my unique spin on Italian cuisine.

But who was I kidding? I would never be able to afford a place of my own, nice clothes, or even a restaurant working a normal entry-level job. Hell, the only job I could get was working at McDonalds or Burger King! I didn’t have any skills besides cooking and using my body to get men to fall in love with me, or at least into bed, to steal their wallets and credit cards. It was really the only thing I felt like I was good at…

I flicked my ashes into the tray as I tried to keep my rising anxiety from showing. It was moments of weakness like this that I often masked with my fierce personality and witty comebacks. I guess it was just easier to be strong, independent, and fiery, than to admit that I was weak on the inside. To everyone except for my sister, Danika Jones was a stone cold bitch with an icy heart, and that’s the way I wanted to keep it. I didn’t trust myself to love anyone again after losing our parents.

“Please, you and your sister wouldn’t make it two weeks on your own,” Ryder laughed. “Besides these fine lips and your hot little ass belong to me,” he trailed his thumb over my now swollen lips before moving his hand to give my ass a firm spank.

“And your sister with those beautiful jugs. Mmm…” I clenched my fists as he talked about Addy, trying to keep myself from punching the bastard. I only slept with him so he would leave my sister alone. He had no right to touch her! “You two beautiful ladies are stuck with me,” he mused shaking his head. “Speaking of which,” Ryder blew out a cloud of smoke before looking back over at me with a mischievous smile. “I’ve got an assignment for you and your sister tonight.”

“Oh yeah? Anything good?” I asked, tying my best to play the part and not sound bored, though secretly I just wanted to go home, drink away today’s memories, and pass out. Not to mention that Ryder really tired me out and this cigarette was the only think keeping my eyelids from drooping.

“Only the biggest benefit gala in California. I hope you like to dress up outside of my bedroom too because you and Addy are going to the Entertainer’s Benefit Gala.” My eyes grew wide and my jaw dropped as I looked at him. He had been teasing about some big event since we arrived in Huntington Beach over a week ago. I thought he was kidding but apparently he really scored some tickets. “You and your sister are going to make me some big bucks in the dresses I bought you.” He said, pinching my cheek as he spoke.

I followed the gaze of his dark eyes across the room to the two garment bags hanging over the back of the chair. I hadn’t noticed them before but I was excited to see the dress. I loved to party, and getting new clothes to go partying was even better.

“You ladies will be working the Entertainers Benefit Gala tonight. I want you both to flirt, mingle, have a good time, and pick us up some new suckers to manipulate. There are a lot of performers in town this weekend and I want you to suck them dry. Can you do that for me, beautiful?” Ryder asked, my face now in his hands. It was terrifying how easily he could switch his anger on and off—like a modern day Jekyll and Mr. Hide.

“Sure,” I said smugly, knowing that I could easily sucker some guy into forking over his cash. I had done it hundred of times now and it was the same every time. “I can drop any man to his knees…”I said cockily, looking at him. Little did he know that I had conned him more times than I could count.

“That’s a good girl. Now get your ass moving. A car will pick you girls up in three hours,” Ryder instructed before slapping my ass, causing me to wince. Luckily he didn’t see that.

I quickly moved to pull my clothes back on while Ryder moved to get his wallet. He pulled out two tickets and handed them to me, my eyes glowing with excitement. All my fatigue had been forgotten and I was excited to live the high life for the evening. “This is the biggest money making night in the city. Don’t let me down, Nika,” Ryder said and I nodded. “I want any cash you steal and for you both to find your next victim.”

“Relax, this isn’t my first time,” I snapped. “Addy and I got this and we will make sure all your requirements are met,” I assured him. “Just let us do our jobs....”

“I expect names tomorrow. And I want both you and your sister,” the horny dog winked. It wasn’t the first time he had requested a threesome, but I still didn’t like the idea. I would find some excuse to make sure Addy didn’t have to endure that kind of torture.

“Have I ever let you down before?” I swung my coat over my shoulders as I headed towards the door.

“Remember, new guys and anything you two can score,” he said before I nodded and closed the door behind me.

This benefit gala could be our opportunity to make some big bucks and finally get some more freedom from Ryder. Maybe if Addy and I played our cards right and hit it big, we could take a being from our con-artist lifestyle and live for once. Hell, I could even skim some money off the top of what we stole tonight and stick it aside. A little extra money never hurt anyone, especially if we needed to leave Ryder in a hurry. I wanted to be prepared for anything.

“Addy?” I called, opening the door to our small house on the beach. Everything was still in its boxes in the kitchen and living room, but what did you expect? We’d only been here for a week now and we didn’t know how long we would be staying. I guess it all depended on how the gala went tonight. And speaking of the gala, I couldn’t wait to tell Addy!

“Addy!” I yelled, banging on her bedroom door. I could feel my heart racing in my chest with anticipation and I just hoped she was home and not on the beach. I didn’t know where else she would be since we didn’t know anyone in Huntington Beach except for Ryder. We tried to keep to ourselves so it wouldn’t be hard to pack up and move with this job was done.

“Fuck, I’m a little busy right now!” I heard her call back before a loud grunt.

I kicked her door open to see her playing some video game in the dark. That was typical Addy, taking out her frustrations from the day by playing some game. She was usually very quiet, kept to herself, and her games. I on the other hand was extremely loud, spoke my mind, and used cigarettes, Jack, or Patron, and a good party to forget about the day’s sins. That little nasty habit of partying and trying to make extra money on the side usually got me in trouble. Thank god Addy was the responsible one in our little family. She kept me in check 90% of the time.

“Sure come on in,” Addy rolled her eyes seeing me impatiently tapping my foot. “I was just—you son of bitch, stay in your post!” she quietly cursed at the game and I chuckled. “Where have you been?”

“Over at Ryders,” I sighed, leaning against the doorframe. “But you better quit that because we’ve got a job and we’ve go to be there in two hours,” I explained, letting the huge smile pull over my face.

“Two hours? We’ve got plenty of time to relax before then,” she waved me off, turning back to her game.

“Not when we have to get all dolled up to go to the Entertainers Benefit Gala,” I mused looking at my nail beds. “But hey, if you want to stay home an play that game instead of meeting celebrities and making bank, that’s your prerogative.”

Addy dropped the controller and looked at me with a huge smile on her face before she engulfed me with a hug. “What did you say?”

“You heard me,” I smirked and nodded my head towards the two garment bags and shoeboxes. “We need to find a new guy to swindle. But I figured being a high end thing we could do some pick-pocketing… you know just in case we need to go…”

“Are you fucking mad?” she snapped, moving over to the garment bags. “If Ryder found out you weren’t giving him money you stole, he would kill you. You remember what he told us about the other girls…” she sighed and nodded slowly.

Ryder told us that he had other girls that worked for him before us and when they tried to leave, he made sure they disappeared. He said no one would ever find them and if we would be next if we even dreamed about leaving or taking something that belonged to him. I didn’t necessarily buy it but Addy was convinced he would kill us both.

“Well, its either that or not be able to get away when he threatens us again,” I snapped back, opening the bag with my name on it to see as stunning white evening gown with see-through mesh sections and black floral cutouts.

Addy pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed. “Fine, but we have to be careful about it. We need to make sure we get him exactly what he wants before we even thing about doing anything else,” she said, giving me a pointed look. “We have a job to do first.”

“Please, you sound just like him,” I rolled my eyes and looked over at the clock. “Fuck we need to hurry because the car will be here soon!”

An hour later I was standing ready to go, looking at my reflection in the mirror next to my sister. Addy had curled my long dark hair and styled it an elegant manner, while I pulled her dark hair up into a stunning up-do with a few pieces falling down. We both had smoky eye makeup and red lipstick on, making our blue eyes pop. Addy was also wearing a stunning navy blue evening gown with a jewel-laden bodice and one lace looking strap on the shoulder. She looked stunning.

“Do you think Mom and Dad would be proud if they could see us now?” Addy asked sadly, meeting my eyes in the reflection.

I groaned, hating when she brought this up. Our parents died when we were ten in a car accident and I didn’t remember too much about them. They were nothing but a mere memory now so why did I care what they thought of me?

“I don’t know, Addy,” I sighed, grabbing my clutch. “But we’ve got to go, I think the car is here.” I quickly lead the way down to the car and got in, Addy close behind. “Now remember, to protect ourselves, no last names no real personal information. Keep it light, keep it simple, and get as much cash as you can while trying to find some new schmuck,” I said, putting our mission out on the table. “We need to find some rich hotshot we can swindle.”

“I know, Nika,” Addy sighed, leaning back and pouring us both a glass of champagne. “This isn’t my first day out with you, just fucking relax and have fun. This isn’t all about work.” Why was she always so serious?

“But we—”

“Just enjoy living and the rest will fall into place,” she assured me as we pulled outside of the venue. We quickly put on our masks and climbed out of the car.

Cameras were flashing everywhere as soon as I stepped out of the car, though I knew they weren’t for us. They were coming from the red carpet to our left and as soon as I looked that way my eyes locked with a very handsome gentleman. He had his hair combed to the side, green eyes, and looked mouthwatering in a white button down dress shirt and bow tie. The guy took a step away from his group and shot me a wink as I took my sister’s arm and headed inside. Oh, tonight was going to be fun.


BRIAN

“What exactly is this thing, Larry?” I asked, leaning my head back against the headrest in the limo. I was feeling anxious from wearing these uptight clothes and from sitting most of the day. We had come straight from Europe for this event and I still had no idea what it was.

This was supposed to be our end of the tour party back home, but here we were cooped up in some fucking Limo on the way to some benefit. What I wouldn’t give to be at Johnny’s pissing the night away with my four best friends.

“It’s a benefit gala,” Larry explained, though my eyes were on Jimmy. He was nervously bouncing his leg next to me as he looked out the window. I knew he wanted out and was sick of being confined to such small spaces. “We are here to show our support to some charities, have some fun, and look good for the public. So no crazy out bursts or arrests tonight, please,” he finished and we all laughed.

“We can’t promise anything, Larry,” Zacky chuckled after taking a swig of his drink. “We’ve kept Rev cooped up for more than twelve hours and he is ready to explode.”

“I’m having spontaneous internal combustion,” he chimed in, making some loud noses. “Massive internal failure…” He paused and made a face. “Nope it’s still going…my internal organs are slowly slipping into madness…there’s no turning back.”

“Well at least he’s not trying to kill us with noxious fumes like Shads over here,” Johnny coughed, waving his hand in front of his face. “We told you not to eat that fucking airport food.”

“Hey, I was hungry,” he shrugged, looking out the window with a mischievous smirk. “Besides we would have been here sooner and had time to get a real dinner if someone hadn’t been off loaded.”

Johnny and Jimmy both burst out laughing while the rest of us shook our heads. “I was just enjoying the fine quality liquor in New Amsterdam,” Johnny shot back, though he still looked fucking drunk to me. His eyes were slightly glazed over and the drink in his hand wasn’t helping matters.

“Offload me now, motherfucker!” Jimmy screamed, grabbing the bottle of Jack from the seat next to me and taking three huge gulps. “And when I come back,” he yelled, pouring more liquor in his mouth. “Then I’ll be fucking drunker then before…and you’ll never keep me here! I’ll be the fucking knife master!”

“We’ll be there any minute, Jimmy,” Larry said while we all laughed. “And maybe the knife master isn’t the best guest for a benefit gala.”

“You’ve locked me up now pay the consequences, muahaha,” he laughed and I couldn’t help but join in and take a shot or two with him.

“So what do we do at this thing?” I asked, feeling the burn of the alcohol in my throat. That numbing feeling felt good and now the only thing I was missing was a cigarette. I would need to take a smoke break before this event started and Zacky looked the same way. He had been rather quiet as he stared out the window, not being quiet himself today. Maybe I could talk him into being my wingman so that we could both get some action. There had to some women willing to go home with rock star tonight.

“When we get there, you guys will go down the red carpet, take some pictures, go inside, get your table,” Larry started just as the limo stopped. “Then donate some money to so charities and enjoy the party.”

“Then we are officially done with tour?” Zack asked what the rest of us were thinking.

Larry nodded and pulled out his phone. “Yes, you are done after tonight. So congratulations on completing another successful tour!”

“Here here!” We all cheered, clinking our glasses together. We quickly shot gunned our drinks and climbed out of the limo, ready to face the red carpet.

Cameras flashed from every direction as we stood laughing at some comment Jimmy made as we got out of the limo. As Matt answered a couple of questions, I let my eyes wander the crowd. I needed to find someone or something to make this night worthwhile. I was going crazy from my lack of female contact from all our traveling and I craved that sweet, sweet release. Tonight I would find it if it was the last thing I did.

Just then my eyes caught two women climbing out of town car. The first one was wearing a long blue dress and dark hair pulled on top of her head, while the other one was wearing basically a white see-through dress. Fucking hell… twins. They were drop dead gorgeous and from the moment I saw them, I knew I had found my conquest for the night.

“Hey, Zee, check out the babes at three o’clock,” I said, elbowing him in the ribs. I looked over at him from the corner of my eye with a knowing smile and he licked his lips. “Are you thinking, what I’m thinking?”

“Yep,” he chuckled, before patting my back. “Let’s go find our table and get some drinks. Tonight is about charity and making those ladies scream…”

Notes

So here is chapter two, loves! We hope you enjoy it!