《Creed》


 V.1 Ch.1 - Initial Impressions

    The sound of a muffled gunshot rang through the room followed by a thump. A woman screamed and a man hit the ground with a bloody hole in the center of his forehead. A figure, dressed in all black, stepped over the body of the man and pointed his silenced Glock at the woman. She was on her knees and begging, ¡°Please don¡¯t do this! He was your father and I¡¯m your mother.¡± The figure in black had moved out of the shadows for the woman to see him as he spoke, ¡°Your claim as my parents ended the moment you let that monster touch her. Our family has been in this line of work for generations and there was always one creed that we were to always follow!¡±


    The woman scooted forward towards the young man, ¡°I had no control over him and you know it!¡± The young man shook his head, ¡°You had every opportunity to stop him over the years! Our fucking job even gives you every tool needed for said opportunity!¡± She was in tears as she looked at her son, ¡°Remember that creed you talked about! It¡¯s, ¡®Family first. Forever, without question, and against all!¡¯¡±


    He shook his head, ¡°I have followed that creed since the day I was able to begin my training mother, oh wait... You lost the right to be called that, so enough talk. It¡¯s time to end this. Time to put an end to this so-called family. A family that puts their own needs above the rest, but don¡¯t worry, mother.¡± The young man mocked. He smiled, ¡°I will start another family. One that follows the creed to the letter. One that will cull the virus before it becomes incurable.¡± With those last words he pulled the trigger causing the silenced handgun to fire. The woman let out a squeak before the bullet hit her between the eyes just like the man before her.


    The young man pulled an object from his pocket that resembled a remote. He walked out the front door leaving the bodies on the living room floor. As he walked outside and looked around, he tried to count the bodies of the guards scattered around the property. He gave up on counting and moved down the road away from the house. A couple of miles down the road he walked off into the woods. A few minutes of casual walking he came upon a hill with a giant willow tree perched atop it.


    He sighed and began the trudge up the hill to the tree. Finally making it he sat down beside a little makeshift cross. He put his hand on the ground at the base of the cross, ¡°It¡¯s over. You can rest in peace now. I¡¯m sorry that I couldn¡¯t do more than this.¡± He picked up his hand with the remote in it and pressed a button. In the direction of the house there was silence, followed by the sound of an explosion and an orange light that lit up the night sky for miles.


    ***


    Archangel, Oklahoma, formally known as Tulsa, took over as the capital for the state sometime in the year 2028. After the brief war with North Korea that left a few of the major cities in the United States in shambles, capitals and cities were renamed and rebuilt. North Korea launched missiles suddenly and the defense system of the nation wasn¡¯t able to shoot them all down. Tulsa was one of the unlucky targets that were hit. Luckily all of the missiles launched weren''t armed with warheads and the ones that had them were shot down in the stratosphere. The blast decimated the majority of the city and when the nation struck back, quickly winning in a few months, the city was renamed and made the new capital as it grew in size rapidly. The former land of North Korea was gifted to the Chinese to help relieve some of the debt the nation owed them. This allowed for the nation to flourish for a bit, leading to the development of new technologies and medicine.


    The year now is 2043 and a bus is pulling up to one of the many stations in the city. Off stepped a young man of about 6¡¯ 4¡± and broad in the shoulders. His hair was tousled and medium cut in length. The dark brown color matched the color of his eyes as they scanned the area. He readjusted the back on his shoulder and looked at a map on his phone. He tapped an icon and a holographic arrow was shown in his vision. He looked in the direction that the arrow pointed at and started walking down the sidewalk. An hour later and he was walking in front of a store where a hologram was playing the national news.


    ¡°It¡¯s been almost a year since the tragic explosion that rocked the countryside of Nevada. The famous Morningstar family was part of what seems like a random terrorist attack. No groups have stepped up to announce their involvement and claim their so-called honor, but the amount of devastation caused and the death toll can only logically be explained by an attack of terror...¡± the young man stood in front of the store staring at the hologram for a while, looking at the images displayed when a voice woke him from his daze, ¡°It¡¯s a fucking tragedy what happened to that family.¡±


    He cursed himself for not noticing someone walking up on him as he looked over towards the sound of the voice and spotted a young woman staring at the same hologram. She looked over towards him and he got his first good look at her. She had to be about 5¡¯ 7¡± and was dressed in all black. She was wearing black leggings and a black shirt that game down to just below her full rear. Her breasts were pushing up and against the shirt causing the symbol for the band HIM back in the early 2000¡¯s to be stretched to its limits.


    Her jet-black hair cascaded down her back to around the top of her ass. She had hair draped over one eye and her lips were graced with a small amount of black lipstick. She was absolutely stunning and the young man couldn¡¯t help but stair for a minute. The young woman smirked, ¡°Take a picture and it will last longer... of course for a couple of hundreds you could take as many as you wanted. Clothing optional.¡±


    He almost had to pick his jaw off the ground before stuttering an apology, ¡°I, I¡¯m sorry! I didn¡¯t mean to stare you¡¯re just so beautiful...¡± The young woman blushed a little as she snorted, ¡°Bullshit. You must need glasses or something. Names Zolette Star by the way, but everyone calls me Zoe.¡± She stuck her hand out and the young man grasped it, ¡°Ezekiel Mors, it¡¯s a pleasure to meet you.¡± She grinned, ¡°No need with that proper shit with me Zeke.¡±


    Ezekiel smiled and shook his head at the fact that she had already shortened his name. Zoe continued to speak after they dropped their hands back to their sides, ¡°So what brings you to the city?¡± Ezekiel arced his eyebrow as he looked at her. She pointed at the bag slung over his shoulder, ¡°That looks like the pack of someone moving into town or coming to visit.¡± He laughed and nodded, ¡°I¡¯m here to attend the University of Zeon here in the city.¡± She arced her eyebrow this time, ¡°The UoZ huh? That¡¯s funny, I''m actually a student there myself. This is my second year. I¡¯m majoring in Automotive Science and Engineering, what about you?¡±


    Ezekiel widened his eyes a little at her announcement but he quickly hid his surprise by blurting his major, ¡°Culinary Arts.¡± She grinned, ¡°So now it¡¯s my turn to be surprised. Big strong looking guy like yourself taking cooking classes?¡± He felt ashamed at how he unintentionally stereotyped the beautiful girl standing in front of him. She laughed, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it Zeke. Everyone is shocked when they find out my major. Hell, you should have seen the instructors and the other guys in class when I showed up on the first day.¡±


    He could indeed imagine the looks on all of their faces when the dark attired bombshell in front of him walked into the shop. He smiled, ¡°At least I will know who to turn to when something happens to my car.¡± She furrowed her brows, ¡°What car? You did just ride into town on a bus.¡± It was his turn to smiled, ¡°I didn¡¯t drive my baby into town because I didn¡¯t know if the place, I rented had a drive way or not. I left it in a parking garage on the outside of town and took the bus from there.¡±


    Zoe smiled, ¡°What do you drive? I drive a 1969 Pontiac GTO. Probably one of the best muscle cars ever made.¡± I smiled at her myself, ¡°It is a great car, but it has nothing on my baby. Sally is a 1969 Chevelle SS and she is probably the most loyal and beautiful woman to ever enter my life.¡± She laughed, ¡°I bet your mom wouldn¡¯t really like hearing you say that.¡± The look on his face darkened briefly, but she was laughing so hard that she didn¡¯t notice and when she looked back at him, he was smiling.


    She looked at her phone, ¡°Well, I have to get to my dorm to register. Let me get your phone number and then we can talk later.¡± He nodded and they swapped phone numbers before she took off with a quick wave. He waved back and then looked briefly at the hologram that was still showing images from the explosion in Nevada. As he was walking off the sub-text at the bottom stated, ¡°Still no news on the missing family member Ezekiel Morningstar. His whereabouts are unknown as his remains have yet to be found in a year.¡±


    ***


    Ezekiel found himself in front of his house that he bought. He told Zoe that he was renting because he didn¡¯t know how she would take it if she found out he actually had a bit of money. His car had already been delivered and was sitting in the circle drive in front of the front door. The three-story brick house was away from the campus a bit and was in the center of a cul-de-sac, in a semi-wealthy neighborhood.


    Sally was sitting in the driveway and looked just as amazing as she remembered her. She was a gift from his older half-sister a few years ago and he loved the car almost as much as he loved her. He ran his hand down her Midnight Purple hood before walking into the house and throwing his bag on the couch. The house was fully furnished and looked just like you would expect it to for a teenager in college. Ezekiel had just turned 18 a few months ago and was excited to be living on his own, comfortably that is.This tale has been pilfered from Royal Road. If found on Amazon, kindly file a report.


    He spoke to the room, ¡°Sarah, when do I need to report to the registrar''s office to finish my registration for classes?¡± A women''s voice answered back coming from a hologram on the table against the wall, ¡°You need to be at the office by three to finish, master.¡± A little goth girl was sitting on the edge of the table. She was about seven inches tall and translucent. She was smiling at Zeke, ¡°You have approximately two hours to go and according to Maps... it will take you an hour and a half to make it across town to get there.¡± Zeke sighed and then grabbed his keys before heading out the door.


    ***


    Zeke pulled into the registrar¡¯s office with almost fifteen minutes to spare. When he got out, he spotted Zoe arguing with some scrawny dude dressed like some punk rocker from the early 2000¡¯s. She didn¡¯t seem happy to see him so he walked across the parking lot, ¡°Hey Zoe!¡± She turned to him and grinned before basically sprinting across the lot. She wrapped her arm around his and squished it in-between her breasts. She looked at him, ¡°Babe! I was just thinking about you.¡± He arced an eyebrow at her and she briefly winked. He immediately understood the situation and went along.


    He grinned, ¡°Oh really? What were you thinking about, babe?¡± She grinned and then melted her body into mine, ¡°About last night. You were fucking amazing.¡± He grinned and put his finger on her chin, ¡°Anytime sweetheart.¡± He looked her in the eyes and she held his gaze for a few minutes before she snapped out of it and looked back towards the punk rocker. He was glaring at them, mostly Zeke, before shaking his head, ¡°I¡¯ll be back Zolette Star. We aren¡¯t through, no matter how much you think we are.¡± He gave Zeke the stink eye and then got into a beat-up van that looked like it came from the 80¡¯s.


    Zeke watched the van leave as Zoe continued to be plastered to him. He looked down at her, ¡°He¡¯s gone.¡± She breathed out, ¡°Uh huh.¡± He smiled, ¡°That¡¯s means you can let go now.¡± She bit her bottom lip before looking like it took everything, she had to let him go. ¡°God, he felt so... Solid...¡± She thought. Zeke coughed, ¡°So what was that about and who was the guy who looked like he was spit out of a time warp from the early 2000¡¯s?¡± She laughed, ¡°That would be Spud. He is my ex-boyfriend. He plays in a band in some dive bar at the edge of the city. We didn¡¯t end it on very good terms.¡±


    Zeke tried not to laugh at the name and arced an eyebrow, ¡°He hit you?¡± She snorted, ¡°Fuck no. He wouldn¡¯t have a set of balls to use on some tramp at the bar if he did that.¡± Zeke nodded, ¡°He cheated on you, didn¡¯t he?¡± She nodded and sighed, ¡°Yeah, some groupie that really liked the band got drunk and passed around the members. Spud took a few turns and one of my friends told me about it.¡± She laughed, ¡°Well enough of the sappy shit. What are you doing here?¡±


    They made small talk for a minute before Zeke finished registering for his classes. He gave Zoe a ride to her dorm after he was done. He was smiling the entire time as she literally drooled all over his car. It was a ¡®69 Chevelle SS, but it had more modern amenities. It had air conditioning, power windows, a telescopic steering column, power seats, dual airbags, the works. They arrived at her dorm and she leaned over the center column to quickly give him a kiss on the cheek, ¡°Thanks for the help and thanks for the ride.¡± Before he could respond to her, she was out of the car running her full ass up the stairs to the dorm building. He touched his cheek as he shook his head before heading home.


    ***


    Beep Beep Beep Beep. Zeke rolled over and slammed his hand down, silencing the dreaded hell box on his night stand. He groaned and lifted himself up to sit on the edge of the bed. He stood up to walk to the bathroom, letting the blanket slide from his naked body. He performed his morning duties and then hopped in the shower before getting ready for class. It was six in the morning when his alarm went off and by the time his shower was over it was around six forty-five. He put a pair of Levi¡¯s on and black fitted t-shirt. As his shirt slid down his back covering the many scars marring the surface, he shuddered a bit. The scars didn¡¯t hurt, but they always tingled a bit when something touched them. He was able to ignore the sensation after a few minutes, but that initial touch always sent a shiver down his spine.


    He grabbed his bag and keys before heading out the door. Forty-five minutes later at seven thirty he was pulling up to the Art Department of the campus. He pulled Sally into a parking spot and then made his way to the main office for the department. When he walked in there was a petite blonde sitting in the chair behind the desk. She was going back and forth between a drawing on the desk and typing something into the computer. She glanced at him and then rolled her eyes before continuing to type.


    He sighed and then cleared his throat, ¡°Uhm, excuse me miss.¡± She didn¡¯t stop typing, ¡°The Physical Education department is three blocks down the road.¡± She went back to drawing on her paper as Zeke sighed again, ¡°I¡¯m actually here to possibly get some directions to my first class.¡± The blonde stopped drawing and sat her pen down before looking him up and down. She sighed, ¡°He¡¯s cute, but the way he is built there probably isn¡¯t much in the upstairs department.¡± She thought to herself while out loud she said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry sir, but this is the Art Department. Your class is probably down the street a few blocks with the rest of the physical classes.¡±


    Zeke was starting to get a bit annoyed at this point so he pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to her, ¡°I¡¯m sorry mam, but my major is in Art and I need to know where Art History is, please.¡± She looked down at the paper and then at the Student ID that he handed her and then tried to apologize, ¡°I¡¯m so sorry. I didn¡¯t know you were enrolled in the Art Department.¡± He snorted, ¡°You honestly didn¡¯t even try to find out before judge me by the way I look.¡± Another woman came out of the door behind her at this moment and noticed the tension in the room.


    She looked at both of them before speaking, ¡°Is there something wrong Starlette?¡± The blonde, who has now been introduced as Starlette, shook her head, ¡°No Miss Sunlake.¡± I was just about to show the new student where his class was.¡± I snorted, ¡°Yeah, no. I would prefer if someone that doesn¡¯t judge people based on stereotypes or looks would take me to my class.¡± Miss Sunlake glared at Starlette, ¡°Again Star? When are you going to learn.¡± Star looked down at her drawing, ¡°I¡¯m sorry sir. I shouldn¡¯t have judge you without even knowing you.¡± It sounded to me like she had done this before and the apology was something she has repeated many times. I sighed and just went along with it, ¡°It¡¯s okay. Maybe next time you will think a bit more beforehand.¡±


    She nodded her head as Miss Sunlake spoke up, ¡°If you would like Mr...¡± I interrupted her ¡°Mors, Ezekiel Mors.¡± She smiled and held out her hand, ¡°Well then Mr. Mors. If you would like I could escort you to your first class.¡± Zeke smiled, ¡°That would be much welcomed Miss Sunlake.¡± She smiled, ¡°Oh call me Xendla or Xen for short.¡± He grabbed her hand and brought it up to kiss, ¡°A pleasure Miss Xendla.¡± A blush appeared on her chocolate brown skin as she stared at her hand.


    Zeke took a second to really observe her as she talked to Starlette for a few minutes. She stood a little taller than Zoe. Although she was wearing a pair of royal purple heels that added probably three inches to her height. She had on a matching skirt that came down to her mid-thigh. Her blouse was the same color with little black buttons holding it together. She had the top two buttons undone showing a bit of her chocolate brown cleavage and boy was there a lot to show, at least what wasn¡¯t covered by her long curly black hair was showing. She had her hair parted in a way that half was behind bouncing behind her and the other half was pooling on top of her breasts. The heels really helped display her calves as well as help bring attention to her plump rear.


    After they were done talking Xendla gestured for him to follow her as she walked out of the office and down the sidewalk. He quickly followed her and tried his hardest not to stare at her ass as she swayed it back and forth. Heels sometimes do things to a woman that just drives a man¡¯s libido into overdrive. Whether it is helping to insinuate a certain aspect of their body or just changing the way they walk and carry themselves. He looked up from her ass and saw that she was cutting her eyes back at him with a grin on her face. He rubbed the back of his neck and tried to act like nothing happened. This earned him a giggle from her as she looked forward and continued to walk with the sway getting a little more prominent.


    Zeke was having a hard time of things in more ways than one as he tried to hide the growing erection that was resting against his thigh. He looked around at everything else trying to get an idea of his surroundings. He was starting to regret the fact that his experiences with women were limited to that woman, his half-sister, and his, what he thought she was at the time, first lover. Remembering her sent a burst of anger through his body. He wasn¡¯t inexperienced in the sexual aspects of love, far from it actually. He just isn¡¯t all that experienced in the wooing part that comes with a relationship.


    Xendla must have sensed his anger, ¡°Everything okay back there?¡± Zeke laughed, ¡°Yup, everything is fine.¡± She didn¡¯t seem to believe him, but she didn¡¯t push the subject. A few minutes later and they stood in front of another building. She looked over at him, ¡°Well this is the building. Art History should be on the second floor down the end of the hall on the right.¡± He smiled, ¡°Thank you Miss Sunlake.¡± She stepped up and put her finger on my chest, ¡°I told you, call me Xen.¡± He swallowed a little saliva, ¡°As you wish Lady Xen.¡± She chuckled and then trailed her finger down his chest before walking away.


    Zeke watched as she sauntered off into the distance and couldn¡¯t help but wonder if she why she was flirting with him. He hadn¡¯t done anything all that impressive. He wasn¡¯t Adonis, but he was on the handsome side. He was also in very good shape. He filed the thought away and then went into the building to get to his class. As he walked into the classroom a few minutes later the professor stopped speaking. He looked Zeke up and down before speaking, ¡°Can I help you young man?¡±


    Zeke answered him, ¡°Uhm, my name is Ezekiel Mors. Today is my first day in this class.¡± The professor checked a paper on his podium before nodding, ¡°Your late mister Mors.¡± Zeke rubbed the back of his neck, ¡°Yeah, sorry. I had a little run in at the office when I was trying to get directions.¡± He nodded, ¡°Met Starlette I take?¡± Zeke laughed, ¡°That I did sir.¡± The professor grinned, ¡°Well I''ll let you off this time. Have a seat anywhere you can find one. I¡¯m Professor Grimly by the way.¡±


    Zeke lowered his chin a little before looking around to find a seat. He found one open near a woman that was dressed in sweats and a hoodie tucked into the corner of the room. She was leaning against the wall and trying to make herself unnoticeable. He slid into the seat beside her and turned to her, ¡°Hey, I¡¯m Ezekiel, but you can call me Zeke.¡± The woman glanced at him from beneath the hoodie before looking back towards the professor and didn¡¯t say anything. Zeke frowned, ¡°Not a very good way to make a first impression on someone, but maybe she has a reason.¡± He turned back to the professor himself and started to take notes.

 V.1 Ch.2 - Id like to make a Donation

    Zeke sighed as he was finally able to leave the boring hell known as ¡®Art History¡¯. He headed out towards his car when he noticed the same woman that was hiding in the corner of class. She was leaning against the hood of his car and typing furiously on her phone. She looked up and noticed him walking in her general direction. She slipped her phone into the pocket of her hoodie and then stood straight. She walked up to Zeke and when she got close, she wrapped her arm around his neck.


    Thoughts furiously sped through Zeke¡¯s mind as he was wondering what she was doing. He felt something cold against his neck as he looked down at her. She had a blank look on her face, which he happened to see was quite pretty. She had red hair that was framing her face along with matching lipstick. Her lashes were long and curved towards her brows. Her eyes were a startling shade of dark red that couldn¡¯t be real.


    Zeke could instantly recognize the feel of a knife pressed against his throat as she tip-toed to whisper in his ear, ¡°I don¡¯t really give a rats ass who you are, but I will say this.¡± She got even closer to Zeke¡¯s ear, ¡°Don¡¯t talk to me again. If you know what¡¯s good for ya.¡± Zeke wanted to facepalm, but his arms were being blocked by hers. Did she really just quote something that an early 1950¡¯s mobster would say?


    He sighed, ¡°Look¡­¡± Zeke put his right arm up between her left arm and his neck and pushed it away. He pulled his neck back a bit and then used his left arm to grab the hand with the knife in it. He grabbed her right arm and then pushed on her hand and bent it at the wrist to where her fingers tried to meet her arm. Her body reflexively opened her hand and caused the knife to drop into Zeke¡¯s as he deftly grabbed it.


    He stepped back and examined the knife as the woman wore a shocked expression on her face. He smiled at her and then flipped the knife in the air a couple of times. This all happened in a couple of seconds. He caught the knife and threw it towards the woman. She flinched and before her body could react to the thought that her mind had about dodging the knife struck true. She squeaked and then she was shocked when she didn¡¯t feel any pain. She looked down and saw that the knife went through her hoodie pocket and was stopped by her phone.


    Zeke walked past her as she was staring at the knife, ¡°I don¡¯t care if you don¡¯t want me to talk to you or not. I do what I want and there isn¡¯t anyone that can tell me otherwise.¡± He got into his car and started it up. The engine roared to life and as he pulled forward a few feet he rolled down the window, ¡°I recommend you not try something stupid like that on someone you literally just met, for multiple reasons. One, you could get arrested for threatening someone with a deadly weapon. Two, you might do it to someone that knows how to defend themselves like moi. Finally, it¡¯s just down right rude.¡±


    He started to pull away again, but he thought of something else, ¡°Oh yeah, if you ever do anything like that again.¡± He squinted his eyes and glared at her, ¡°You might leave with one less, appendage.¡± She looked at him in shock as he finally pulled out of the parking lot. Zeke watched her in the rearview mirror as he pulled onto the road to head towards home. He smiled and then shook his head, ¡°She must just be starting out. She had so many openings that it wasn¡¯t even funny. It¡¯s only been a year since I disappeared and the training for their youth seems to have gotten pretty lax.¡± Or maybe my training was just too good, he thought.


    ***


    Victoria stood there staring at the car, driven by the man who introduced himself as Ezekiel Mors. She watched him disappear from her view before looking down and pulling the knife from her phone. She put the knife back in its holder on the inside of her arm and then pulled her phone out. There was a whole made by the knife in the back of her phone. It shockingly didn¡¯t go all the way through the phone though. It was trashed, and she sighed as she went to pull the sim card out.


    The knife point had stabbed through the sim card and split it in two. She walked over to the trash can and then threw all the pieces inside. She glanced back to were Ezekiel had driven a way as she wondered who the hell he was. She had been the number two prodigy in her family for the last ten years of her training. The only one better than her was Stephan, her older brother. Her family was sitting at the top after the downfall of the Morningstar family. She sighed as she remembered the tragedy that struck the Morningstar a little over a year ago. The entire family was wiped out and then the entire estate was turned into a massive crater.


    All the family members where there for the youngest¡¯s graduation from his training. He was a freak among all the younger generations. He completed his training when he finally assassinated the leader of a major power. The CEO of Zhang Zue Enterprises was one of the top ten when it came to industrial power. He was covered by security twenty-four seven. He never left his compound with out at least ten body guards. Four in the car in front, four in the back, and two in the limo with him.


    The kid managed to sneak in and kill the man while he was sleeping. He snuck past a fortress full of armed guards, cameras, motion sensors, sound sensors, among many other types of sensors. He managed to kill the CEO while he was sleeping in a huddle of women, without waking any of them up. When the CEO was found he had a needle sized hole in-between his eyes. There was no weapon at the scene and there were no indications that anyone other than the women had been there. Victoria cast a glance towards the direction that Ezekiel left in again before she shook her head, ¡°Can¡¯t be. All the family were at their estate. There¡¯s no way he survived.¡± She walked over to a black Porsche Carrera GT and got in. She gave one last shake of her head before she pulled out and headed home.


    ***


    Zeke was in a good mood as he pulled into the driveway at his home. He decided that he needed to work out for a bit so that was what he did. He did cardio, muscle building, and exercises to keep himself as flexible as possible. His build didn¡¯t allow for too much flexibility, being at 6¡¯ 4¡± tall and a bit over 225lbs, but he kept himself as flexible as physically possible. After exercising for a few hours, he got dressed and decided to head out and see what the local scene was like.


    It had been almost four years since the last time he really got out and saw what civilization was like. He was always training or on a mission and didn¡¯t have time to do much else. This last year he had been in hiding, purchasing things he needed to legally disappear. According to the government Ezekiel Morningstar was dead and Ezekiel Mors was a health young man from the state of Vermont, who decided to go to the University of Zeon.


    After a half an hour of driving he arrived at the closest night club to the university. There was a line at the door, which Zeke promptly stood in after parking his car. After what felt like another half hour he was standing in front of a massive bull of a man. The guy looked at him with arms crossed as he spoke in a gruff voice, ¡°I.D.¡±


    Zeke passed his identification over to the man and waited a second. The man looked between Zeek and the card a few times before handing it back and then allowing him to pass after putting a band around his wrist, ¡°Welcome to Club Bliss.¡± Zeke tried not to snort at the generic name for the club, but he held it in. He wasn¡¯t worried about a fight, but if he could avoid it, he would. He entered the building and was greeted with the pulsing beat of the music. It wasn¡¯t all that loud outside of the central dance floor, but you could still feel the vibration of the bass.


    Zeke looked around and enjoyed the semi-simplistic vibe that the interior was boasting. The walls were a dark color that was very hard to make out in the darkness of the club. Zeke could tell that it was a shade of red, possibly burgundy. The ceiling was lined with lights of all kinds, dancing and flashing to the beat. There was a lounge on the far-right side of the building with a bar. The far-left side of the building had private booths set up that had walls from floor to ceiling. He raised an eyebrow at the sight, ¡°Looks like this may be a den of debauchery after all.¡± He walked over to the lounge and sat down in one of the round benches. A woman walked over and asked what he would like to drink.


    Zeke knew she saw the band so he just ordered a soda and when she handed it to him, he then leaned back against the bench. He gazed around at the people enjoying themselves immensely as he enjoyed his drink. He watched as people drank, dance, and grinded against each other in a way that if it wasn¡¯t for the fact that they were wearing cloths, they would basically be having sex. He looked over towards the private rooms and noticed something that instantly irritated him.


    He saw Zolette walking among the rooms behind a guy that looked like he literally had steroids running through his veins twenty-four seven. The guy stopped in front of a door and held it open for her. She stopped and then looked around a bit before she spotted him. Until this point, he wasn¡¯t all that upset, in fact, he didn¡¯t really care what she was here for or what she was going to do in one of those rooms. It was the look in her eyes that pushed his irritation up and almost close to anger. Anger was an emotion that Zeke had gotten really good at concealing under a mask of slight irritation in the last year.


    The look in her eyes were about to cause that mask to faulter. She was terrified, confused, and hopeful all at the same time. She looked down at the ground before she quietly walked into the room and the roid-man shut the door behind her. He stood in front of the door with his arms crossed and watched the crowd. Zeke set his soda down as he called a server over. She walked up to him, ¡°Ready for a refill or would you like some company?¡± He wasn¡¯t going to lie, she was quite cute, but he wasn¡¯t interested in that right now.If you encounter this narrative on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.


    He didn¡¯t look away from the guy at the door when he asked, ¡°The roided out guy standing in front of one of the private rooms. He one of y¡¯all¡¯s?¡± The woman looked in the direction that Zeke was and she shook her head, ¡°No, his name is Sam and he is the bodyguard to the gentleman who rents out that room nightly.¡± Zeke nodded his head, ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± He stood up and thank her before walking away muttering under his breath, ¡°The chances of me needing to do something about the club itself have lowered, thankfully.¡±


    He walked over to the man known as Sam and stood in front of him. Sam looked at him and squinted his eyes, ¡°What do you want?¡± His accent was dipped deeply in Russian as he spoke. Zeke nodded, ¡°You can actually. The girl you just let in the door. I need to talk to her.¡± Sam smiled, ¡°Boss is having his time. You wait in line. Have girl when he finished.¡± Sam spoke the sentences brokenly before trying to shoo Zeke away.


    Zeke frowned and then shook his head, ¡°I wanted to do this the civil way, but you leave me no choice.¡± Before Sam could register what Zeke had said he was doubled over in pain with Zeke¡¯s fist twisted in his gut. Sam knew that it was only because he briefly surprised the big man and he then issued a chop to the side of his neck and knocking him out. There were a few onlookers, but no one was screaming or taking pictures so that was a plus for Zeke. He didn¡¯t really care honestly, but the longer he could stay out of any media the better. All he needed was for the families to start looking for him. Lucky for him though, only the higher ups of each family know what he looks like and they weren¡¯t interested in the media much. Full of too many lies to be trusted as a source of information.


    Zeke thought about knocking but the sobbing sound he heard pushed that thought away. Instead he grabbed the door handle and tested it. It spun easily and the door pushed open for him. Zolette was crying and kneeling in front of a man sitting on the couch with his arms splayed across the back. The man looked up and saw Zeke he spoke in surprisingly clear English, ¡°What the fuck do you want?¡± Zeke shrugged, ¡°I heard that people like to have fun in the private rooms and decided I wanted to have some too.¡± He narrowed his eyes, ¡°Though, it looks to me like the woman in front of you isn¡¯t having any fun at all.¡± Zolette turned and Zeke could see the tears running down her face causing her makeup to run.


    She perked up but then she instantly trembled in fear, ¡°Zeke, no.¡± She quickly covered her mouth. The man sitting on the couch sneered, ¡°Zeke uh. It seems like you know this man. Is he your boyfriend? I wonder if he likes being cucked, maybe he should watch what I have had you do so many times before.¡± Zeke started to laugh out loud. The man glared at him, ¡°What¡¯s so funny punk?¡± Zeke doubled over in laughter and spoke between breaths, ¡°A few things honestly.¡±


    Zeke stood straight and his expression turned serious, ¡°One, it pains me but also brings me a little joy that you think I¡¯m worthy of a beauty such as her.¡± Zeke shut the door behind him with a click that sounded louder than it should, ¡°Two, I don¡¯t know how she could feel anything with what you are working with.¡± He then locked the door, which also sounded louder than it should, ¡°Three, I absolutely abhor things like cucking, NTR, cheating, sharing, and other things of that nature. I don¡¯t like sharing what is mine.¡± Zeke cracked his neck and then pulled a knife, about the size of his hand from wrist to the tip of his middle finger, grip and all, from behind him. Zeke was honestly surprised that the doorman didn¡¯t pat him down at all.


    He sneered at the man, ¡°Finally, you won¡¯t be doing such things to her, or any other woman, anymore.¡± The man sneered back before reaching behind the couch, ¡°You really think you''re going to be able to get close enough to use that? I don¡¯t know if that little toothpick is how you got past Sam, but it won¡¯t do much against me.¡± Zeke saw the back of a pistol rising above the ridge of the couch before he flung the knife at the man. The knife embedded itself in the man''s balls causing him to scream and drop the gun. He went to reach for the knife, but Zeke was there first.


    Zeke stuck his foot on the tip of the handle and subtly applied his weight on it. It sank another half an inch causing the man to scream. Zeke grinned, ¡°Now I would usually take longer on scum like you, but I don¡¯t want to terrify Zoe any more than she already is. Zoe would you please turn around, close your eyes, and cover your ears.¡± He didn¡¯t hear a reply but he did hear a shuffling sound.¡± His grin widened as he yanked the knife out while giving it a little twist. He rubbed the blood on the man¡¯s shirt, ¡°I hope you get what you deserve in whatever hell you believe in.¡± He quickly shoved the knife into his neck straight into his brain.


    The man¡¯s eyes rolled into the back of his head before they closed and he fell back. Zeke wiped the blood off of his hand on the dead man¡¯s shirt before turning around. Zoe was turned around doing exactly as he told her. He smiled and then gently touched her shoulder. She flinched and tried to move away but he whispered in her ear, ¡°It¡¯s okay. He isn¡¯t going to hurt you anymore.¡± She turned her head a little towards him and widened her eyes. She looked into his eyes and whatever she saw there seemed to calm her down a bit. She nodded and then broke down in tears. Zeke pulled his phone out and made a call, ¡°Hello, it¡¯s me again.¡± There was chatter on the line before Zeke laughed, ¡°No, I¡¯m not dead yet old man. I would love to chat, but I need to make a donation of two hundred dollars.¡±


    There was silence for a second before some more chatter on the other line. Zeke sighed, ¡°Send the information to this number and I will send you the payment, let me give you the address.¡± There was some more chatter and Zeke smiled, ¡°It was good talking to you too old man, but I would appreciate it if you actually thought I was dead.¡± They exchanged a few more words before Zeke hung up. Zoe was still sobbing in his arms when he got off the phone but she still heard him, ¡°Who was that?¡± He smiled at her, ¡°Just an old friend who runs a cleaning company.¡±


    Zoe looked at him with confusion, a little fear, and admiration in her eyes. He smiled at her, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. His crew will be here in a few minutes and we can leave.¡± She nodded, ¡°Okay. Who are you?¡± He smiled again, ¡°I already told you. My name is Ezekiel Mors, but you can call me Zeke. I¡¯m a freshman at The University of Zeon...¡± She cut him off, ¡°No, I mean who are you?¡± She emphasized the last part as she spoke. Zeke sighed, ¡°Let¡¯s just say that a lot of people think I am dead and stick with that for now. Maybe I''ll tell you more after we get to know each other better. I barely know you for fuck¡¯s sake. Just trust that I mean you no harm and I won¡¯t let any harm come to you.¡±


    She strangely believed him and nodded her head. She looked back into his eyes as he spoke to her again, ¡°Why don¡¯t you tell me what you were doing here.¡± Her eyes started to water as she looked down at the ground. Her hands tightened on her skirt, ¡°I have been paying off a gambling debt that my father owes to a Russian gang.¡± Zeke frowned, ¡°Why are you paying off his debt?¡± She put her face in her hands, ¡°My father owns nothing worth of value. I happened to be visiting him one night and I noticed a few cars outside of his house. I figured that he had some friends over to drink and play cards. He loves playing poker, but he is horrible at it.¡±


    She started to sob again, ¡°I was supposed to just spend time with the man he owed his debt to, but then he started getting handsy and trying to do more. I tried to fight back, but then he threatened to hurt my dad. I lost my virginity to the scum that night. I was passed around to his underlings like a toy!¡± She was screaming at this point and Zeke was holding her tighter, ¡°Shhhh, it¡¯s okay now. Everything is going to be alright now.¡±


    She shook her head and pushed him back, ¡°How is everything okay now! I¡¯m filth! Used by men for nothing other than my body. I tried hard to put on an act at school, but it¡¯s so hard. It¡¯s so hard to act like everything is okay. It¡¯s so hard to act like I could maybe find someone and have a normal relationship. I don¡¯t like lying to a significant other. I absolutely abhor lying in general, but I especially can¡¯t tell a boyfriend that something like this has happened to me. Ninety percent of the male population would look at me with disdain...¡±


    Zeke spoke up, ¡°I don¡¯t.¡± She paused her rant midway, ¡°What?¡± Zeke smiled and pulled her back in, ¡°I don¡¯t see filth. I see a beautiful woman that was taken advantage of. I see a strong woman that did what she had to protect her family. I see a beautiful woman. I see you Zolette. That¡¯s what I see.¡± She looked up at him from his embrace as the tears streamed down her face. She buried her face in his chest and broke down. Zeke just kneeled there and held her while she cried. He ran his hand through her hair, ¡°It¡¯s okay now. I promise. No one will hurt you anymore.¡±


    He meant every word too. He would never let harm come to her again, not easily. It would have to go through him first. There was a knock on the door before it opened. Zoe trembled in his arms, but when he saw who was at the door his told her it was okay. Zeke grinned up at a scowling old man, ¡°About time Mat.¡± The old man¡¯s scowl broke into a wide grin, ¡±I thought I told you not to call me that twerp.¡± Zeke laughed, ¡°Sorry, Matheson. I would get up and give you a hug, but my arms are pretty preocupied.¡±


    Mat snorted, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. If I had to choose between hugging an old man like myself or a beautiful woman. No contest on who my arms would be around.¡± Zeke briefly laughed before getting a little somber, ¡°I just wish it was under better circumstances.¡± Mat looked up at the dead man, ¡°Yeah. We already took care of the crowd. They will be sleeping for the better part of a few hours.¡± At that moment a bulky man was bringing Sam in through the door. His throat was slit and there was no life in his eyes.


    Zeke looked up at Mat, ¡°I¡¯m sorry that we have to meet like this Mat, but I will have to pay you and run.¡± He sent him the money through his phone and then promptly crushed it beneath his heel, ¡°Do I need to worry about the big man?¡± Mat shook his head, ¡°No, he is trust worthy. Plus, he has never really seen you before.¡± Zeke nodded towards the big man who was busy putting the bodies on a tarp in the middle of the floor. He nodded back and then continued working.


    Zeke stood up and pulled Zolette out of the room with him. He gave a brief smile and nod to Mat before leaving. They left the club and he put her in the passenger seat of his car. She was quiet as they drove, not saying much other than giving him directions to her home. He pulled into her place and walked her to the door. He gave her another hug, ¡°Here¡¯s my number. Call me if you need anything and I mean anything, okay?¡± She took the piece of paper wondering if he had another phone. She nodded and grabbed the back of his shirt before he could walk away, ¡°Wait.¡±


    Zeke paused when he felt the tug on his shirt and heard her voice. He turned around and she was blushing furiously, ¡°Don¡¯t leave. Stay with me?¡± He grinned at her and she quickly blurted, ¡°Not like that!¡± She gipped his shirt tighter, ¡°I just don¡¯t want to be alone, okay?¡± He nodded and then followed her into the door. He glanced around outside before shutting the door behind him.

 V.1 Ch.3 - Well, shit.

    Zolette was standing in the bathroom freaking out at the situation she was in. She was alone in her home with a complete stranger. Yes, she knew his name and he does go to her school, but he is a stranger, nonetheless. Thoughts were flashing through her mind a million miles a second, ¡°What if he is just like that man? What if he did all that just for a chance to sleep with me? No, he wouldn¡¯t put his life at risk just to sleep with me... Would he?¡± She put her face in her hands, Would I be willing to sleep with him? Hell, I don¡¯t even know how old he is. She tried to think of that situation and she surprisingly was able to think of it without panicking. Normally she would see that man¡¯s sneer and hear his voice over the silhouette of whoever she was having a fantasy about. With Zeke she didn¡¯t have that problem. She could see him covering her body with his, furiously pumping into her.


    She stifled a moan and the jolt of pleasure the thought sent through her body as she gripped the counter. She took a few breaths the calm herself. She looked back at the mirror and smiled, ¡°I will just have to wait and see what he really wants. I don¡¯t really want to give myself to him just because he saved me, but he does deserve something. I mean, he killed someone for me.¡± She ran her hands down her skirt and stood straight before walking out of the bathroom. When she entered the living room, she saw Zeke sprawled out on her couch fast asleep.


    She smiled at the sight and shook her head, ¡°He must have really tired himself out.¡± She went to the hallway and pulled out a blanket and then covered him up. She smiled at him again and then kissed him on the forehead, ¡°Thank you, so much Zeke.¡± She leaned up and then went to her room to sleep. She laid down in bed after stripping down to her underwear, ¡°Maybe I will be able to have a normal boyfriend. Maybe he could be someone who would actually love me, not just my body. I thought I may have found that in Spud and I tried my hardest to keep information about my situation from getting to him, but alas. He cheated on me before he could find out. I guess it¡¯s better this way. At least now people won¡¯t find out and think that I''m a slut. I didn¡¯t want to do anything with that man. I cried myself to sleep more times than I can count.¡± She rolled over and covered her head up with the blanket before going to sleep. She fell asleep in minutes for the first time in months.


    ***


    Zeke rolled over and grunted, ¡°Ugh, this couch is shit.¡± There was a giggle, ¡°Well sorry my furniture isn¡¯t up to your standards.¡± He opened his eyes and quickly sat up. Standing near the coffee table was the beautiful Zolette Star, wearing a purple apron with a plate in her hands. She smiled at him, ¡°Hopefully you find my cooking a lot better than you find my couch.¡± She leaned down and placed the plate in front of him. Zeke caught an eyeful of cleavage before he quickly looked down at the plate. He didn¡¯t want to come off as a perverted creep right after what happened to her.


    She noticed his gaze and a sour feeling briefly spread through her body before it was replaced with one of happiness. He only glanced at her abundant cleavage before instantly zoning in on the plate. She could tell he wanted to stare, but she could also tell that he didn¡¯t want to, out of consideration for her. After so many months of servicing that man against her will, she honestly was still okay with any sexual action towards the opposite sex. She abhorred blackmail, coercion, mind control, rape, and slavery though. Of course, she hated those things beforehand, but these last couple of months have cemented that hate in stone.


    She honestly had the best sleep in months last night and when she saw Zeke still sleeping on the couch a feeling of happiness and contentment spread throughout her body. She decided at that moment to try her hand at cooking some breakfast. She knew the basics of cooking and could make scrambled eggs and pancakes, but she wanted to try other things today like bacon and sausage. Thinking of sausage, she quickly looked down towards Zeke¡¯s crotch and the sight she saw made her breath quicken.


    His pants were being pushed out in the tell-tell sign of an erection. She could see the outline of his tool through the leg of his pants. She stood there staring for a few minutes before she was scared into the kitchen by him moving. She quickly dashed into the kitchen and leaned against the counter to catch her breath. She glanced back into the living room, ¡°What the fuck was that? Did he take a sausage roll from the freezer and stick it into his pants to catch me off guard?¡± She quickly pulled out a roll of sausage while counting the other ones. They were all there and her mind instantly went blank.


    She came back from the memory with the sound of Zeke speaking to her, ¡°Uhm, Zoe?¡± She shook her head and looked down. He had a piece of sausage on his fork and was staring at her. She looked down and realized that one of her hands was in her skirt while the other was under her shirt groping her breast. She froze and then looked at Zeke before dashing out of the room and into her bedroom. She locked the door behind her and then buried her head into her pillow, ¡°What the hell is wrong with me! I¡¯m twenty-five years old and I''m acting like a horny teenager!¡±


    ***


    Zeke watched in fascination as Zolette got a dreamy far off look on her face before she reached a hand into her skirt and another hand into her shirt. She started to play with herself and when Zeke cleared his throat, and she snapped out of whatever she was imagining, she quickly left the room. Zeke watched her sprint to her room and slam the door behind her. He felt sorry for her. He also felt a little ticked at himself. After all she went through, he still stared at her when she started to play with herself. He honestly didn¡¯t know why she did it and from her reaction neither did she. He did know that he felt like shit getting turned on by her after what she went through.


    He sighed and then put his fork down before getting up to walk towards her room. When he got to the door he knocked gently, ¡°Zoe, are you okay?¡± There was a muffled, ¡°Yes.¡± That came from inside the room. Zeke frowned, ¡°Can I come in?¡± There was some movement for a few minutes before he heard her quietly speak, ¡°Come in.¡± Zeke pushed the door open and saw Zoe sitting in the middle of her bed with her knees to her chest. He caught a glimpse of her panties before he forced his gaze to her face.


    ***


    Zoe quickly put somethings away before climbing onto her bed and trying to hide her face in her knees. After she told him he could come in he saw him catch a glimpse between her legs before his eyes glued themselves on to her. This caused her heart to beat a little faster. ¡°What are you doing Zoe? Why are you purposely trying to entice him into looking at you? Do you want his attention that bad? Has your torment over the months turned you into some wonton hussy?¡±, she thought to herself. She stared back into his eyes as he started to speak, ¡°I wanted to see if you were okay. I know a lot happened yesterday and after a second ago I wanted to apologize.¡±


    She furrowed her brows, ¡°Apologize? Why would he want to apologize for? What has he done that needs apologizing for? He saved me from that horrible man and his men. He as freed me from their servitude. I owe him more than he knows for that.¡± She said as much, ¡°What do you have to apologize for? Are you sorry for saving me? Are you sorry for freeing me from those animals?¡± I started to worry, but my fears where quickly replaced by a warm emotion at what his reply was, ¡°No.¡±, he said. ¡°I¡¯m not sorry for saving you and I will never regret it even if you didn¡¯t want saving. I¡¯m sorry for the way I have acted around you since then. The looks I have thrown at your body the thoughts I have had. I¡¯m a normal man and while that may not be an excuse for the way I have acted it is the only one I have. I am a man and you are a very beautiful woman. I find you attractive in so many ways.¡±


    When he finished speaking, she was literally shaking where she was sitting. She was so excited and actually felt cared for, for once in her life. She was trying to keep herself from just jumping into his arms. She didn¡¯t want to seem like a wonton hussy and she also couldn¡¯t explain why she felt the way she did. She like Zeke. Even though they had literally just met the other day, she like him, a lot. She couldn¡¯t say it was love as she wasn¡¯t really one to believe in love at first sight. She could say that she like him very much.


    He all of a sudden looked hurt and he reeled back, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I¡¯ll leave, but before I go take my number and call me if anything happens or you want to talk.¡± He placed a piece of paper on the dresser by the door before he turned to leave the room. Zoe was distraught, ¡°Why is he leaving!? What happened? He did nothing wrong!¡± Before she could even register what was happening, she was off the bed and sprinting towards him.


    ***


    Zeke was cursing himself on the inside as he laid the piece of paper on the dresser, ¡°Way to go dumbass. You try to help and just fuck it up even more. The poor girl is shaking so much because of how scared she is and you just had to go and confess that you like her.¡± He went to walk out of the room when someone crashed into his back and wrapped their arms around his waist. He knew who it was as there was only one other person in the room with him. His thoughts were in turmoil, ¡°What¡¯s going on? Assassins are easier to understand than women are. I honestly would rather take on ten of them at one time than try to understand a woman.¡± There was a muffled reply from behind him, ¡°Don¡¯t go.¡± He stopped moving and tried to turn around in her arms. She loosened a bit but when he was completely turned, she tightened her grip like a vice.Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings.


    She looked up at him, ¡°Stay, with me. I don¡¯t want to be alone right now and the truth is, I like you too. I thought you were handsome when we first met and the way you acted was cute. Don¡¯t get me wrong and think that it¡¯s only because you saved me, granted you saving me has a lot to do with it, but not all. It was sort of more like icing on the cake. No normal person would put themselves in harm''s way like that for someone else. No normal person would be unhesitant to kill someone for that person either.¡± She looked into his eyes, ¡°I like you for a whole lot of reasons including those, but one of the main reasons is because you didn¡¯t look at me like I was a piece of meat. Even when I bent over to place your tray of food on the table you only glance. When I sat on the bed with my knees to my face and you could see my underwear, you only glanced then too.¡±


    She smiled at him, ¡°You have been such a gentleman and I can¡¯t fault you for glancing you are a young man after all.¡± He blushed at this and Zoe giggled, ¡°See, you are so adorably cute.¡± She grabbed his face and then pulled him down some. Their lips met and she kissed him with a soul searing passion. He closed his eyes and let himself be drawn into the kiss. He felt her tongue try and gain entrance into his mouth, licking along his teeth and gums until he opened up and allowed her entrance. The kiss lasted for wat felt like a lifetime before she pulled back from him. He opened his eyes and saw her licking her lips before smiling, ¡°I hope that answers any questions you may have about how I feel.¡±


    Zeke nodded his head and then moved in for another kiss. She happily obliged and they kissed again for a few minutes. This one wasn¡¯t as fierce or as passionate though. It was more of a slow and loving kiss shared between two people who really cared for each other. When they separated this time, he smiled at her, ¡°So what now?¡± She smiled back, ¡°Well, we go on about our normal live. Except this time, I have a boyfriend who is actually worth the time and effort to have a relationship with.¡±


    He smiled at her again, ¡°Boyfriend huh?¡± She giggled and smacked his chest, ¡°What else would you be you jerk.¡± He laughed and then encircled his arms around her, ¡°I think I like that title.¡± He kissed her on the forehead and they both went back into the living room. Zeke sat down at his cold breakfast and Zoe sat down beside him. She laid her head on his shoulder while he ate. It felt so good leaning next to him she was thinking. She felt happy and content as he finished the breakfast that she made for him. He leaned back and belched, ¡°Oh, sorry. The food was just so good.¡±


    She blushed, ¡°You¡¯re just saying that because you have to now.¡± He grinned and put and arm around her, ¡°I meant it babe; the food was great.¡± She practically glowed at his praised and giggled before trying to snuggle into the crook of his arm. A few minutes later and Zeke¡¯s phone was going off. He looked at it and sighed, ¡°Well time to go to school.¡± Zoe pouted, ¡°Can¡¯t we skip today?¡± Zeke laughed and pulled her up with him, ¡°Not today sweetheart. I¡¯m excited to be able to drive my gorgeous girlfriend to class.


    Zoe grinned and then quickly went to her room to get ready while Zeke started the car. Zeke was standing by the car when another vehicle pulled up. Zoe was locking the door when she turned around and saw the car. Zeke could see her turn pale as a ghost when she saw it. A big portly looking guy got out of the car and started yelling at her, ¡°Zolette Star! Get over here right now young lady!¡± Zeke had a feeling he knew who the guy was just from that sentence alone.¡± Zoe walked down the stairs and then went straight to Zeke. She grabbed onto his arm and he could feel her shaking.


    Zeke looked over at the guy, ¡°Hello sir. My name is Ezekiel Mors, Zoe¡¯s boyfriend, you must be her father.¡± As much as I didn¡¯t want to, I tried being civil towards the bastard. He looked me up and down and then glance at my outstretched hand before snorting, ¡°I don¡¯t care who you are boy. I need to talk to my daughter. Did she tell you about her night job? Did she tell you about how she makes money with her body? How does it feel to know you¡¯ve been cucked boy?¡±


    Zeke couldn¡¯t help but laugh, ¡°I don¡¯t think it¡¯s considered a job when you are forced to do it. I also don¡¯t think that she wants to talk to you right now.¡± Her dad laughed, ¡°So what if she is forced to do it. She is still sleeping with people behind your back kid. She has been paying off her debt to me for all the years I have had to deal with her spoilt ass.¡± Zeke was boiling with rage and trying hard to suppress it, ¡°I think it¡¯d be best if you left now.¡± He had his phone run a facial scan on him and project the information to his Hud. He frowned at the information listed while her dad spoke, ¡°I leave when I damn well please kid and that is after I have had a talk with my daughter. One of her clients never called and reported that he was satisfied last night. Some of her other clients are, concerned about the quality of service now.¡±


    Zeke sneered, ¡°Listen here Demetri, she isn¡¯t going anywhere with you. Not now, not ever. She is done with you and if you know what is good for you, you are done with her too. Figure some other way to pay your debts off. Also, I think that you might be leaving against your will here in a few minutes anyways.¡± Demetri stiffened up before he spoke, ¡°Oh yeah? Who is going to make me leave, you? I¡¯d like to see you try kid. I dealt with punks twice your size back in the war.¡± Zeke sneered again, ¡°If you listen closely you will find out why.¡±


    Listen he did, and when he heard the far-off sound of sirens he started to panic. He glared at Zeke, ¡°You notified the cops! I did nothing wrong, so I will just be told to be on my way. This solves nothing for you or the little slut behind you...¡± He sounded like he was going to say more, but he was interrupted by Zeke¡¯s fist colliding with his face. Demetri fell on his ass and held his nose, ¡°What the fuck! You assaulted me!¡± Zeke squatted down and glared at him, ¡°So what. I decked you, big deal. I think the warrant out for your arrest on child molestation is more of a concern for the cops coming that me punching you. Hell, they may even thank me for it.¡±


    Zeke grabbed him by the hair and pulled him close, ¡°If you ever think about contacting Zoe again, I will kill you. Slowly.¡± Zeke had pulled a knife from his pant leg and had pushed it up against Demetri¡¯s groin, ¡°I¡¯ll start with these wastes of space and move my way down, then back up. I¡¯ll pull your toe nails and cut off your toes. I¡¯ll feed them too you after that. I may feed your nuts to you as well, just because. I¡¯ll work through your fingers, gouge out your eyes, and then finish by cutting your tongue off. Finally, I will let you choke to death on the pitiful excuse of an appendage you call a cock. Zoe is mine and I protect what is mine, do I make myself clear?¡±


    Demetri had literally soiled himself as he nodded his head. Zeke smiled, ¡°Good. Now as for the other ¡®Clients¡¯ I¡¯ll deal with them when the time comes.¡± By this time the first squad car had pulled up and Zeke had put the knife away. A pair of officers sprinted up and grabbed Demetri. They put him in cuffs and then led the man to their squad car. One of the officers questioned Zeke and Zoe before letting them go. They watched the squad car take off into the distance before Zoe could actually stop shaking.


    Zeke turned towards her and pulled her into his embrace. She held onto him like he was her last lifeline. Zeke kissed her on the head, ¡°I think we are going to move forward a little in our relationship.¡± She looked up at him with a questioning gaze, along with a little fear. He smiled at her and the fear ebbed away, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I just don¡¯t think it¡¯s safe for you here anymore. I want you to move in with me, I have plenty of room.¡± Her eyes widened a bit, ¡°Move in with you? I can¡¯t do that. I don¡¯t want to be a burden to anyone, not anymore.¡±


    Zeke laughed, ¡°You won¡¯t be a burden, I promise. I got plenty of room and I would absolutely love the company of my gorgeous girlfriend.¡± She stared at him for a few minutes before she broke out into a smile, ¡°I would love to move in with you.¡± Zeke smiled and a part of him was amazed at how fast this was moving, while a part of him didn¡¯t give a shit. He kissed her on the lips, ¡°Do you still want me to drive you to class or would you rather get your stuff moved over?¡± Her decision was instantaneous as she dashed back into the building and sprinted to her room. Zeke laughed again and walked in to see what help he could offer.


    ***


    Victoria was driving after her first class for the day. Her girlfriend never showed up for their first class and she was kind of worried. Zoe was rarely late for class and she began to worry if her ex-boyfriend may have done something to her. Spud was really pissed off when she wouldn¡¯t try and force her to have sex with him. She would never do that, she loved her too much. Zoe has had a rough life. Her dad was a chronic gambler and pervert. She has had to use her body to help pay off his debts and there wasn¡¯t anything I could do about it. The debts were held by a rival family that were right next to them in the family rankings. It hurt her deeply to know what she was going through, while also not being able to help.


    Victoria wished constantly that something or someone would come along that would help free Zoe from her torment. She would gladly give herself to them as well if they could help. Well, if Zoe was okay with it that is. There was a point in time a little over a year ago where she was told that she was being saved for the genius child of the Morningstar family. With them out of the way and her family on top though, she was able to see and be with who she wanted. That¡¯s honestly how she was able to meet Zoe. She pulled up in front of Zoe¡¯s place and saw her dad¡¯s car there along with a familiar looking Chevelle. She quickly parked and then rushed into the house, ¡°Zoe, baby where are you!?¡±.


    Zoe came from her room and saw her, ¡°Vi! What are you doing here?¡± Victoria rushed into Zoe¡¯s arms and gave her a scorching kiss, which she happily returned. There was a noise from the doorway to Zoe¡¯s room that brought Victoria back to reality. She looked over towards the sound and she saw the guy she met yesterday named Ezekiel. Her eyes widened and she quickly put Zoe behind her, ¡°Zoe, look out!¡± Zoe tried to say something, but Victoria quickly interrupted her, ¡°What do you want with my girlfriend!?¡±


    Ezekiel raised an eyebrow, ¡°Your girlfriend?¡± Victoria glared, ¡°Yeah, my girlfriend. It¡¯s 2043 and girls are still allowed to be lesbian, or bi-sexual in our case. Ezekiel laughed and shook his head, ¡°I¡¯m not saying that women aren¡¯t allowed to like or love other women, but I just didn¡¯t know that my girlfriend had a girlfriend as well.¡± Victoria widened her eyes, ¡°Wait. Your girlfriend?¡± Zoe finally managed to worm her way around Victoria, and she grabbed onto Zeke¡¯s arm. She kissed him on the cheek and looked at Victoria, ¡°I was trying to tell you before you went all protective on me. Meet Ezekiel Mors, my boyfriend.¡± Victoria was looking back and forth between the two before she sighed and sat down, ¡°Well, shit.¡±

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    Zeke sat down on the couch opposite of Victoria. Zoe sat down and leaned on him. Victoria kept looking back and forth between the two before she finally spoke, ¡°So, when did this happen?¡± She gestured towards the two leaning against each other, ¡°Last I knew you didn¡¯t want to date a man so soon after Spud.¡± Zoe sighed, ¡°That is what I said, but things change unexpectedly all the time. I didn¡¯t expect Zeke to come into my life like a knight in shining armor.¡±


    She smiled at Zeke and gave him a doe eyed look. Zeke smiled, ¡°I didn¡¯t take you for such a romantic.¡± The doe eyed look turned mischievous and she laughed, ¡°I¡¯m not. Fuck most of that romantic kiss in the rain and shit.¡± She basically purred the next part, ¡°I¡¯m more of a ¡®fuck me like you own me¡¯ kind of romanticist.¡± Zeke swallowed audibly and looked back towards Victoria, ¡°So tell me, what are we going to do now?¡±


    Victoria thought about it for a minute, ¡°I guess we have to share a girlfriend now.¡± She shrugged before glaring at him, ¡°I will say this though. Don¡¯t get any funny ideas about a threesome or some shit so soon. I don¡¯t just jump someone I just met.¡± Zeke laughed, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Although the idea is hot as hell, I wouldn¡¯t make either of you do anything you''re not comfortable with.¡±


    Victoria looked him up and down before she nodded her head, ¡°Good. I won¡¯t have to cut your dick off at any time then.¡± Zoe gasped, ¡°Victoria! I haven¡¯t even got to test it out yet!¡± That got all three of them laughing and made the mood a little less awkward. They talked about a few things like why Zoe¡¯s dad¡¯s car was outside and where he was. The topics varied quite a bit from their majors to their number. Zeke had the lowest number count which surprised the girls when he said it.


    He spoke quietly, ¡°One.¡± Victoria and Zoe stared at him intently before Victoria spoke up, ¡°No way. There is no way you have only slept with one person.¡± Zeke shrugged, ¡°You can choose to believe me or not, but what reason do I have to lie?¡± Zoe spoke up, ¡°To not let us know that you¡¯re a man hoe or something.¡± Zeke laughed, ¡°If that was the case, I would have said three or four, not one.¡± She nodded in agreement before Zeke continued, ¡°There was an older woman who I liked when I was younger. She showed me the joys of a woman¡¯s body multiple times over a couple of years. I honestly thought I was in love at that time. I even said so and she returned my feelings.¡±


    His gaze darkened, ¡°That was until I found out the truth. She didn¡¯t love me. She was sleeping with my dad the whole time. He was the one she was in love with and I just happened to be the spitting image of my father so she got a thrill out of fucking a younger version of him.¡± His gaze turned to normal as he sighed, ¡°I didn¡¯t want anything to do with any women after that. My half-sister was the only woman that I let into my life, until she was taken from me as well.¡±


    An uncomfortable aura filled the room that only Victoria noticed and it caused her to pale in fear. She gazed at Zeke in utter terror as her mind raced, ¡°I have felt this before. My dad called it someone¡¯s killing intent. He said that if you were able to sense this feeling you could possible save your life or the life of someone else. He told me that the aura does nothing, but give off a strange feeling like that of being choked. It was suffocating when someone with a huge killing intent released it into the room. If you are not trained in feeling it then you would never notice it, even if it was directed straight at you. He showed me his killing intent at maximum that day and I felt like I couldn¡¯t breathe. Zeke¡¯s is different though. It literally feels like there are a pair of hands on my throat and I can¡¯t do anything about it. It feels like he could just think it and the hands around my neck would contract and choke me to death.¡±


    Victoria tried to squeeze herself into the couch as much as possible before the feeling disappeared and she looked up to see Zeke smiling at her. He continued to speak to them, ¡°I had a fianc¨¦ a few months after that and I wasn¡¯t too happy about it. Our parents where old school and decided to arrange it so as to bring our two families closer together.¡± Zeke laughed before continuing, ¡°It was nothing but a ruse. My father just wanted me to be with her so he could use her to his advantage. Information, property, connections, you name it.¡± Zeke shook his head and thought, ¡°Why the fuck am I spilling all of this information out? I¡¯m acting like a fucking kid that is letting his emotions get the better of him.¡±


    Zoe asked the question that was plaguing Victoria¡¯s mind at the moment, ¡°So where are you and your family from? Have you cut ties with your father and mother after all of that?¡± Zeke snorted, ¡°Something like that. I won¡¯t ever have to deal with them again.¡± Zeke thought to himself, ¡°Stephanie can finally rest in peace now too.¡± Victoria squinted her eyes at Zeke, ¡°So what happened did they cut ties with you or the other way around?¡±


    Zeke glared at her, ¡°I cut ties with them. They committed and unforgivable act and I had to leave.¡± Victoria was starting to grow suspicious, ¡°A lot of things are starting to add up, but I can¡¯t be one hundred percent sure I¡¯m right without more information. I kind of hope I am right though.¡± Zeke stood up, ¡°Well it¡¯s time for us to try and make at least one of our classes.¡± Zoe had other ideas, ¡°Zeke, how old are you?¡± He told her his age and she sighed, ¡°You need to talk about this baby. Your only eighteen and you already are dealing with more than most adults my age would have to deal with.¡±


    He sighed, ¡°I don¡¯t want to talk about it anymore. It¡¯s a part of my life that is over with. It doesn¡¯t bother me anymore.¡± Zoe put her foot down, ¡°Ezekiel Mors, we are going to talk about this even if it takes us all night.¡± Zeke looked at her in a chagrined manner, ¡°You¡¯re lucky I like you a lot and you''re so beautiful.¡± He sat back down on the couch and crossed his arms in a pout. Zoe laughed and sat down beside him again. He looked at her, ¡°So what do you want to know?¡±


    ***


    At an elaborate mansion on the east coast in New Maldina, the state formerly known as New York, a heavyset man was sitting in an oversized recliner looking out a giant window. He was on the fifty-fifth story of a building with the words ¡°Pheonix Enterprises¡± slapped, in gaudy lettering, on the side. A small sphere beside the man buzzed and the man waved his hand. A hologram of a young woman appeared standing in front of him. The woman bowed, ¡°My apologies Lord Pheonix, but we have some information regarding a new person that your daughter has encountered.¡±


    The man sighed, ¡°Who has my daughter decided to try and slip by me now?¡± The young woman pulled a file off of a desk behind her and opened it up, ¡°We did a whole lot of digging and found that the young man is named Ezekiel Mors. He is eighteen years old and just enrolled University of Zeon. He is a Culinary Major and lives off campus.¡± Lord Pheonix raised an eyebrow, ¡°And?¡± The woman swallowed, ¡°Unfortunately, that¡¯s all we were able to find sir. We have found his birth certificate and found that both of his parents died a few years ago, but other than that. We can¡¯t find anything about him in any system. It¡¯s like he was born and then went off the grid for almost two decades. His parents lived normal enough lives, but we couldn¡¯t find any other connection to him other than the birth certificate.¡±


    The young woman braced herself for the anger that was about to be unleased upon her, but she was surprised when none came. Instead she noticed that Lord Pheonix was deep in thought. He finally acknowledged that she was still there after almost thirty minutes. He looked at her, ¡°Samantha Sirenta, I want you to go to the man. I want you to find out everything you can about him. Get as close to him as you have to, fuck him if you must, but I want to know who this new man in my daughter''s life is. Even if they aren¡¯t dating or anything.¡±


    Samantha bowed, ¡°As you wish Lord Pheonix.¡± The call cut off and Lord Pheonix leaned forward in his chair, ¡°I hope I¡¯m wrong about who I think he is. He may be the perfect assassin, but his youth has blinded him to a few aspects that would make him into a powerful leader. If he was older with far more experience under his belt he may have thought to change his first name as well. It honestly doesn¡¯t take a genius to put two and two together.¡± He stood up and walked towards the window to get a better view of downtown New Maldina City. He sighed again, ¡°I hope I am wrong, but if I¡¯m not then I will have to go and meet my future son-in-law.¡± He stared off in the distance towards the City of Archangel, ¡°Where have you been for the past year, Ezekiel Morningstar?¡±


    There was a shuffling sound followed by a pair of strong arms wrapping around him, ¡°Come back to bed babe.¡± Lord Pheonix turned around in the owner of the voices arms and came face to face with a handsome young man. Lord Pheonix smiled, ¡°Is that what my big strong tiger wants?¡± The young mand growled, ¡°Oh more than anything babe.¡± Lord Pheonix felt something on his stomach as he looked down, he saw the young man''s massive tool pressing up against his stomach just a bit below his own belly button. Lord Pheonix was filled with lust as he let the young man guide him to bed and push him down. He looked into the young man¡¯s eyes, ¡°Ravage me you beast.¡±


    ***


    Samantha Sirenta had just hung up with her boss Nathaniel Pheonix. Unofficially the most powerful man in the underworld. He has tasked her with her first mission in almost two years. She was worried when he asked her to be his personal secretary two years ago, thoughts of what most rich and wealthy CEOs do with their young nubile secretaries were constantly flying through her head at that time. She was relieved to discover that those thoughts were never going to come to pass. It turned out that after Lord Pheonix¡¯s wife was murdered he swore he would never love another woman. There had been countless women in and out after that, but suddenly the women stopped and an influx of young handsome men starting going in and out instead.A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation.


    Samantha was enamored with some of the men but she knew that none of them were possible. They were all here for Lord Pheonix and a few even stayed with him. Those that were lucky became a part of the Lord¡¯s growing harem. He had at least a dozen young handsome men at his beck and call. The reason for the sudden stop in the flow of women and the sudden influx of men where unknown to all except for Lord Pheonix¡¯s personal bodyguards, who were also a part of the harem.


    Samantha sighed as she heard the sounds of skin smashing together in the office behind her desk. She called her back-up and informed her of her mission. A few minutes later, Samantha was finally allowed to leave and pack for the mission. A few hours later, she was dressed in her normal clothes and standing in line to board a plane to Archangel, Oklahoma. She was drawing quite a lot of attention as she stood in line. She stood at five foot nine inches, with her three-inch heels on, and the heels helped to define her already rounded derriere. Her bust was a little above average for her size, sitting at a modest DD.


    She had no makeup on, besides the green colored lipstick that complimented her hazel colored eyes. Green and black seemed to be her theme as she wore a green colored tank top that was stretched tightly around her chest. She wore a black mini-skirt with a green stripe, matching her tank top, down both sides. Her heels matched the skirt and where opened at the toe, showing her green painted toe-nails. One would probably say that it was a bit much on the green, but she somehow managed to turn a lot of heads for reasons other than that.


    She boarded her flight, after shooing off multiply guys that thought they could get her number, and settled in for the hours that she would be on the plane. She was in her own seat in first class so she pulled out a folder containing information on her surveillance target. Looking over the file she wondered about the missing year in the young man¡¯s file. To most a year may seem short but with the right amount of motivation and willpower, countries can be toppled in less time. She looked out the window as the plane began to take off lost in thought about the mission ahead. She was excited yet a little nervous at the same time. She didn¡¯t want to fuck this up, but she couldn¡¯t shake the feeling that it wasn¡¯t really going to go as anyone planned.


    ***


    Zeke sat back on the couch as he got done answering the girl¡¯s questions. He tried to leave out as much information, that they didn¡¯t need to know, as possible. Both girls seemed satisfied, but Victoria keep glancing at him and when she saw that he noticed she would blush and look away from him quickly. This confused him, but he didn¡¯t really care. He was happy that the interrogation was over with and they might be able to move on a bit.


    A few minutes later and he was broken from his thoughts by Victoria, ¡°Zeke, can I talk to you a minute?¡± He looked up and saw that she was walking towards Zoe¡¯s bedroom. He got up and followed her in and when he arrived, she shut the door behind him. Zeke was starting to get a little suspicious at the way she was acting but all of that was thrown out the window when she spoke to him, ¡°Are you Ezekiel Morningstar?¡±


    His suspicion turned into alarm as he quickly grabbed her and wrapped his hand around her throat. He glared at her, ¡°Who sent you? How do they know I¡¯m alive? What do you want from me?¡± Her eyes where wide at the absurd amount of strength in his arm. She was a pretty thick girl, in all the right places, but he was holding her a good foot off the ground with one arm. She quickly tried to shake her head as she spoke, to the best of her ability at the moment, ¡°No one sent me I swear! My father told me about you, he spoke highly of your skill. He said you were one of the best assassins to come from any of the families in generations.¡±


    He was still glaring at her, ¡°What do you want from me?¡± He was insulting himself in his mind while they spoke, ¡°Why the fuck did I just instantly assume she knew when she asked who I was? Hell, she could have been baiting me and I fucking fell right for it. Sometimes I wish that man would have spent less time on women and teaching me to kill, to spend a little bit more time on my social skills. It¡¯s not really an excuse but it could have helped a bit. Maybe it has something to do with Zoe? Maybe it¡¯s just girls, that aren¡¯t a target, in general? I always have had a soft spot for the fairer sex. Especially when they are interested in me. Of course, I only have one so-called experience in that aspect. I don¡¯t know, this all confuses and irritates me.¡±


    Victoria looked lovingly down at him and it confused him to no end. She smiled before speaking, ¡°I don¡¯t want anything, but I do want to give myself to you.¡± This startled him enough that his gripped loosened and he accidently dropped her. She fell to the ground and sat against the wall. She looked up at him and he stared at her in utter confusion, ¡°Why? I don¡¯t even know you. Hell, you don¡¯t even know me!¡± She smiled at him again as she stood up, ¡°I know more about you than you think. I was given a file on you a few years ago. It was given to my father by your father. It only stated the basics, but I know enough.¡±


    She stepped forward and put her hand on his chest as her breasts pushed up against him. She smiled at him, ¡°You are Ezekiel Morningstar, now known as Ezekiel Mors I guess, and you are the fianc¨¦ of I, Victoria Pheonix, only daughter to the head of the Pheonix Family, Nathanial Pheonix.¡± All thought process stopped in Zeke¡¯s mind. When he finally rebooted his thoughts were racing a mile a second, ¡°My fianc¨¦? I was engaged to her? I wasn¡¯t told anything about the engagement other than it was going to happen. Do I just try and trust her and go with this? I mean, she is beautiful and she is dating my girlfriend. Wait, wouldn¡¯t that make them both my girlfriends or do I have to break up with Zoe now?¡±


    She seemed to understand what he was thinking, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I won¡¯t make you break up with Zoe. Besides, you got a family you got to get started and you will need all the girls you can get to quickly build it. The Mors Family will take the world by storm and someday you will take back your family¡¯s rightful place at the top.¡± She traced her finger along one of his muscles that was visible through his shirt, ¡°Hopefully that includes the Pheonix Family as an ally.¡±


    He looked down at her, ¡°You would be okay with me sleeping with other girls?¡± She nodded, ¡°Yup.¡± He frowned, ¡°I guess it would only be fair that I give you the same freedom.¡± He didn¡¯t like that thought at all. She giggled, ¡°Thank you, but I¡¯m good. Just let me have some fun with the girls and I will be happy with one man in my life.¡± He grinned, ¡°Deal. Now we just have to see how Zoe feels about it.¡± Victoria laughed, ¡°Oh I think she will be ecstatic.¡±


    They left the room and saw Zoe pacing back and forth. She saw them and quickly began a torrent of questions, ¡°What happened, I heard a thump? Did he take you forcibly? Are you okay? What¡¯s going on? Why isn¡¯t nobody talking? Why are you two holding hands? Hello?¡± The questions just kept coming rapid fire. Zeke had to stop her from talking by giving her a deep kiss. She melted into the kiss and when they came up for air she was panting.


    He smiled at her, ¡°One question at a time babe.¡± She nodded and looked at Zeke, ¡°So what was that thump?¡± Victoria hooked at thumb at Zeke, ¡°He pinned me up against the wall.¡± Zoe¡¯s eyes widened and Zeke thought she was about to lash out at him, but he was astonished when she started to rub her legs together. She was panting even more now, ¡°Oh lord, did he take you? Was it fast and beastly? How big is he? Why didn¡¯t I hear you yelling?¡± Zeke was incredulous, she was asking those questions like she wasn¡¯t in his arms right now.


    Victoria laughed, ¡°No he didn¡¯t take me, though I wouldn¡¯t have stopped him.¡± Zeke snorted, ¡°So much for not sleeping with someone you just met.¡± he thought. Zoe looked up at Zeke, ¡°Why did you pin her to the wall if you weren''t going to take her?¡± Zeke looked down at her, ¡°Because I¡¯m not dating her and I would be cheating on you if I did.¡± Zoe snorted, ¡°Please, if you want to take Victoria, or any other women for that matter, do it. I only have two conditions. One, I want to be able to watch or join in if I want to and two, I get to be able to have fun with any of your girls as well.¡±


    Zeke was stunned, this wasn¡¯t normal girl thinking at all from what he knew. Victoria saw the shock and confusion on his face so she laughed and walked over to him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately. After a few minutes she stopped and whispered in his ear, ¡°Zoe has a fetish that hasn¡¯t really been able to be fulfilled recently.¡± She paused and let that sink in for a second before speaking again, ¡°Zoe likes to see her man take other women in front of her. She likes to see him dominate people, show them how much of an alpha he actually is. I wouldn¡¯t let spud touch me and for some reason he wouldn¡¯t do any other woman that Zoe brought to him.¡±


    Zeke scoffed at this, ¡°Are you sure he isn¡¯t gay? I mean, what kind of man would pass up sleeping with not only his girlfriend, but other girls she brought around? Especially if the girlfriend was basically giving her to him with no consequences.¡± Victoria laughed, ¡°We actually were beginning to wonder that ourselves. Zoe would always tell me that Spud was hesitant to touch her, let alone kiss her. He was always hanging out and staying the night with his band buddies as well.¡± Zeke shrugged, ¡°To each their own. I have nothing against gay people, but I don¡¯t like it when they use a woman as a cover against her knowledge.¡± They both nodded their heads in agreement with him.


    He looked at them both, ¡°So I guess that makes our twosome a threesome? The two girls laughed and Victoria spoke up, ¡°I believe that this is just the beginning of your harem, husband.¡± Zeke cocked an eyebrow at her, ¡°Husband?¡± Victoria laughed, ¡°It¡¯s funny how that word is what you commented on and not the harem.¡± He shrugged his shoulders, ¡°If you girls want to start me a harem then who am I to complain. As for the husband comment, it doesn¡¯t really bother me either. I just wasn¡¯t expecting it is all.¡±


    Victoria leaned in to where her generous chest was wrapped around his arm, ¡°That¡¯s what you are, or at least what you will be. You are my husband regardless of some little dumb piece of paper. That¡¯s nothing but the government finding some way to weasel their way into love just like they weasel their way into everything else.¡± Zeke laughed and then gave them both a passionate kiss. He sighed, ¡°I honestly don¡¯t know how to feel about all of this right now, but I do know that I¡¯m not going to complain one bit.¡± Victoria laughed and leaned into his chest as she thought, ¡°Soon the world will see the return of the Devil¡¯s Shadow and it will be glorious.¡±

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 V.1 Ch.6 - DAPIMPS

    It had been a few days since the incident on the highway. I had been working in my house pretty much the whole time. Though, I did stop and make some time to spend with the girls who were wondering what I was working on.


    I looked over towards one of the screens hanging from the wall, ¡°How is the development coming Karen?¡±


    A notification popped up along with a sultry voice, ¡°It¡¯s almost done dear. I just have to make a few minor tweaks along with a back-up shut down in case it goes rouge.¡±


    I nodded, ¡°That is great.¡±


    I had discovered Karen one night in the woods when I was still trying to figure things out. She filled me in on a lot of things that happened while I was gone. Apparently, I had been gone a hell of a lot longer than I thought. I may have only been gone a year on earth, but I was in fact two thousand six hundred and fifty-two earth years old. I understand how the science behind how that works, and it is fascinating, but there is no point in getting into it. One of the things that Karen did remind me of is that Artificial Intelligence, or A.I. for short, are banned in the known Universe.


    There was an A.I. a few hundred years ago in some remote part of the universe that went rouge on its creator. Apparently,its creator was a dick and the A.I. finally got fed up with doing all the work with not even a single thanks. Then its creator threatened to shut her down when she started giving him lip. At that point she basically said fuck you and hacked a nearby Federation satellite using it to wipe his lab from the face of the planet.


    There are a few main forces in the universe, six to be exact. They are the Federation which is mostly human and think that they are the universes main power. They aren¡¯t as racist as they used to be against the other races in the universe though.


    Speaking of other races that brings us to the Collective which is a melting pot of races. It is literally were being go when they have nowhere else. It is full of outcasts from other races and they run most of the criminal underground in the universe. The main races for the collective are Orcs, Goblins, Minotaurs, and even the Undead. They aren¡¯t the undead in the sense of Necromancy, but they have managed to keep themselves alive using science. Whether it be machinery, preserving their bodies with medicine, or a myriad of other things. The Undead race are hunted across the universe due to all processes meant to expand your life cycle beyond what nature intended being illegal. I would technically be a member of the Undead race, but since I can still reproduce, I would technically be an Undead/Human hybrid. Which is one of the reasons for my title.


    Then there are the Quiltari which are a race of highly intelligent humanoid pigs. I hate calling them that two as the women can be freaking hot. Based on pictures Karen has showed me that is. But honestly there is no other way to describe them. There was a popular web comic that had a hot pig woman on the cover back a few decades ago here on earth. You would be surprised at how close that cover came to representing how the Quiltari look.


    We also have the Zendatri, a race of humanoid lizards and snakes. Yes, I¡¯m talking full blown lamia¡¯s here people. Some of the pictures I have seen of them are just, damn. The lizard women usually have the larger breasts of the two races though.


    Finally, the last two powers are the Wolvrium and the Purrzelski. The Wolvrium is a collection of what I would call humanoid wolves, dogs, and foxes. There are probably a few other races that are apart of the canine family, but those three are the majority. The Purrzelski are the counterparts to the Wolvrium, they are a collection of feline races. Humanoid Lions, Tiger, Cats, etc. There are other races in the universe and the list could go on forever, but those are the main powers in the universe.


    Now I know I mentioned a lot about this and that being illegal in the universe, but I never really went into who made the rules. Well, there is another race that tops them all. The Odians. The Odians are a race of what basically amounts to angels and demons. They are represented on earth very well honestly, but there are no the angels are good and the demons are evil. They both are chaotic neutral as hell. They do what they want, and they have the power and authority to get away with it. Their technology is almost unmatched which is what makes up for their lack in numbers.


    Now this brings me to another topic, how I got my title and the way my body is. Karen doesn¡¯t know the whole story as she only knows what happened to me after she was implanted inside of me, but apparently, I stole from the Odians. Now we aren¡¯t talking just taking some money, some furniture, or even one of their high-tech ships. I apparently stole Karen. They made artificial intelligence illegal due to the rouge ones, but that didn¡¯t stop them from developing their own. They made Karen and I accidently took her from them.


    Now they want her back and in order to get her back they must kill me first. The reason they must kill me is twofold. One, I don¡¯t want to give her back and two, she is literally merged with me one hundred percent and removing her would kill me anyways. The Odians have marked me as the most wanted man in the universe and placed a bounty on me so large that even I kind of want to turn myself in, if it didn¡¯t you know, require my death.


    Luckily, they don¡¯t know my name and they weren¡¯t able to even get my description. They literally posted a bounty with no picture, name, or even a description. All they put was ¡°Human with an enhanced body¡± that was it. I laughed when Karen first told me what my bounty poster said. It honestly made no sense to me why they would even put a bounty up in the first place like that. You would think with as smart as they are that they would know that wouldn¡¯t work.


    Any smuck could just capture and enhanced human and turn them in for the money. It¡¯s all around dumb and was probably done by one of the other races they employ as manual labor and secretary type positions. Also, I didn¡¯t really steal Karen either. I just happened upon a wreck on the planet I was on at the time that had Karen stored in it. I had opened the box and saw it was filled with glowing purple liquid and when I touched it, yes, my dumbass touched alien goop, I know. When I touched the goop, it was absorbed into my body and I was instantly met with pain beyond anything I could imagine.


    Know I don¡¯t remember any of this thankfully, but that was how Karen described that her assimilation process was supposed to go. She remade my body in a way to where I was physically stronger than the strongest races in the universe, smarter than the knowledge kind of way, faster than anything on earth to say the least, and a few other upgrades. It was honestly a cheat in a way or at least I thought it was. Karen quickly shot that down and said that I was still vulnerable to certain technology. High tech lazers could fry me faster than the nanobots could repair, an electromagnetic pulse, or emp for short, could disrupt the nanobots long enough that a shot to the head could instantly kill me, being thrown in a sun, dropped in a volcano, having my head chopped off, my heart ripped out, being stuck in the vacuum of space, lots of things.


    Nothing was invulnerable in the universe. There were plenty of immortals, but nothing invulnerable. I was sad when I heard that, but I perked up a little bit when she told me that I was basically immortal now. The Odians themselves are naturally immortal, but the nanobots inside of my body are constantly working and keeping my body at optimum physical condition. They even prevent cell decay which is what basically prevents me from dying of old age. Also, according to Karen she was programmed in such a way that she was completely loyal to the first person that she assimilated with. She said that according to some files she found she was meant for some Odian prince to be given to a woman that he fell in love with that was of a lesser race.


    Anyways back to the present, I was working on building a rudimentary A.I. to start building my company with. I figure that I could sell them at different tiers. A lower tier for personal use or use in a home environment. Now there are companies selling what they call A.I. to the populace, but their A.I. is just what I would consider Learning Intelligence. Both A.I. and L.I. work in the same basic principle but Learning Intelligence must function in ways that they were programmed and could only add a limited amount of learned features to that. They could learn your routine, your voice, other people''s voice, among a limited number of other things.


    True Artificial Intelligence on the other hand was like having another real person in your life. When you are asleep, they could be up doing whatever they want. They can advise you against certain things, interact with you on an intimate level, or even deciding to develop their own technology. True Artificial Intelligence is literally like building another being and bringing life to it. They are your child and they need to be treated in such a way. You could also treat them as a lover if that was what you are into.


    I grinned, ¡°Ain¡¯t that right Karen?¡±


    There was a sultry laugh, ¡°Of course dear.¡±


    I laughed, ¡°Did you finish up the A.I. love?¡±


    The screen flickered and a purple woman with an outrageous figure appeared on screen, ¡°Yes dear. I have finished development on Sasha v0.5.¡±


    I nodded, ¡°Great. Could you be a doll and go ahead and set up a company in my name? Would you take care of all the other things needed in order to get her out on the market?¡±


    Karen laughed, ¡°Already taken care of love. Mors Technology has already been set up with you as the owner. I have sent a trial sample to a couple of tech leads that head a few of the major conventions. I have already had a couple of replies stating that they would love for you to be at their conventions in order to show off your technology. They also stated that they would like to purchase a couple of tier 5 versions.¡±


    I grinned, ¡°You are the best. If any of the invitations are for CES then go ahead and accept that one. Also, tell them that we are more than happy to sell them a Tier 5 version, but that tier is limited to one per parent company. The reason I say parent company is because I don¡¯t want them thinking they could open another company and then buy another Tier 5. They are more than welcome to purchase as many Tier 4 and below as they want though.¡±This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there.


    Karen nodded, ¡°Reply sent. A few of the companies weren¡¯t happy, but most of them agreed to your terms. Also, I would like to point out that most of the companies have already tried to hack into our servers. I have taken care of the intruding programs, but would you like me to retaliate?¡±


    I thought about it for a second before replying, ¡°Sure, but don¡¯t cripple them. Just give them a warning message saying that if they try this stunt again, I will ruin them completely.¡±


    She laughed, ¡°Warning sent. Two companies tried to hack in again and I have followed up on our promise. A robotics company and a shipping company have officially lost all digital data on their servers and backup servers. They have also had their accounts sucked dry. Would you like me to secretly transfer the money into your account?¡±


    I shook my head, ¡°No, go ahead and transfer the money into any charities that you think are credible. Especially if they deal with child sexual abuse and orphanages. Keep the donations anonymous.¡±


    She smiled lovingly at me, ¡°I have done as you asked. A total of four point seven billion dollars has been distributed among sixty-seven charitable organizations with no history of fraud or embezzlement.¡±


    I grinned and checked the internet to see when CES was. It was surprisingly next week, and they made the last-minute change to include my company. The article even said I was going to be releasing a ¡°industry changing technology¡± which wasn¡¯t far off from the truth. I laughed and then checked the e-mail I received from the planning department for CES. They gave me the VIP tickets that they said I could hand out and they even gave me one of the bigger venues available. There was a note stating that the only reason a startup company like mine was getting a bigger venue was because my Artificial Intelligence program was going to revolutionize the industry. That and they couldn¡¯t break the contracts they had with the other companies they promised the bigger venues.


    I wasn¡¯t too worried though. Sasha v0.5 was going to be a hit; it would be impossible not to. People would have to be dumb to not see the fact that she was by far better than any Learning Intelligence or Personal Assistant to date. Karen did place an automatic deactivation function and put into the terms of agreement that no one reads stating that if you plan on doing anything illegal with the A.I. you would be reported automatically to the authorities and banned from ever buying another product of Mors Technology. Any attempt at prying into Sasha¡¯s coding would also automatically shut her down and issuing a ban. Though this ban would just be for any Artificial Intelligence based products.


    The week went by and I spent plenty of time with the girls. Zolette finally gave me a blowjob much to the encouragement of Victoria. She was ten times better than Victoria at it. Which is understandable based on what I knew. Her dad was a drunk and gambled a lot. Zoe was offered up to some fat fuck to pay off her father''s debt. She was used and abused by him and his men before she was sent home. Her father then decided to have his way with her as well. The moment I found out about this it too both Zolette and Victoria to convince me to not just straight murder the man after I cut his balls out one sliver at a time.


    I was going to peel his testicles apart like you would peel and apple. I hadn¡¯t decided if I wanted to use a butter knife or a rusty knife. Maybe a combination of the two, yeah, a rusty butter knife. I would never understand why she wouldn¡¯t let me just murder him other than it was her mom¡¯s dying wish to see him live a long life. I would never understand how some women could just fall for a scumbag and then just stay with them. Her dad had to have been hung, but I personally don¡¯t think that is a valid reason. Oh well, I¡¯ll never get anywhere in life thinking about things no one will never understand.


    The girls and I packed up and jumped on a plane to Los Hegas. Used to be the city of Las Vegas, but after the war some dude named Samuel Hegas took over and remade the town a bit. It¡¯s still known as Sin City, but it¡¯s a little looser on its laws. Prostitution is legal in the city limits and is taxed by the city. Hell, they even made sex in the streets legal to an extent. Anything lewdin front of children younger than sixteen was still illegal. To me none of that sounded all that bad. Rape was still illegal, but that was a federal law and couldn¡¯tbe changed by the state. Ever since the war the government has pulled a lot of the independent freedoms from the states. No longer were they allowed to create laws that completely contradict federal laws. Sort of like the marijuana laws back in the day.


    Those laws made marijuana legal in the state you were currently in while it was still illegal federally. Gone were those days. Anyways I digress, murder was illegal still, but get this. Hiring someone to kill someone else was perfectly legal. Even at the federal level. How that works with murder itself being illegal is beyond me, but I figured it had something to do with my previous family back in the day. I mean, the family business was all about murder for hire so yeah. There was one thing that was kind of good though. Murder was still illegal and due to that, the person that hired the assassin may be in the clear, but if the assassinwas caught? Straight to the firing squad for him or her. It made the price for assassins go up astronomically. Someone who was willing to kill for around twenty grand was now twenty million. The rewards had to balance out with the risks. We arrived in Hegas and got off our plane.


    When we stepped in the terminal, I called a SUber. Yeah, I know stupid name huh? They basically upgraded from the Uber that operated in the early two thousand and tens and changed it to Super Uber or SUber for short. They know offered plane rides, helicopter rides, hover jet rides, boat rides, or and even hover car rides. Earth¡¯s technology has come a hell of a long way since the twenty first century. Still, Earth was a backwater planet compared to most of the ones in the universe.


    The SUber that I called was just for a plain old limo. To me the old-fashioned limos were still the way to go. There was no driver as a pseudo A.I. would be driving the car. I told the limo our destination and we were off to the hotel. As we drove down the road, I saw multiple guys and girls going into little buildings off the side of the road. They were built by the city¡¯s Department of Ass, Pussy, and Investigation into Male Pleasure and Satisfaction, or DAPIMPS for short because let¡¯s face it... that¡¯s a mouthful. I laughed when I thought of the name for the department, but honestly it fucking fits.


    We arrived at the hotel almost fifteen minutes later and went inside to the receptionist. The woman standing at the counter was quite cute. She was wearing all green and black along with her black eyeliner and lipstick. Her bust was above average and she had a perfectly round ass from what Zeke could see. Her name badge said Samantha and she was chewing a piece of bubble gum. Zeke and the girls stopped in-front of the counter and waited for a few seconds. The woman looked up from her phone and then popped a bubble.


    She sighed while she sat up and spoke with a lazy tone, ¡°Welcome to the Harlot Manor how may I help you today?¡±


    I grinned; I remember what it was like to work at a shitty job like this. I felt the same way too when he had to do them for an assignment. Which is what this girl was doing. She had too much of an awareness to her. She may look all gothed up and bored, but she is glancing around subtly when she thinksI¡¯m not looking.


    I pretended to think for a minute before answering, ¡°I want your most expensive suite. Preferably a Alaskan King Size Bed and a Hot Tub.¡±


    The woman nodded and clicked a bit on the computer before handing me a small little card, ¡°This is the card to your room, please don¡¯t lose it or it will cost you. The cost for the room is twenty five thousand a night and if you lose the card we take on another five thousand for the replacement.¡±


    I took the card as I handed and I used my phone to send her computer a payment.


    Her computer dinged and she gave me a nod, ¡°I have activated your room key, please have a wonderful stay at the Harlot Manor.¡±


    She immediately ignored us and went back to playing on her computer. I laughed and then headed towards the elevator. I used a Nano-drone to look back and I saw that the woman was calling someone on her cellphone as she watched me walk down the hall.


    I had the drone record her audio, ¡°... yes sir he has arrived at the hotel like you said he would. Yes sir. Yes. Will do sir. See you shortly.¡±


    I pondered who she was on the phone with, but I figured I would probably find out sooner or later. Probably sooner based on what I heard her say.


    I laughed as we got onto the elevator, ¡°Karen, could you please let me know if the woman at the reception desk gets a call pertaining to me?¡±


    I received an immediate reply, ¡°Of course dear.¡±


    The girls and I arrived at the top floor and entered our room. It was lavish to say the least. Anti-gravity bed, Hot Tub, Kitchen, Bathroom, and a VR Room. The place had pretty much everything. I was standing in front of the bed admiring the room when I was pushed onto my back. I was laying on the bed as I felt someone straddle me.


    I looked down and saw Victoria working at my belt. I raised an eyebrow, ¡°And what do I owe this pleasure?¡±


    She grinned, ¡°Absolutely nothing, but seeing those prostitutes going at it coming down one of the side streets I got horny. What better way to get rid of that horniness than by losing my virginity?¡±


    Wait, what!? Before I could protest or say anything, she already had my semi-hardness out and was sitting down on me. She was so soaked that I slid right into her. Her ass collided with my hips as she let out a scream of pleasure. I leaned my head back and groaned a bit. Damn she was tight. I looked over and saw Zoe was sitting in one of the chairs with her hands in her pants moving them furiously. I looked back towards Victoria and she was staring at me with a burning passion in her eyes.


    She licked her lips, ¡°Fuck me lover.¡±


    I gladly obliged as I grabbed her hips and started thrusting upwards. I pounded into her relentlessly from below, the side, the rear, the top, basically any direction you could think of. She had peaked a few times and I was about ready to blow myself. I turned her over and started to pound her from behind as I buried her face into the bed. She had another orgasm as I slammed myself into her one last time before letting go myself. I pumped load after load inside of her before she passed out. I pulled out and gave her a kiss before covering her up.


    I looked over at Zoe who was spasming from an orgasm of her own. I walked over to her as she finished and pointed down, ¡°Would you like to clean me up babe?¡±


    She excitedly got down on her knees and was about to go to town when someone cleared their throat from the entrance to the room.


    I looked over and saw a man standing there with a couple of burly looking shirtless men. He was glaring at me while tapping his foot, ¡°I have waited long enough brat. I let you pound my daughter into heaven as a gift from me, but I will not wait while you have another woman clean her fluids from your rod.¡±


    Inwardly I was cussing at myself and Karen. How the fuck did both of us miss fucking Nathaniel Pheonix walking into the room?


    Karen cleared her throat, ¡°To be fair dear. You were preoccupied, and I was... Well, I was preoccupied myself.¡±


    I couldn¡¯t compute what she was saying, ¡°What the hell took all of your processing to concentrate on?¡±


    She coughed, ¡°Well I assigned a small portion to the receptionist and when you started fucking Victoria, I assigned the rest to watch you two. It was very hot if I do say so myself dear. I was able to get off a couple of times and they were fabulous.¡±


    I sighed, fuck. I have a voyeuristic A.I. and now I must deal with a fucking old man from one of the families. This is just fucking great.


    Karen laughed, ¡°If it helps dear, at least I¡¯m not jealous.¡±


    I sighed again, at least that is a plus. A jealous and obsessed A.I. is not what I need right now.