Marcus’s words hung in the air while I sat there, my hands gripping the chair so tight that my knuckles almost turned white. The video on his phone paused on the frame of me with my head thrown back, and mouth open, while Elias thrust into me.
Elias shifted beside me. Then he spoke, “This is blackmail. Do you think this will end well for you?”
Though his voice came low and controlled, I could hear the edge in it.
Marcus shrugged, slipping the phone back into his pocket. “I think this will end exactly how I want it. Lila agrees to spend the night with me or the video goes viral by nine. Simple as ABC.”
Then he cleared his throat.
“I will advise you to let’s keep this between us. If you both cooperate, we can make this disappear quietly.”
I turned to Elias. “Say something.”
“Don’t agr
