Deception's Game (The Misses Book 2)

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The week at the club went on as if they had never touched, just like it did the prior time. He figured she didn’t want him to do anything outside of his job description, and having carnal blissful s*x with her was definitely not in the paperwork. He also couldn’t believe Reeza never brought the fact that he worked in such a place up again.

She didn’t ask what he did or what he had to do as the owner of a submissive. On one hand it was a relief but on the other he questioned her love for him.

“You can’t have it both ways, Grayson.” He said to himself while adjusting his clothes in the mirror. He was excited about hanging out with his two favorite people. Even though he had four brothers and two sisters of his own, many normally thought he was an only child. He was the youngest and the only one that didn’t look like their parents. So there were a few reasons his siblings treated him more like an outcast than his parents did. In fact, to them he was the scum of the earth.

There were some things that happened that may have put a few of his siblings in life-threatening predicaments but he couldn’t undo the past. All he could do was try to be a better person going forward.

He took a deep breath to shake loose the pestering thoughts that came with his family and thought about the horrid classic mafia-like days he had with Luke. Their lives were a small chapter out of a book, he would title ‘Mafia Made’. Grayson sat in his car and chuckled. If he were to fill any of the pages of that book, he nor cousin would see the light of day again.

He needed Suzy to be bored, not cheating. His face turned serious and a smidgen of anger boiled up. “This b***h is going to make me lose my brother.” He muttered into the silence of his vehicle. He calmly turned to his favorite radio station. He needed to think positive.

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After sitting in traffic to get to Reeza’s building, they were finally on their way. She was the first woman that he talked about everything with daily. She understood his scientific woes and didn’t require a lot of explanation about the things he found interesting. She was perfect.

Her building wasn’t too far from the mall entrance where they were meeting up with Luke. When they got out of the car they unconsciously took the other’s hand. They both looked down and chuckled. “I can’t wait until we don’t have to hide it.” Reeza whispered as she released his hand.

When they saw Luke walking up to the entrance, Reeza had to hold her breath to stop from laughing. “Are you sure, you all aren’t twins!” She said then started laughing. The many both wore light green polos with khaki shorts.

“Does it bother you, Luke?” Grayson asked. He was sure he had an extra shirt or two in his trunk if Luke was uncomfortable with them looking the same.

“f**k no! Let’s get to shopping.” The base in his voice startled Reeza. She moved to the opposite side of Grayson and entered the mall. As they walked through the mall, women ogled them and took pictures of them like they were movie stars. For the first time in her life Reeza was not the center of attention, Sbe wasn’t even the center of their attention. They were so busy reminiscing about the last time they came to the mall that they seemed to forget she was there. They stopped at the first jeweler and he looked at a bracelet for a while then decided it wasn’t good enough.

“My brother wants something very specific but he does not have the specifications.” Grayson said then started to chuckle with the jeweler. That was something else she noticed the more they talked the more he called him brother instead of cousin. It bothered her more than she should had let it.

“If they were so close, why is he playing this game with me. And will he tell Grayson.” Reeza thought to herself as she followed closely next to Grayson.

“Hi, are you guys twins?” A tall beautiful blonde lady asked with her four friends to her rear.

“Why yes we are. Do we win a prize?” Luke said then waited for their response. Before they could answer he said, “No I’m joking. Go away.” in a stern frightful voice.

“Now was that necessary?” Grayson asked while side-eying Luke.

“No but it made me happy.” He said then laughed.

The last jeweler they visited was a custom jeweler.

“Would you like to customize a diamond bracelet?” The salesperson asked.

“It would be cool if I could get pink and black diamonds on a gold setting.”

“You can. Black and pink diamonds are super rare. We actually have some princess cut ones on hand, if you would like to take a look.”

For a moment, Reeza saw a loving excitement in Luke’s eyes. It was odd but she could tell it was real. He was crazy yet he had someone that he would give it all up for if only she would love him back. The sentiment made her chest hurt.

They were invited to a room in the back of the store. The diamonds were too valuable to bring out on the sales floor. As soon as he saw the diamonds Luke mentioned his wives love for a villain whose hair was half black and half white.

“Do you have enough for a necklace or a bracelet?”

“A bracelet, sir.”

“Make one half black and half pink. How long will it take?”

“We can have them set in gold with this clasp.” The salesman showed him the setting and clasp options.”

Once Luke decided what he wanted, he moved quickly confirming the design and colors for the bracelet. He left, seven million, half the value of the bracelet with the jeweler without taking a second breath. She had to remind herself that while Levi was the richest man in the world, he wasn’t the only wealthy person. After the transaction was complete, the smile that she had initially seen was etched into his face. She wanted to know more about Suzy. The whole situation at the mall made her feel small and insignificant. She was always told she was beautiful but she had a weak personality in comparison to Luke and Grayson. They were the full package. [Maybe it comes with age.]

“Did you like that bracelet, Reeza?” Luke asked while Reeza was looking off into space.

“Yes. It was gorgeous. I’m still in aw.” She said then giggled.

“Maybe one day Grayson will throw his life’s earnings at an endearing gift for you.”

“I look forward to it.” She said then gently hugged Grayson’s arm then released it. He looked at her with such love in his eyes.

“I can’t wait until I get older.” She whispered to herself.

“Wait..how old are you?” Luke asked then looked at Grayson. He looked like if she answered wrong he was ready to beat the blonde out of Grayson’s hair.

“Eighteen.” She watched Grayson. He looked just as nervous as she was.

“A little young isn’t she, little brother.”

“How old are you?” Reeza snapped back.

“Twenty-eight. Princess.” Luke stopped walking and glared at her.

“Geez. Calm down.” He was intimidating as usual. She felt like she was going to cry.

“You are scaring her. Yes she’s young but I love her. “ Grayson said. Luke clicked his tongue behind his teeth.

When they made it back to the garage, Luke turned and hugged Grayson. “Thanks for coming out.”

“Anytime.”