*This chapter contains explicit depictions of oral s****l activity between men. Please be advised that the content may be graphic and may not be suitable for all readers. If you are not comfortable with mature themes or explicit s****l content, please do not proceed.* The memory of that night in Manny's upstairs room sat in Jack's brain like a bruise he never pushed on. After those horrible sessions, he remembered the way Manny had touched him like he was testing merchandise. The way he'd murmured instructions in his ear, a roleplay scenario layered over an act of ownership. The way he'd called it "training," like he was doing Jack a favor. "You want to make fast money," Manny had said afterward, buttoning his shirt while Jack sat on the edge of the bed staring at a patch of wallpaper.

