Chapter Ten
Zurie
“Niko, I can’t.” I stood in front of his desk, my body shaking and my hands in a knot behind my back.
He leaned down, picking up something from underneath his desk. Laying a briefcase on top of it, he opened it then turned it toward me. I saw rows and rows of stacks of one-hundred-dollar bills. “I haven’t counted it. Just filled this thing up for you.”
My mouth hung ajar. I’d never seen so much money in my life and had never thought that I ever would. “Niko, please.”
“I can tell, you know. Your face is flushed. Your skin is glowing. Your dark eyes are a bit lighter than they usually are. You got him. And I need that.” He leaned back in his chair, looking me up and down. “It’s not that hard. Just tell him that you never consented or some s**t and that he’s f****d up.
