Thebuzzofthegun hums through the air.
The design I’m working on is one I’ve been refining over the past few weeks—a large, hyper-realistic bear stretched across my client’s back. It’s not exactly to my taste, but even I can admit it’s some of my best work.
I only tattoo part-time. I don’t need a job—my idiot father forgot to cut me out of his will. Since I was his only kid, I ended up with a decent chunk of money. And his house, which I sold.
Then his parents died a few years later and left me most of their estate. Let’s just say I’m not hurting for cash.
But tattooing? That I do because I love it. There’s somethingcomforting about leaving a permanent mark on someone's skin. Something they can’t get rid of. People are temporary. But the ink? That’s forever. I wantforever.
I started doodling in school. After Jenny disappeared and I was still living on the streets, a gangbanger approached me with a way out of poverty. I was running drugs—quick and easy money. I got my first tattoo at nineteen from one of the gang’s guys. He showed me the ropes.
The rest is history.
I’m not involved in that life anymore. But… I can’t say I regret it.
I finish up with my client, heading to the front to ring him up when a blonde walks in. I do my usual scan to check if she’s Jenny—though the chances are slim.
After that… nothing.
I frown.
Then smile.
My angel really has cured me.
I wish I could tell her. Tell her what an incredible job she’s doing at fixing me.
But I can’t. Not yet.
If I reveal myself too soon, she might run.
I need her to crave me the way I crave her. Only then can I tell her who I am.
Which means I’ve got to up my game—because I don’t know how much longer I can wait.
The need to feel her coming apart over my cock is all-consuming.
But maybe… maybe I don’t need to reveal who I am to make that happen.
She wasn’t scared the other night.
Or… there’s option two.
Make her fall in love with me.
TheEliversion of me, not the stalker in the shadows.
Hmm.
That could work.
But… fuck. She thinks I’m not interested.
I shouldn’t have told her I was stalking someone new. This is going to make things harder. But not impossible.
I can fix this.
Emily