Life of Sin Book 1

Chapter Twenty-Five

I stayed with Ivy until it was time for me to get ready for Ducati's reopening. After making sure she’d be okay until I got back, I went home to shower, grab my things, and hurry to the club. Most of the dancers did promo so I knew it would be packed, that meant coming home with a big bag. Hopefully everyone was in good spirits because the last thing we needed was people talking about the “shootout.” I pulled up to the club and noticed a whole line of men practically begging to be let inside. Usually, if they were outside waiting that meant they were the stingy spenders. Somehow, DelMar could tell the ballers from the lames and he trained his bouncers to be able to do so as well. It was the high maintenance in him. As I got out of my car, I could hear one guy trying to buy his way inside.

“How much you make to be standin' out here doing this shit, bruh?”

“Enough.” The guy pulled out a stack of what looked to be hundreds but I knew better than that. Only the bills on top were large. He’d probably get inside and try to finesse a $40 show out of us. That wasn’t going to fly for the girls or for Ducati. I walked past the line of men and they all broke their necks to get a glimpse of me. A couple of them even called out my stage name, demanding my attention.

“Onyx! Tell this nigga to let me in, baby! Come on!” I simply smiled and waved as the bouncer moved aside to let me through. Being inside looked and felt like a dream. I hadn’t been this excited since my first time setting foot in Ducati's. I was loving the vibes.

“Glad to see you’re still around, boo. I would’ve missed you,” Chasity said as she walked past me, brushing against my arm. The liquor clearly had her feeling good and I wasn’t here to ruin anyone's fun.

“Wish I could say the same,” I said under my breath. As always, my first stop was the bar. Kiana spotted me and rushed from behind it to hug me, kissing my neck on the sly.

“Ahhh! I’m so glad you’re here and you’re feeling better! I was wondering if you’d come in.”

“How could I not? You see this shit?” I gestured at all the people around me having a great time. We continued talking as she walked back around the bar and I took a seat. She slid me two shots which she insisted were free of charge. I downed the first and Eli walked up behind me as I downed the second.

“Kiana, I don’t pay you to talk to Onyx the whole night. You see those guys down there? They’re thirsty.” She rolled her eyes, subtly flicking him off as she walked towards the other end of the bar.

“And you need to hurry up and get changed. A lot of guys are asking around for you.” He tapped the bar twice before turning to walk off. I did as I was told and made my way to the locker room. After changing, I walked out to start my rounds only to be stopped by some heavy set guy.

“How much for a private dance, baby?”

“Sorry, I don’t do those.” I lied, but there was no way I was baring all for him.

“I don’t think you know who I am,” he said, stepping closer a bit. His air smelled like Black & Milds and the cheapest liquor we sold. I wasn’t even up for giving him a normal dance.

“Um, no I don’t. Never seen you a day in my life.” I began to walk away, eager to be approached by someone who wasn’t thirsting for a naked dance.

“Fuck you then, bitch. You don’t want no money.” He could say whatever he wanted but he wasn’t my type of customer. As the hours progressed, the broke boys eventually tapped out allowing the rich men to show them how it’s really done. 4am rolled around signifying the end of a successful night. I’d spent the last 30 minutes hiding out in the locker room so that I could get a head start on the process that is counting my money. After banding it up and packing it into my duffle, I was ready to get back to Ivy's. Hopefully she was feeling at least a little better. I walked out, grateful to have had one of the best nights I’ve had here in a while and it wasn’t because of the money. As I passed Ducati's office, the door opened and Falen walked out. I pretended not to notice her but apparently she didn’t catch the hint.