Vow of Surrender

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Adam heard his phone buzz as he was in the middle of a spreadsheet. He had been creating a suggested menu price increase to try and make up for loss in profit.

Despite his foul mood, he decided to go to the office and find a way to save the business without selling. At the same time, he was looking for any resources for gambling addiction. He refused to speak with Kai again until he got help.

He checked his phone and saw it was Koda. The other brother he had beef with. He felt like a child for being mad at something from the past, but he wasn't exactly feeling rational right now.

"You at the office?" the text read.

Adam almost ignored it but decided not to be an asshole.

"Yeah, why?"

"I'm picking you up for a lunch break. No, you don't have a choice."

Adam scowled and started to shoot back when Koda texted first.

"Please? I think we need to talk. One kinky bastard to another."

He sighed, moving his thumbs in the air as he contemplated a reply. He didn't like being at odds with Koda but he didn't want a lecture either. Then again, he was curious to know his brother's story of how he got into kink.

"Fine."

"Cool. Come outside. I'm in the parking lot."

Adam shut his laptop off and locked the office before he could change his mind. He let the staff know he would be gone for a bit before heading outside. Koda and he had always had a stronger relationship than Kai and him, but Adam had always felt more like a parent to him than a brother. Koda had been independent from a young age, which helped ease the burden of looking out for him. He never got in trouble, but he became increasingly secretive after high school.

That's when Koda opened his business. He got a business degree then much like Caedance, he started out small and gained a reputation. Before everyone knew it, the business boomed.

Sure enough, Dakota's Porsche was out front rumbling form the engine and the bass of his music. Adam opened the passenger side and got in.

"This better be worth it," he grumbled.

"It will be, I promise! Mind if we take a little drive."

Not that he had much of a choice now. He nodded and Dakota drove out of the lot. They took the freeway going passed the Rez and toward the city limits. This area was dense with forest on either side of the road, and the landscape was unlike any other. Adam rarely got out of Newell but he wished he could travel and see what else the world had to offer.

After a half hour, Koda turned off into a dirt road. They drove a quarter mile before he stopped at a gate that said 'No Trespassing.'

"You sure you're not up to something shady?" Adam asked. "I'd rather not spend another night in jail."

"Don't worry your pretty head, Adamo. This property is mine."

He parked then got out and opened the gate before getting back in. Once he drove through, he parked again and locked the gate behind them. They drove deeper into the woods until the sun was almost completely covered by the treetops.  Adam wanted so badly to ask questions, but he had a feeling Koda wouldn't make a peep until they got where they wanted to be.

Finally, they made it to a more open area, and Adam saw a cabin up ahead. It was cozy, not too big but big enough for a bachelor to get away for a few days.

"What is this?"

"This . . . is my own personal kink dungeon."

He parked in front and Adam got out, admiring the structure. It didn't look any different than a regular camping cabin.