Chapter 1
Prologue
Harry’s POV
It was still dark out when I walked out of the club at the end of my shift. I had planned to go home so I could shower, grab some food, and go to the bank to deposit the tips that I made that night dancing.
“Hey, H wait up,” Niall called from behind me, “I wanted to see if you had any plans for the rest of your night.”
I turned to face him, “Niall you realize that it’s five in the morning.”
“Your point Styles, you have been on stage since nine, and don’t think I didn’t see you slip off during your break to give a client private session. You haven’t had anything to eat since the start of your shift.”
Moments like these are when it really bugs me how protective he is, don’t get me wrong I love him to death, but it’s my life I can make my own decisions.
“I was going home, but I guess we are going to get food?” I said sassily.
“Nope babes, you can change clothes first if you want to,” he said looking at my sweatshirt and spandex shorts from my time on stage.
“Yeah let me run back inside,” I said as I grabbed my victoria secret bag from the back seat of my car. I entered into the locker room as Crystal walked into the changing room.
“Hey H what are you still doing here, your shift ended like fifteen minutes ago,” she said opening her storage locker.
“Niall and I are going to grab something to eat before I crash at home though I would change before I go,” I said. I grabbed a pair of black leggings from my bag when I finally noticed the hoodie I had thrown in the bag all those months ago when I packed my clothes.
“Are you okay H you look like you’ve seen a ghost,” she said tying up her trainers.
“Yeah something like that,” I said as I picked up the denim blue hoodie. I always told him this one was my favorite because of how the color brought out his eyes, but the truth is I liked how it always smelled like him and was soft. After about a year of me stealing it he finally gave it to me I never took it off, it’s lost its smell over the past four years. When we broke up I guess I just threw it in my bag for my car and never needed it. I pulled the old hoodie over my shoulders and looked up to see Crystal looking at me weird.
“Harry I can all El if you need me to,” she said concerned.
“No don’t wake her she’s got uni in the morning, I’m just grabbing breakfast with Niall and then going home I’ll be fine. Besides I can’t just break down every time a memory of the great Louis Tomlinson is brought up, I’m a big boy I can take care of myself,” I said as I sat down to slip on my dirty white vans another Mark Louis has left on my life.
“I would invite you to come with us but you always rushing off to be somewhere after your shift, Chris maybe when you share about where your going I’ll share about Louis,” I said as I started walking across the room.
“No dice H, I’ll sure you tomorrow,” she said shutting her locker and heading towards cash out.
I snaked my way through the back hallways of the dirty night club that still seemed to be in full swing even though it was five-thirty in the morning when I noticed one of my special clients standing outside of a private room.
“What are you still doing here they said you went home already,” Tom whispered as I got closer.
“My shifted ended about thirty minutes ago, I had to clean up after our last session before I could leave, I however should be asking you why your still here,” I said pulling my arm out of reach as he went to grab it.
“Just because you do special favors for me doesn't mean your special to me, ” he said leaning closer to me.
”you know what I can do in this town and no one will stop me, ” Tom said getting really close to my ear. Tom was pretty high up in the riverside gang’s chain of command he is nicer than most of the other members which is why he is helping me with these special favors, I need the money and he gets a plaything.
“I understand what you do outside of our agreement is none of my business,” I said backing away trying to slip out the back door.
“You know we could always go for round two if you're up for it, double the money, for your little secret,” he said as he trapped me between him and the wall.
“Tom let me go, Niall is waiting and will get suspicious if I don’t hurry,” I said, trying to push him off of me.
“Oh but baby I love it when you're frightened,” he said smiling his evil smile, “ how about I meet up with you later and we finish this moment I’ll give you triple the normal.”
When he told me that I knew I couldn’t refuse I needed the money and he knew it too.
“Deal meet me there about 3:30 this afternoon and don’t be late,” I said, “you know I hate it when you're late,” I said walking away towards the back exit hating myself for the deal I just made with the devil. he might be nicer than most members of the riverside gang but that doesn’t mean I’m safe, no one in New York is safe with the turf war going on your either with them or you're against them is how gangs see it. I shook the thoughts of the events that just happened out of my head as I headed out the club door into the cool New York City air.