Law of Attraction (Universal Laws Book 1)

by Raeesah Ambarker

Now, don’t get me wrong. I loved men. I had a vagina, and when I needed some pleasure, I wanted things inside my vagina. What I wanted inside my vagina was a penis. And damn, the penises were great. Hideous, but great. However, once those pants were pulled up, belts buckled up and their mouths opened in preparation for a conversation—I realised why men annoyed me so much. Because they thought I needed to be handled.

She picked up on the first ring, as she always did. It was an unspoken thing of hers. “911, what’s your emergency?” I snorted, leaning against the wall as I watched the passing cars. “I’m afraid I set fire to another man’s ego.” “Hold while I transfer the call.” Silence for a few seconds, and my grin grew. “Fire Department. You light ‘em, we fight ‘em! How can I be of assistance?”

“Nobody hurt me.” Beckham looked at me a moment longer. “For his sake, you better be telling the truth.”

“I don’t know what you’re—” One hand gently cupped the side of my face and I shuddered, staring up at him because he didn’t let me look away, keeping my gaze. “Nyx,” his voice was a guttural whisper. “Who’s hurting you?”

“Look at that,” he grumbled with a smirk, leaning away slightly to place kisses on my jaw. “Eight fucking months later and you’re still my girl.”

“You’re about to be disappointed, Dad,” she hummed, red eyes filled with loathing as she stared at the struggling man. “Beckham doesn’t listen to me.”

“If you ever lay a hand on my girl again, LAPD will be the least of your problems.”

“Being strong doesn’t mean that asking for help or admitting that you’re in pain is weak.”

Her black thong was exposed and she took my free hand, leading it to her hip. Just beneath the waistband, I felt a smooth bump on her hipbone that I’d never noticed before. Or maybe I had, but chose to see it as a childhood scar. We all had one of those. “What’s that?” She attempted a smile and I knew this was her way of letting me in. “My dad burned me with a cigarette when I was ten. I—” I pressed my lips against hers and her dress fell back to her feet as her hands went to my hair. Mine slid to her ass, one covering the sordid bruise as if I had the mystic ability to make it vanish. She melted in my arms again, just like the first two times, and I tugged her closer, moving my lips against hers. Her mouth opened and I thrust my tongue inside. As I kissed her, I made a vow to myself to never pick up another cigarette, not when something as insignificant as that could cause a woman so much pain.

“Jasper, you think of Nyx as your sister, right?” he asked without looking away from me. “Is that a trick question?” Jasper questioned in confusion. Beckham tilted his head slightly to glare at him and Jasper laughed awkwardly, no doubt thinking of the time we’d made out at the club. “Of course she’s my sister, man. Like a totally hot stepsister.” He smirked at me. “I’m bisexual for a reason, darling.” Finding my moment to shine, I looked at Jasper, a teasing smile on my face. “What are you doing, stepbro?” Jasper looked ready to burst into laughter but his smile slipped when he caught Beckham’s aggravated gaze. “No, not at all. Completely biological. Nyx is like my biological sister, no incest over here. No, sir—”

When I’d asked her what she did at school that was so tiring, she’d told me that dealing with other human beings was what distressed her.

“If I could eat one thing for the rest of my life, it would be fries. How about you?” I nearly suffocated on my burger because the first thing that popped into my head was Nyx.

“Simple law of attraction, baby. You’re mine, I’m not leaving you. If you believe in anything, believe in that.”

I loved her with everything I was and she loved me in return. A simple affirmation was like an electromagnet. Like I’d told Nyx, what belonged to you would find you. And we’d found each other, eventually. Simple Law of Attraction.