Moth to a Flame by Ashley Antoinette Read Free Book Online Page A

one another. He, on the other hand, wasn’t there to socialize. After finding out Raven’s age he had thought of dismissing her. He didn’t fuck with young chicks; the headaches they caused weren’t worth the unexplored crevices between their thighs. But Raven was different. She was hood royalty, a sheltered daughter who wanted to be down, and he was about to put her on his team. He knew that it would be easy to capture her head. She was young and impressionable. She would be easy for him to mold. It was the number one rule of any nigga trying to lock down a loyal chick: Fuck a bitch’s mind and the body will follow, Mizan thought, remembering what his deceased father had taught him when he was coming into adolescence. Mizan could see that Raven was in love with her father. Just from the small time he had seen them interacting, it was obvious that he was the king of her world. Mizan fully intended to break that bond. He wanted Raven for himself. On top of being the flyest little diva in the city, she was his meal ticket. He wanted her on his team. Her loyalty was about to shift from her father to her “new daddy,”which was why he gone out of his way to show up to the little shindig.
    He saw the black truck that whipped around the corner, and noticed Raven sitting behind the wheel. Fuck is this mu’fucka she rolling with? he thought, puzzled. He took the safety off of his pistol and tucked it in his waistband as he exited the car. He leaned against his car as he watched Raven park the vehicle on the curb. When she got out he noticed that she was frowned up, as if she had just got out of a heated discussion, but then she finally saw him. Her frown easily melted away.
    “You came!” she said, surprised, her voice rising an octave. She walked across the street to him and hugged him as if she hadn’t seen him in years. Mizan embraced her, wrapping one arm around her small waist as he kissed her neck.
    “What, you thought I wouldn’t? he replied as he leaned against his car with his hands tucked in his pockets. He wore baggy Sean Jean jeans and a pale yellow designer polo, with fresh kicks. The waves in his fresh cut left her dizzy. He was clean and looked even better than the day before. Even Raven couldn’t believe that she had pulled him.
    “I thought when you found out how old I was you would crap out, ”she stated truthfully.
    “When do you turn eighteen? he asked.
    “In August.”
    “Then I guess we’ll have to keep this thing friendly until then, n’ah mean? He licked his lips and looked down at her. He couldn’t believe that the beautiful body before him belonged to a girl so young, but he appreciated it all the same. His eyes roamed her scantily clad body and he shook his head at the lovely sight. He glanced up the street and could see his goons obediently waiting to hear the word.
    “We can head to the back. Are you hungry? We’ve got all kinds of food, ”Raven said as she led the way.
    When Mizan walked past Benjamin, he nodded in acknowledgment. He could feel her father’s eyes suspiciously trying to figure him out, but Raven was oblivious to it all. She beamed as she walked around proudly on his arm.
    Justine watched her daughter and Mizan interact. She could see that Raven was into him and she could also see that her husband wasn’t fond of the idea at all. She walked over to him and placed her hand on his back. “Stop frowning, Benny. She’s seventeen. At least they are here at the house where we can keep an eye on them, she reasoned.
    Benjamin nodded and kissed her cheek, but his frown never wavered. He watched as Mizan whispered in Raven’s ear, and his blood boiled. He motioned for Ethic to come over to him.
    “I want you to do me a favor, young blood. Keep an eye on that nigga over there with my daughter. I don’t like how he move. Something about him ain’t right, ”Benjamin said.
    “We’re reading out of the same book, fam. I’ll keep an eye out,”Ethic assured as he sat