“Pray tell, what do those tastes entail?” Dan inquires, his tone whimsical and almost amused. I shrug a shoulder nonchalantly and take a sip of whiskey while pulling my phone out with the other hand. I pull up a picture of Daniella, a girl I saved five years ago. She’s deep in a safehouse, as she was an orphan with no home to return to when I rescued her. It’s an innocent picture of her dressed in Barbie pajamas. What sells the illusion is the haunted look in her eyes and the bruises marring her skin. The picture was taken after we first rescued her. She was ten at the time, and I made sure to ask her permission before showing this to anyone. This is the first time I’ve had to befriend pedophiles before I killed them, but I knew that if I was ever going to convince them I was just like them, I’d need to show proof. And Ill be damned if I show a random girl off the internet and risk their safety. At least with Daniella, it’s an old picture and I can ensure nothing will ever happen to her. Handing the phone to him, I say lowly, “My latest toy.” The words taste like fucking tar on my tongue, but I force them out anyways. Dan’s brows skyrocket to his forehead, but an evil, happy little smile forms on his face. “You share?” I nearly break his hand when he hands me the phone back, his gaze lingering on the picture. Instead, I tuck the phone back in my pocket and bare my teeth. “T get jealous.” His head tips back, and a booming laugh echoes across the space. The noise of the room swallows the sound, but it feels like dynamite in my ears. “Understood, my friend. And when they grow too old?” I smile salaciously. “Organs are a hit in the black market.” He grins. “I think you’d be perfect for initiation then. Next one is a week from now. You interested?” “What's this initiation entail?” “The expectations will be asked of you when the time comes. But when it’s over, you get lots of that,” he enlightens, nodding towards my tucked away phone. He flashes a feral smile. “Lots of that, in whatever shape, size and gender.” “And this is safe?” Dan shrugs a shoulder. “We had a spy, leaking videos, but the Society is confident they’ve found the traitor. And those videos haven’t been seen. They were immediately taken down once they were uploaded.”