<p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">We made a deal... one I thought I'd never make.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">I'm trying not to judge myself but it's a bit shameful.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Rent was due and I simply didn't have it. I love the big city and I've done everything I could to make it. But after a rough few years, a break up that nearly destroyed me, and a personal issue that I just can't talk about... I'm broke and hit rock bottom.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Then there's Graham.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Richer than most could ever imagine, devilishly handsome with a charming smile, and a sparkle in his eyes that I swear is just for me.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">He owns the building and now, once a month when the rent is due... he gets a piece of me I can't believe I agreed to give.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">His lips on mine are addictive and the way he groans my name in pleasure is scorched into my memory.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">We sealed it with a kiss and I'm all too aware that the next rock bottom for me will lead to nothing but despair and a broken heart.</span></p>