Chapter 1

Greg was unsure of himself as he pulled his car into the alley. He drove by the house he knew he was going to, easily identified even as the sun was setting. The perfect opportunity was inside, but also the perfect trap that could get him put in jail for years. As he slowly passed the house he was looking for any telltale signs of a potential sting operation, but he didn’t see any. He reached the end of the alley and drove a few blocks away to a park and ride before getting out of his car to walk.

He’d been talking to this girl Jessie for about two months. She was this cute little redhead, not too skinny, but not chubby either, just that girl with the right amount of padding to make it where her curves would be amazing. That was the pitfall in Greg’s plan, the would be. He knew he could be screwed because young Jessie was only fourteen, if she were actually real.

Inside the house Jessie waited anxiously to be contacted by her friend who she only knew as M4STRGMR. Jessie wanted out, she hated her life and hated her parents and just wanted a chance to do what she wanted. M4STRGMR represented that opportunity. She met him online when he was trolling some teen chat rooms and they struck up a conversation. The guy was apparently loaded, fancy apartment in New York City, into games, anime, and all the same types of things she enjoyed. He’d be able to get her whatever she wanted, and allow her all the time in the world to play her games and just have fun instead of school, homework, and chores.