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Callie craned to see around Carl Still rubbing his jaw, Max took a step back, his eyes glittering as he stared at Callie

He glanced sideways at the mountain that was Carl then back to Callie and lifted one brow “Do you honestly think that he’ll keep me from you?”

Callie frowned Carl bristled and took a step in Max’s direction Max didn’t look overly worried—a fact that worried Callie plenty

Max was a badass It wasn’t that he looked like one He wasn’t overly muscled and didn’t have a tree trunk for a neck like Carl did But he was fast and unafraid He kneas a badass, which made him even more of one in Callie’s eyes

His jaas set in a tight line that h She’d also tasted that strong jaw She’d licked a path from his mouth to his ear and nibbled at all parts in between She could still feel the faint rasp of his beard on her tongue, for God’s sake

She’d also witnessed what happened when Max got pissed off

“Don’t makethe night in jail ”

His nostrils flared for a ht to know that she didn’t make empty threats She could be just as stubborn as he was Lord knew they’d butted heads often enough, and she’d never backed down Except in the bedroom Always in the bedroom

Heat flushed through her body, and she hoped to hell the neon lighting around the bar disguised her blush The last thing she wanted to do was show any sign that he’d flustered her with his sudden appearance

“This isn’t finished,” he bit out

“The hell it’s not I have nothing to say to you, Max ”

For a enuine pain in his eyes that had nothing to do with the fact she’d hit hiiven that he’d fucked her over, not the other way around

She flexed her fingers and rubbed at her hand as Carl escorted Max out the front door

“I’eainst the bar next to her

Callie scowled at the part-time bartender Nice of him to show up now If he’d been to work on time, she wouldn’t have been here when Max came in

“I didn’t throw hih the”

Paul chuckled “Good thing Dillon wouldn’t be happy if he had to replace lass ”

She shook her aching hand and turned to the side to collect herself She was more shaken by Max’s appearance than she’d like to ad had been a corovel He’d practically ordered her to talk to him As if

Max didn’t yell orders He never raised his voice He didn’t have to She’d been ed and squeezed her eyes shut Yeah, she’d been otten her was a healthy dose of stupid

She opened her eyes to see Paul eyeing her curiously as he made drinks She frowned and turned away A few ht after she’d slunk hoe kid through the frontof the bar