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Bar after bar Strip club after strip club Men and wo in a way that had been around since the dawn of ti to find a place called Spanky’s when every other joint was na similar with the saht it would be When I finally did locate it, I was loath to go in

It was neon It was pink It screa on the sidewalk made my skin crawl My life wasn’t pretty and rosy, but I had never been low enough to think that getting naked and selling ave myself a mental pep talk and forcedh of audy on the interior My eyes darted around, trying to figure out the best place to hide out and be unobtrusive, when a hand clah to be in here, girly?” The beheave leae in my throat Aside from the diamond in his front tooth and the snarl on his face, there was no led to his side in a leather holster I was used to violence and the unsavory things that happened in this part of town, but guys with guns was new, and I wasn’t sure how to proceed withoutup on Bax

“I am”

“You aren’t here to work or to watch” It wasn’t a question “What are you doing here?”

I tried to pryfor so to say because his ebony brows slaave ether and I tasted blood

“Look, little girl, if your ot a beef with one of the girls, you handle that on your own ti hours Understand?”

That uy here to prevent catfights before they started

“Run along Go buy so, and ood tiainst ain I was about to tell hiht air wafted in, along with an electrical charge that was only carried by a force darker and heavier than the air around it

“Hey, Chuck I need to see Honor” There was no h voice that crackled with authority and cigarette smoke

“Hold on a sec, Bax Gotta escort the riffraff out”

Oh, great Now, if I had been hoping to slide by unnoticed, there was no chance I could practically feel those dark eyes burning a hole through the back of rip, and I was hauledfree and s black stare The star next to his eye throbbed in ti as it was fascinating to watch

The large bouncer took a step away froht me with his other hand and shookcrack

“What in the fk are you doing here?”

“You know her?” the bouncer asked drily

Bax’s gaze narrowed on ht onpunished for not finishing my dinner I snatched my hat up and shoved it back on my head and crossed my arms over my chest