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At least I could finally lock up this hellhole of a shop and get a shower

“Thank you so much—you have no idea how much I appreciate it”

“No, but the whole throwing yourself atwas a subtle hint,” he said, and I realized he was teasing ? I couldn’t decide if that kicked ass or scared the shit out of me

“Anyway, it’s getting late,” I told hirab some dinner down the street, and then I could take you over and show you the apartment”

A sht I was hitting on him

“No,” I said quickly, od, this is weird”

“What, you aren’t turned on by ahis ar, but the sasn’t a turnoff Nope Not even a little bit “If that’s not enough for you, the roof tar onattraction”

ClosingNot in a cruel way, but couessas hell Of course, noanted to check out his ass, but I et (mostly) when I answered him

“Well, it’s sexy but I’ll rab dinner, though, and we need to figure out the apartment details”

“I’ll take the place, doesn’t etting old I’d love to etup with someone later”

Of course he was, because hts alone

“Sounds great,” I told hi to show any disappointet you the key”

He opened his ainst the locked shop door caught us both off guard I spun around to find Talia Jackson glaring at lass Talia and three of her skankier friends, including Sadie Baxter, a girl I used to babysit when I was in college

A girl as noenty

Damn

“Cooper!” Talia shouted “What the fuck are you doing?”

I glanced at my new handyman, startled Talia Jackson and her brother, Marsh, were two of the nastiest people I’d ever roup called the Nighthawk Raiders The club had been around most of my life, but it was only in recent years that they’d turned really bad I entler sort of bikers, but I’d never been actively afraid when I’d heard a motorcycle, either

Now? Let’s just say we’d all gotten a little edgy

“That’sdeep down inside of o for soed circus clown—you know, the kind that survives by eating the souls of innocent children—but she was hot