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I was so caught up in my fantasy that I didn't notice the hand on ainst my side

"Hey gorgeous, you looking for soht?" a tall, thin th ofdown my side It was easy to keepfor me

The young rinding against hi in the bathroom or behind the club I doubted the kid was al, but that didn't stopto stride across the club and yank him away from Jude Jude chose that moment to look at me It took every ounce of willpower I had to pull aze for just a uy at ress southward, but heJude because he chose thatin front of ers ski special, I'el"

I alel how old he was but didn’t

"Maybe souy in front ofand I had no illusions about why he was there, I didn't want to hurt his feelings His touch did nothing for me and there was only one reason for that And that reason was standing not fifty feet froer Or what I could only assuer

"You sure, honey?" Angel asked There was only mild disappointment in his voice

I nodded He took out a pen and then pulled my hand toward hiainst my chest

"If you change your uy The old row up a little bit before he played around with less sex and nameless conquests I smiled at my own ridiculousness The kid had probably had more sex in his lifetime than I had

I turned my attention back to Jude only to realize he wasn't where he’d been just seconds earlier The guy he'd been dancing as still there, but Jude was gone

"Fuck," I h the crowd Thankfully, since I was taller than ood look at the surrounding dance floor I spied Jude along the far wall He was barely visible because so hiainst the wall Adrenaline coursed through led to reach theuy was, he could easily inflict a decent ae on Jude with just his fists

Froers wrapped around Jude's throat That fact hadpeople out of uy’s words as I neared them

"You fucking let anyone else here touch you and I’ll—"

That was all he reasy ponytail and yanked hiear, but it looked new instead of worn from the elements The fact that he was likely only a biker wannabe was confirhih Not when I looked at Jude and saw the red rabbed the ht just so I could knock hiain I hit hi me backward

It turned out to be more than one someone It was both Jude and one of the bouncers

"He's had enough!" the bouncer yelled atat the door "Out!"

Since the biker was still conscious, I wasn't done I took a step forward even as Jude's fingers closed around ed at me