Forrest

RR

he fuck

to chat with her, then I found her seat empty

n to judge her—she was a consenting adult. I just didn’t want her to mix with

patted Dice on his shoul

stick if I wasn’t still working. I strode toward the exit,

senses as I scanned the area where Megan could possibly park her car. I s

my eyelids as soon as I s

h

being harassed flashed in my brain when I noticed her on the ground, lea

r a moment. This couldn’t be from drinking. I’d been watching h

” I knelt in front of

e jerked away from

okay?” I spelled out and held her tight

of you, assholes!” Sh

t am I even doing here? It was because she was a friend of my girls, and they would kn

eave me

ried to stand up, I followed suit and took a step back. And that was when a chill of appr

nto fists before I could ask her

care?” She wiped off the bloodstain with th

days. The Megan I knew was funny and flirty who didn’t filter and never cared how people wo

er?” The urge to lifting my hand to wip

a pit. She was still crying though. Te

d humiliate him in the first place, he

“He’s a jackass, Megan, but I shouldn’t have done t

ive, and it’s not the first

mean? Do yo

fucked him?”

I didn’t even want to think about it right now. It just hardened and t

bout who you sl

and why did you have

ething for your nose?” Jesus! I

her car. “I don’t need your help. Not now. You shou

do y

r eyes. “It means I don’t ne

me shuddered. It felt like she was telling me that I was a terri

words anymore. It was my fault she was harassed, but I had the feeling th

are? Of course,

houlder after placing an

d poured ice cubes for the

gestured his head to

ength haircut. I forced a swallow as I strolled my gaze from her shoulder down to her spine. I felt the rush of blood surgi

my throat. My mouth dried

here? Don’t let those two manwhores get near my girls. I may need to look for a new job if Hughes and Wi

*

No,

e previous nights. I walked toward my kitchen with sweat dripping from my forehead. I g

through the window. I couldn’t help but chuckle bitterly

don’t need

u don’t. You’r

d, dressed, and already standing i

min

body was tattooed just like mine, but he was skinnier than me. If I haven’t

s newly diagnosed Diabetic. And I felt bad that as y

It runs in the family anyway. My ski

amps were hanging loosely from the dark ceiling. Their mas

ing me his new design on th

tening black shiny wings spread widely that could soar across the sky. The striking claws were long, bla

nk?” he asked ag

ding him showing me his signature grin

at least a better word to say than just good.” His shoulders drooped, walking away to the long blac

ould appreciate a good one. And good was not the r

luck for the business.” I walked past him to the hallway. There were six sm

ea

ill feel the biting sting of the needle piercing my skin when I got my first tat

e single panel glossy black

closed the d

s age, he was still a diet conscious and managed to stay fit. Though he had already wr

leaned my elbow on his wooden desk. Bartending

’t wanna attract unwanted atte

shaven chin, waiti

uinting his sharp whiskey-colore

ze with those bastards, then I stil

can of worms, Forrest. I don’t

” Too late

, taking something out from the drawer. He pushed a med

d, I picked it u

e informed. “I won’t let

is, Alan. You know his mind is twisted, but I’m old enough to protect myself.”

evil still affected me by just mentioning the word

ri

ever lied to me, but I couldn’t put him at peril by involving him in my mess. “I appreciat

e here in a few weeks.” That I knew of and the r

*

ers. DJ Kyan’s 3c hair swayed as he shook his head, enjoying his mixed-up music.

could grab the bills, a tiny hand with french-manicured fingernails already had them. The

t t

est. It was quite dim, but I didn’t miss the wicked

?” I offered my hand

ed in a wide grin. She shoved the bills

g more cleavage while tapping her fingers on her chin. Her perfectly groomed eyebrows arched. Clearly, she was having

” I maintained a disinterested

rk with pleasure, but this woman was Megan, and she came back to infuriate me in a

he was still staring at m

in her aura shifted from the other night encoun

nd I knew Megan. She had no interest in someone l

e y

Double the lim

posed to be wit

they even use blankets. I mean why would they use, right?” She

” Jesus!