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makes me wonder if he made sure of it. He leans into me, and the scruff on his cheek rubs against my jaw. “Tell me you don’t want me.”
    “I...I don’t…”
    His hands wrap around my waist, pulling me towards him, his hard erection presses into my belly. Even through the thick material, I can tell he’s big – huge .
    My body molds to his and a chill races down my spine. A wave of arousal soaks my panties and I clench my thighs. I need this. Crave it .
    I could let him take me. Here. Now. I’ve never done anything so brazen. No one-night stands. No sex with random strangers. But there’s something about him that has my defenses shattered.
    Shouting from the other side of the doorway breaks the spell.
    “I have to go.” I move past him quickly, pushing through the door, and ignoring look the raised-brow look Brit gives me.
    “Get off me.” I know that voice.
    Jax. All two-hundred and twenty pounds of muscle and tattoos pushes past the two, much smaller and seemingly terrified bouncers.
    Shit, shit, shit.
    This can’t be happening.
    I think about ducking behind the bar, but his eyes lock on me, and I know there’s nowhere to hide.
    He storms towards me, eyes glassed over and wild.
    A coldness settles in the pit of my stomach. This is the danger I’m used to.
    Damn him to hell. I need this job.
    “Where is he?” Jax growls, pupils small pinpricks from whatever he’s using.
    I move around the bar quickly, hoping to make as little a scene as possible, but already there are a handful of curious faces watching us.
    “You can’t be here.” I clench my jaw, and try to pull him in the direction of the back, but he doesn’t budge.
    “The little bastard stole from me. I want my money.” His hands wrap around my upper arm in a bruising grip. He leans down so that his hot breath warms my cheek, and growls, “And the drugs.”
    “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
    “I’ve got witnesses that saw your brother leaving my apartment this afternoon.”
    Damn it, Drew. I love my brother, would do anything for him, but messing with Jax isn’t just stupid, it’s deadly.
    “Whatever he took, I’ll pay you back.”
    His mouth twists into a scowl.
    “Damn right you will.” Blond hair hangs in greasy dreadlocks around his face. His eyes are sunken in, and there are lines around his eyes and mouth that make him look older than twenty-seven.
    Drugs and alcohol destroyed the man I once cared about. Made him into the monster that stands before me now. I could forgive him if he hadn’t dragged Drew into his own personal hell.
    “I had more than ten thousand dollars in that bag. Either the kid gets it back to me tonight–” He trails his finger down my throat. “Or it’ll be on both your heads. Understand?”
    I don’t see Henry approach, but I can feel him. And I can tell Jax does too, because his grip tightens on my arm and his focus is momentarily redirected.
    Even from a few feet away I can see the tension in Henry’s body. He’s taken off his jacket, and rolled his sleeves above his forearms. Everything about his stance says that he’s ready to fight.
    Is he freaking kidding?
    “Let go of the lady.” Henry’s voice is deep, commanding, and for a split second, Jax’s grip loosens.
    “Lady?” Jax laughs, squeezing tighter. “She ain’t no lady, buddy.” He lowers his head and rasps into my ear, “Are you, darling?”
    “Please. Just leave.” Despite the fear raging inside me, I’m able to keep some semblance of control to my voice, that is until I see Henry move towards us. He’s decided to play the white knight, which is a pretty stupid move, considering Jax outweighs him by a good thirty pounds. “Shit.”
    Jax is eyeing him now. I’ve seen the look a hundred times. He’s ready and willing for a fight. And with whatever shit that’s he’s high on, there’s no saying how far he’ll take it.
    “Walk away,” I warn. My words directed at Henry. “I can handle this.”
    “You