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What did Gris say I was doing? Playing with my food? A salacious grin tugs at my lips. Yeah. That sounds about right. When it comes to my little waitress, I think I’m definitely ready to play and it’s… Game. On.
My mom can make nearly any man do anything she chooses. It’s disgusting. She’s on husband number four, and this one is going to stick. Rich and drunk most of the time, she has unlimited access to his credit cards as she feeds him drink after drink. I will never be like that. I’ve promised myself this a million times over.
“You can try to deflect. You can run. You can even hide. But you will bend to my will, luv. I don’t take no for an answer.”
I don’t have much of a moral compass, even my family senses it, and they treat me differently because of it. Most women don’t notice, they’re too busy looking at my tattoos or my muscles. Not that I pay them mind. But Chloe skittered away from me, her eyes darting here and there as she tried to map an escape. She senses what’s under my façade, and she’s running scared. She should be afraid. I’m a predator.
I’ve learned the hard way that begging only makes it more fun for the man and worse for me. So, I remain silent.
I try to avoid trouble, I really do. But it’s got a habit of finding me.
I know it’s a terrible idea to allow Killian any closer. He is not the kind of crazy a girl can control.
“She was dangerous when she was accusing you of following her, but with her in your life like this, she has the power to undo us all.”
For the first time in a while, I feel like things are actually getting better and I am moving toward my goals. That usually means my world is about to fall apart.
I like the way she sees me. I like it a lot. But hope and happiness are dangerous emotions for a man like me. I try to ignore the voice that warns I wasn’t built for happily ever after. I’ve always known that.
“I don’t give a shit about stuff, and I don’t care what you take from my life, Chloe. Take as much as you want. It’s still way nicer to have you here.”
I’m going to have to figure a way for both of us to get out of this mess. Because I’m comfortable in the shadows. But it’s no place for Chloe to live. She deserves the light.
“I would never hurt you, Chloe. Never. It’s not a promise, it’s a vow. You could burn me to the ground, and I’d still give you everything.”
I know that today is going to be the day that sends us careening into one direction or another. A future together here in Vegas, or a future for her without me.
