Page 48 of For Your Eyes Only
Her movements beckon me like a spell. She rolls her hands as if she’s drawing me, and she snaps her hips, bouncing her tits and ass, like she would if she were riding my body. My throat is dry, and she’s the water that can quench it.
No touching… the words blast in my mind like an alarm, and glancing down, I see him.
That fucker is there in the same black hoodie obscuring his face, right at the edge of the stage, his hand poised to grab her. Her eyes are on me. She’s completely unaware as she does her steps, planting her foot directly in his range.
“It’s him!” My shout is lost in the frenzy of the crowd.
He has both hands around her foot this time, and he’s not letting her go. Glitter Girl stops dancing, but she doesn’t fall. She struggles, trying to get her foot out of his grasp.
Squaring my shoulders, I plunge into the sweaty crowd of drunk males with hard-ons. Some of them are cheering him on, while others are holding back their friends. We’re one second from a riot when a bouncer bursts onto the stage from the dressing room to help her.
I’ve just reached the motherfucker when I hear him chanting softly, eerily, through gritted teeth. “Mine.”
Her pink platform is ripped from her foot, and he drops to the floor, crawling away through the chaos of legs.
“He’s down!” I shout, but Franco shakes his head, unable to hear me.
“Are you okay?” The deep voice of the bouncer helping Glitter Girl draws my attention, and my ears tighten when she speaks.
“I’m okay.” Her voice is soft, slightly high with a faint rasp.
I recognize the sound.
Turning, my eyes flash to her face, but the spotlight blinds me. I have to be wrong, but then my eyes land on her now-bare foot. A butterfly tattoo.What the fuck?
Heat burns in my throat, and anger roars to life in my chest. What the hell is going on here?
Automatically, my hand shoots out, and I catch her foot, holding it tightly in my grip so I can see the tattoo closer. There’s no mistaking it.
“Oh!” she yelps, dropping again to one knee and placing her fingers over mine in an attempt to pry them off her.
Our eyes meet, and hers go wide when she sees me. “Trip…”
“Gia?” The mask can’t hide her from me anymore, and it all snaps into place.
“Doesn’t matter if you’re the boss,” the big guy growls, his hand closing around my wrist like a vise. “No touching!”
She blinks rapidly, her eyes never leaving mine. Her full lips part, and I release her, taking a step back into the crowd. What the ever-lovingfuckis going on here?
For a beat, I watch as Gia runs off the stage with the big guy hulking behind her. Then I shake myself out of it. I’m ready to hoist myself onto the platform to follow after them and demand she tell me why the hell she hid this. Nobody fucks around with me, and she’s got some serious explaining to do.
Little miss innocent, shy and demure, running away from me last night only to turn up dancing in my club, taking off her clothes for strangers? If she thinks she’s playing me for a fool, she’s got another thing coming.
I’m one foot on the stage, ready to go after her when the first fist flies. Next thing I know, I’m pulled down in the middle of a bar fight, and there’s no negotiating with this mob. These drunk assholes are full of adrenaline and testosterone, and the object of their lust is gone.
A meaty hand grips my shoulder, and I dodge the fist that flies past and hits the guy beside me. Making a quick calculation, I drop to my hands and knees, seeing what our hooded assailant already saw. The best way out of this is on my knees.
CHAPTER14
GIA
As soon as I enter the backstage area, I’m swept under a blanket and rushed to the exit.
“Wait!” I struggle and try to get out of the grip of the giant bouncer practically lifting me off my feet. “Put me down!”
No one listens to me, and I’m carried out of the club into the waiting SUV at the back entrance. I land on the seat, nearly bouncing off it onto my ass, and the door is slammed fast before we jolt into motion.
“Holy shit, Gia! Are you okay?” Bianca is in the seat behind me leaning forward. “It’s a freaking riot in there!”