ked through the graffiti-covered alleyways on the edge of Manhattan'

with a harsh screech. A pair of bloodsh

a hoarse voice came

" Blaire tried to k

rattled, and the

, narrow hallway. The heavy bass of the club music

unlit cigar clenched between his teeth. He looked her up and do

let it fall open, revealing the tight black bodysuit underne

o the other corner of his mouth. "Yo

ssi

a clipboard and handed her a pen. "

On the dotted line, she

as thick with the suffocating smell of cheap perfume and aerosol ha

t in my way," a blo

icked up a wild, burgundy-colored wavy wig. She pulled it

nted on heavy, dark smoky eyeshadow and bright, aggressive red lips.

thigh-high leather boots. She took three deep breaths, lockin

door open and shouted, "Jessi

he unfamiliar heels,

ing light of the stage spotlight hit her face. The sea

t the n

oki

Terrell family pushed her forward. She straightened her spine an

r pole dance routine. She executed a perfect inverted

ble!" A chorus of crude c

loor VIP booth, Kamryn Lane leaned back on a leather s

the businessmen trying

ter's contract-" a chubby,

off. His gaze swept across the mai

made radiated a lethal, innate seduction. It was complet

n't make out her face beneath the heavy makeup, but the curve of her wais

. For some reason, an image of the innocent, sweet body

under his breath, but h

ss her red lips. Her sultry gaze swept across the second-floor

pressed possessiveness. He raised his glass

lls onto the stage. Several drunken patrons rea

wn and have a

t run

the pole to escape their sweaty hands. A flicker o

formed into a dark, violent possessiveness. A primal instinct t

Duggan, his head of security,

it

stepped forwa

His voice was low and cold, carrying an undeniable comma

Mitch turn

Not a single ha

to the crowd. She prepared to kneel and pick up the bi

black suits emerged from the edge of the stag

ire panicked. She struggled, screaming

red louder, thinking it

f the men said flatly. "Stop makin

dark, private corridor leading to the sec

ly. She had no idea what ni