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“But if you decide you don't want to?”

I let Monster show just enough that my eyes burn hot.

“You point them out to me.”

Gabriella stares at me for a long second. Then she shakes her head.

“You're fucking crazy.”

“Been told that too.”

She disappears inside. I stand alone in the alley, staring at the closed door.

Monster settles beneath my skin for the first time in days.

Satisfied.

Because we’re close to her.

Fuck.

This is not good.

Not good at all.

I came to Dick’s Watering Hole to get Gabriella Santos out of my head.

Instead, I follow her back inside, take a stool at the end of her bar, and spend the rest of the night making damn sure nobody gives my pretty little secret-keeping female any trouble.

Stay the fuck away from her?

Yeah. Sure.

Apparently, I’m doing a fantastic job with that.

Chapter 5

Gabriella

So this is my life now.

Work all day at The Joint slinging burgers and fries.

Then, four nights a week, I bartend at Dick’s under the glowing gold gaze of the most infuriating Wolf I have ever met.

Seriously.

Who the hell does this guy think he is?

It’s been two weeks of me busting my ass to make ends meet, and Havoc has been snipping at my heels the entire time.

Okay, fine.

That isn’t exactly true.

Snipping would imply he actually does something.

He doesn’t.