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He continues. “But the lady is withmetonight.”
Damn it all to hell. She’s wearing this bastard’s collar.
I do it. I know I shouldn’t, but I do it anyway. I rip the fucking mask off his face.
Mandy’s pretty mouth drops open as we both stare at Ben Black.
And he’s smiling. Fucking smiling.
“What the fuck? Ben?” I stiffen. “I thought we were friends, man. This is low.”
I may as well say whatever I want. I’m sure I just lost my membership at the club, which is owned by his brother, and my job, at the company he ownswithhis brother. I don’t even care. If he touches Mandy, I will pummel that smile right off his face.
“It’s all right,” Ben says to the security guy. “I was just proving a point to Mr. Paris.”
“If you’re sure.” The guard frowns at me.
“Yeah, I’m sure. Just give him a minute. He’s a sensible guy.”
I don’t feel sensible. I feel like my whole world is collapsing in on itself. My two closest friends were going to play a scene together—even though Ben suspects I might be in love with her. And damn it all to hell, I may never forgive him for that alone.
I draw in a breath. Then another. I turn toward the bar, grip it, my knuckles going white.
A glass of water slides toward me. I grab it and drink it all.
Ben is next to me now, ordering two more waters. “It’s okay, bro. She’s fine, and you know I’d never hurt her.”
“I can’t believe you were going to fucking touch her,” I say under my breath. “I ought to kick your ass into next year.”
“I wasn’t going to do anything with her.”
“Right.”
“Honestly,” Ben says. “I knew you were here.”
Mandy looks to Ben, to me, and then to Ben again.
“Why didn’t you tell me who you were?” she demands of Ben.
“Hey, I’m not the bad guy here. I was trying to prove a point to both of you. And as for you”—he turns to me—“I had permission for everything I did, and I knew if I didn’t collar her and bring her down, neither of you would admit what’s really going on here.”
Mandy whips her hands to her hips, causing the corset to push her breasts up even more.
My God, her tits are delicious, and they heave with her angry breaths, her gaze narrowed on Ben.
“If the two of you are going to have it out, we should get out of the club,” she suggests.
That seems to knock some sense into Ben. It’s a weeknight, so the club isn’t very crowded, but still… We are making a scene.
Of course, Ben’s brother owns the damned place, so he can do whatever he wants.
Mandy looks between us again and shakes her head. “I’m leaving.”
“Not without me you’re not,” I say.
“See you at work tomorrow,” Ben says.
I’m too focused on catching up with Mandy to give more than a passing thought to the fact I apparently still have a job. Fuck work. Mandy is walking away from me. Again.
