Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 30

Reece thought, ‘Interesting. That kind of skill is from such a young girl.

With his sharp memory, Reece was sure Briar was a new face–definitely not

asan

omeone

who’d ever shown up in Shoneport’s inner circle.

Just as he was heading upstairs with his girl, Reece said suddenly, “Babe, send me the video you just recorded.”

“What? Reece, you don’t want me anymore? Did I do something wrong?” the girl blurted, panicking instantly. She thought Reece had taken a liking to that other girl.

Tears welled up in her eyes like flipping a switch. She clung to Reece’s shirt, rubbing against him in a desperate attempt to save herself from being tossed

aside.

“Knock it off,” Reece growled, a hint of irritation in his voice as her softness pressed against him. He grabbed her slim waist with a sigh, “I’m not dumping

you.”

“Really?” Her tear–filled eyes and pitiful face could’ve melted stone.

Whatever amusement Reece had felt watching Briar was gone now. Scooping the girl up in his arms, he carried her straight into his office.

Meanwhile, Briar sat at the bar for another two hours. She drank a lot, but nobody dared come near her again.

Sure, the rose was beautiful–but the thorns could cripple you.

By 4 a.m., Briar took her last sip of her drink, pulled out a wad of cash, tossed it onto the bar, and got up to leave.

She’d had plenty to drink, and though her steps were a bit unsteady, she wasn’t drunk.

A lot of men had been watching her all night. Now that she was finally leaving, their hungry gazes followed every move she made, eager to see where she might go next.

The owner of Blue Bar didn’t allow any forceful behavior inside the bar, but once someone stepped outside, it was no longer Blue’s responsibility.

and wild–might still be fair game out on the

alcohol tolerance was high, and she walked steadily enough/So when she noticed someone following

out for drinks by Reece on a whim. When Ashton spotted the petite figure stepping out of the

shifted to the shady–looking men

was stuffy inside the bar, but Briar had taken off her jacket and was

that moment, Briar was wearing a black camisole,

under the

Morton, walking behind Ashton, both

“Isn’t that

Ms. Jennings is coming out of a bar. And

either could finish, Ashton had already stormed over to

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of her hand and threw it over her head, completely

as knives when he turned to glare at the group of men behind her. As a man himself, Ashton

had already taken. But when they saw who it was word. They

Ashton was behind her. No wonder, She

most untouchable man they

as soon as he’d appeared, but before she could say a word, she was suddenly wrapped up in a coat,

jacket, her soft voice came out muffled, innocent–sounding. “Mr.

hers–wide and trusting, still a little dazed–his chest tightened unexpectedly. His irritation

that he was closer, Ashton could smell the alcohol on her. He wondered if she was already drunk and lowered his voice, speaking gently “Yeah, it’s

and

way she quietly obeyed made

“Are you drunk? Why’d you just follow me without question?

him. “But you’re not a creep.

drink, but her mind was still clear. Otherwise, Ashton couldn’t have gotten away

Fine.‘ That response completely

Sanger.

late?” Ashton asked, changing

nodded. “Yeah, but I’ve got

“You sound

her eyes

Morton outside the car. “You guys were drinking too,