Not A Small-Town Girl

Chapter 10-2

Danielle lifted her hazed eyes to meet the man’s greedy and somewhat lewd gaze. "Get lost," she said, her head spinning from the alcohol.

Rather than anger, the man’s expression turned hungry. "Feisty. I like that." His hand reached for her thigh.

"Check a mirror lately? You’re ugly enough to scare a ghost. Who are you to hit on women looking like that?" Juniper yanked Danielle back, unleashing a stream of insults.

The commotion drew attention. The man’s face darkened at the public humiliation. "You want to do this the hard way? You have no idea who I am. Fine, one night with me, and I might forgive your disrespect."

"Go to hell," Juniper spat.

menace, making clear they

his crew," Joshua observed. "Those girls might be

Draco’s facade cracked. "Nobody disrespects me like

lethal precision-one kick sent a thug flying, another crashing down before

her, she sensed it without looking, spinning into a kick that sent the attacker sprawling. Blood sprayed as bones cracked with a sickening crunch.

kick in, started to get

her heart. At that critical moment, David’s boot

asked the swaying girl. Her flushed face and

through hazy eyes, her gaze fixed solely on him despite the crowd. Something unnamed

wobbled over to Juniper’s purse, extracted several hundred-dollar notes, and pressed them

hot," she said, her