Dangerous Place For Love by Sam Crescent Read Free Book Online Page B

hell
she was going to do. Yes, she’d quit her job and felt liberated for
her trouble. What was she going to do about work?
    A
commotion behind her made her turn around. Bill cursed. There
wasn’t anything of interest that she could see, and she went back
to her drink.
    “ Tonight’s going to be a fucking nightmare,” Bill
muttered.
    Sighing
in frustration, she turned back to the scene. A large man stood
just inside the doorway with his arms folded. Tattoos ran up and
down both arms, the muscles the same size as her legs combined. He
looked cocky, arrogant and dangerous. All three were a combination
she despised in a man. Having no interest, she spun in her seat and
drank down her shot. Bill stood near her, glaring at the
man.
    “ What’s with you?” she asked.
    “ He causes trouble wherever he goes. A biker. A thug and a pain
in my fucking ass,” he growled.
    “ Never seen him before.”
    “ That’s because you’re a good girl and never come to this part
of town on the rowdiest nights. Give it a few hours and you’ll see.
Dan Sawyer is a royal fucking pest. I hate the summer. Brings all
the fucking criminals out.” Bill handed her another drink and
walked away.
    He’s so
dramatic.
    Intrigued by the man who’d gotten to Bill, Mandy grabbed her
drink and walked over to a booth in the far corner. She wasn’t up
for company, and it gave her a decent view of the room. Men and
women danced to a country tune as other groups played pool or drank
beer. Bill had been right. She didn’t go out on Friday or most of
the days that were high-risk for social interaction.
    Growing
up in a family with three older brothers and two prettier sisters,
she’d felt like an outcast. Being the late arrival in the family,
she’d never felt a part of it, as she didn’t achieve as much as the
others. Most of her family were high achievers who craved
respectability of the highest order. Even though her family did
everything to include her. She wasn’t designed to crave attention
as they did.
    The only
outrageous thing that happened in her family was with her oldest
brother, Rick. He’d disappeared a few years back with one of his
friends—she couldn’t remember his name - only to return and settle
down as best as he could. They’d stayed in touch via letters, and
she recalled sending him some pictures to help him with his
travels. That was the extent of her family’s blackened
name.
    Most of
the time, she was happy to lay back, read a good book, and let the
world go by. The lecherous boss had been the only interesting thing
to happen to her. She sighed and took another sip of her drink. The
effects of the alcohol were warming her from the inside out.
However, Bill had also been a good friend to Rick, and she’d seen
him water down the strong liquor with water.
    At least
he didn’t charge her the same rate as a full shot.
    “ Stupid,” she muttered to herself.
    “ What’s stupid, darling?” Dan Sawyer asked from his position
against the booth where Mandy sat. He must have moved closer while
she was away with her own thoughts.
    “ Nothing,” she said. Putting the glass to her lips, she tossed
the contents back with a flick of her head as if she had nothing
better to do than get drunk. Without asking permission, Dan moved
into the seat opposite her. His presence invaded every corner of
her quiet booth.
    “ What are you doing?” she demanded.
    He
didn’t say anything and just stared, making her uncomfortable.
Mandy glanced around the room, but everyone seemed oblivious to
her. Even Bill.
    “ I wanted to come and sit with a gorgeous woman.”
    She
ignored him and made to vacate the booth. Dan reached over and
grabbed her arm, stopping her from leaving.
    “ Don’t go,” he said.
    “ I don’t want you here,” she said.
    “ I don’t want to go anywhere else.” The hand holding her arm
moved down in a caress to entwine their fingers. “Your skin is so
soft.”
    “ Do you seriously think I don’t see through