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last minute concerns?”
    “None that I can think of, no.”
    She nodded, and stood. “Wait here. I’ll be back.”
    Katrina ambled down the hall to the room where she kept all the membership files, as well as the machine that made the membership cards required for entrance into Serpent’s Kiss. She entered Drew’s information into the machine and waited while it did its thing.
    “Hello.”
    She whipped around to find Ryan standing in the doorway. “What are you doing back here? I thought you left.”
    “I wanted to talk to you.”
    “I’m busy right now. If you want to discuss something, you can track me down Friday night.”
    He got that look again. “I was wondering if you wanted to play again tomorrow before the club opened. I’m scheduled to be in court that afternoon, so I’ll already be downtown.”
    Katrina stepped away from the machine and took up a position roughly a foot away from Ryan. “You need to wipe that look off your face right now. And no. I don’t think us playing together tomorrow is a good idea. In fact, I don’t think we should play together for the foreseeable future.”
    “What? Why?”
    “You seem to be under some sort of misconception that I belong to you. I don’t. I don’t belong to anyone but myself. Apparently I’ve not made that clear enough, but that is going to change starting now.”
    She took a deep breath and looked him square in the eye. “You need to leave. And if you can’t get your emotions in check, then you shouldn’t bother coming back.”
    His eyes widened in shock, but she paid little notice. The machine beeped, letting her know Drew’s card was ready.
    Plucking the freshly made membership card from the machine, she pushed past Ryan and marched back down the hall to her office. When she walked in, Drew was right where she’d left him.
    He turned toward her when she entered.
    “Here you are,” she said, handing him his new membership card.
    Drew looked it over and then stood to put the card in his wallet.
    Once his hands were free, Katrina offered him a handshake. He hesitated for a moment and then took her hand.
    She grinned. “Welcome to Serpent’s Kiss. I think you’ll have a lot of fun here.”
     
     
    Look for Beth and Drew’s story
    Burning for Her Kiss , Serpent’s Kiss Book 1.
    Coming in 2015!
     

About the Author
    Sherri spent most of her childhood detesting English class. It was one of her least favorite subjects because she never seemed to fit into the standard mold. She wasn't good at spelling, or following grammar rules, and outlines made her head spin. For that reason, Sherri never imagined becoming an author.
    At the age of thirty, all of that changed. After getting frustrated with the direction a television show was taking two of its characters, Sherri decided to try her hand at writing an alternate ending, and give the characters their happily ever after. By the time the story finished, it was one of the top ten read stories on the site, and her readers were encouraging her to write more.
    Nearly eight years later, Sherri is the author of eight full-length novels, and two short stories. Writing has become a creative outlet that allows her to explore a wide range of emotions, while having fun taking her characters through all the twists and turns she can create. You can find a current list of all of Sherri’s books and sign up for her monthly newsletter at http://www.sherrihayesauthor.com/ .