chairs, their faces masks of annoyance at the

eating to the far corner of the room. Her body was trembling s

air stood in

carpets and dark wood paneling of the club. He looked like he belonged on a different plane

of disappointment and something else, something fiercely protective that made her skin burn. She couldn't meet hi

ered, straightening his silk tie. "This is a privat

s thigh where he had intended for Chloe to sit.

id. His voice was dangerously calm, yet it carried a

napped up. Wha

with open contempt. "With you? A blue

e was going to ruin it. Panic clawed at

rd herself say, her voice

She saw a flicker of hurt in Julian's eye

ant. "She's here for busine

steps silent and predatory. In one swift motion, he grabbed the front

," Julian said, his

d, trying to pull Julian's arm

n, his eyes boring into hers. "I'm her boyfriend," he said, h

. He grabbed Chloe's wrist, his grip li

, struggling against him, but it w

patrons. As they burst out into the cold night air, she glanced back and saw the fu

ssenger seat of his Dodge Challenger and

the glass, his face a mask of co

k into the restaurant, his ba

didn't look back. She could only watch in horror as he