Page 51 of Lore
“Reckless it is,” Ana murmurs, going up on her tiptoes and touching his curly hair. “I like your hair.”
“Thank you,” he replies, making a choked sound.
“There you are,” Heaven says as she smiles up at Danger. She looks at Ana and sighs. “Come on, I’m taking you home. You’ve had enough fun.”
“I’m staying with Atiana,” Ana replies, lifting her chin.
Danger’s brown eyes dart between the two of them. “You brought her here?”
Heaven rolls her eyes and puts her hands on her hips. “Hardly.” She then turns to him and runs her palm up his chest. “I’ll be back later for you, though.”
Ana’s face remains expressionless, but I don’t miss the dash of disappointment in her eyes before she masks it.
“You want to dance before you go?” I ask her.
She smiles and nods. “Yeah, let’s.”
When I turn around, Danger still has his eyes pinned on her.
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After speaking with War about another Trent incident, I come up behind Atiana and hold her in my arms. I almost had a heart attack when I found her in the pole room. Being around half-naked women, seeing the men fucking in public, I’m numb to it all. This is the life, but for someone not used to it, I can see how confronting it would be, and I don’t want it to chase her away.
It’s nice seeing her making friends, and I saw her dancing with Heaven’s little sister. I didn’t even know Heaven had a sister, but what I don’t want Atiana to know is how I’ve already fucked Heaven, whose green eyes are currently wide as she takes us both in.
“Oh, fuck. Wait, Atiana? As in…” Her eyes bug out even further, and then they drop to my crotch. She’s thinking of the tattoo. “And I told her to leave you alone and find someone more like Blade.”
“You did what?” I grit out through clenched teeth. I’ll hand her over to Angel and Suit to spank her ass.
“I didn’t know she was your one who got away,” she says, turning to Atiana. “You lucky bitch.”
“Wow, he really did get around,” Ana adds, crossing her arms over her chest. She looks like a sweet, girl-next-door version of Heaven, but she clearly has a mouth on her. She shares a look with Atiana, who is frowning as she gets confirmation that I indeed have fucked Heaven.
Danger smirks, trying to hide his amusement. I decide to throw him under the bus, too, because misery loves company. “You finally giving Heaven a chance, brother?”
His eyes dart to Ana.
Interesting.
“She’s a friend,” he replies, emphasizing the word.
Ana rolls her eyes.
“Yes, very friendly indeed,” Heaven purrs, sliding her hand up his arm. “I’m going to take my sister home. Come on, Ana.”
Atiana and Ana exchange phone numbers before Heaven drags her out of here.
“I like her,” Atiana announces, smiling to herself. “Can she come around more?”
Danger nods, clearly wanting the same thing.
“If you want her here, then, of course, baby,” I reply, nuzzling her neck. “Now you still want to party, or can I take you back to my room?”
“Do I need a ticket or something? In case there’s a line at your bedroom door,” she mutters under her breath. I lift her and throw her over my shoulder. Rider and Dove are with Xanthe tonight, who offered to babysit. She didn’t want to come to the party, probably so she didn’t have to see Ghost, who is probably just stalking her anyway.
“We have a night alone, and we’re not going to waste it. You can put that smart mouth to use in a moment,” I rasp, slapping her ass with my hand before soothing it with a stroke.
“Lore!”
