Brutally Beautiful (2013)
“He must be hitting a nerve, because the guy cried out. Taylor tipped the whole thing, cherry included, into the open mouth and then waited until he swallowed. With a mirthless grin, her savior pulled out the cherry and dropped it in the glass, which he put carefully back on the bar.
Freda and Alberto had fascinated her so much that she’d taken her attention away from her drink, the very thing she wasn’t supposed to do in a nightclub, however respectable. Furious with herself for letting her gua...rd down even for a minute, she grabbed her little purse from its resting place in her lap, scrambled off her bar stool—none too gracefully—and headed for the exit. Being at the center of a fight was the last thing she needed, and this situation was showing every indication of becoming just that.
She didn’t get far. Blocking her path stood a powerful African American male in a white shirt and dark pants, his face wreathed in an urbane smile. “If you would come this way, I’m sure we can clear this up.” He offered his arm in a courteous, almost old-world manner.MoreLess
Freda and Alberto had fascinated her so much that she’d taken her attention away from her drink, the very thing she wasn’t supposed to do in a nightclub, however respectable. Furious with herself for letting her gua...rd down even for a minute, she grabbed her little purse from its resting place in her lap, scrambled off her bar stool—none too gracefully—and headed for the exit. Being at the center of a fight was the last thing she needed, and this situation was showing every indication of becoming just that.
She didn’t get far. Blocking her path stood a powerful African American male in a white shirt and dark pants, his face wreathed in an urbane smile. “If you would come this way, I’m sure we can clear this up.” He offered his arm in a courteous, almost old-world manner.MoreLess
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