Stealing the Dragon
“Kano had arrived.
It was the same expression Sally had noticed the other night, when Kano brutalized the young couple. Now Sally sat alone on a barstool, her black skirt hiked up as far as it would go, letting the pounding bass from the speakers override her heartbeat and protect her from what was about to happen.
She felt Kano’s hand on her back.
Swallowing bile, Sally turned and smiled, nonchalantly knocking his hand aside.
“I’m working,” she said.
For an instant, Kano’s face twisted into a m...ask of rage, but he quickly recovered, showing Sally a smile that was half sneer, full of bravado and male posturing.
“You’re new, heh?”
Sally smiled prettily and shrugged, turning her attention back to her drink.
Kano pressed on, his tone gaining confidence.
“You must be.”
Sally nodded absently at the bartender, saying nothing. He took her empty drink and replaced it.
Kano grabbed Sally’s arm before she could raise her drink to her lips. She noticed he’d made it a point to reach across the bar and use his maimed hand, his shirtsleeve pulling back to reveal the elaborate tattoos on his arm.MoreLess
It was the same expression Sally had noticed the other night, when Kano brutalized the young couple. Now Sally sat alone on a barstool, her black skirt hiked up as far as it would go, letting the pounding bass from the speakers override her heartbeat and protect her from what was about to happen.
She felt Kano’s hand on her back.
Swallowing bile, Sally turned and smiled, nonchalantly knocking his hand aside.
“I’m working,” she said.
For an instant, Kano’s face twisted into a m...ask of rage, but he quickly recovered, showing Sally a smile that was half sneer, full of bravado and male posturing.
“You’re new, heh?”
Sally smiled prettily and shrugged, turning her attention back to her drink.
Kano pressed on, his tone gaining confidence.
“You must be.”
Sally nodded absently at the bartender, saying nothing. He took her empty drink and replaced it.
Kano grabbed Sally’s arm before she could raise her drink to her lips. She noticed he’d made it a point to reach across the bar and use his maimed hand, his shirtsleeve pulling back to reveal the elaborate tattoos on his arm.MoreLess
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