Aloha by Laurie Roma

Author:Laurie Roma [Roma, Laurie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-27T18:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

Renegades was located on the edge of town in an area close to the swampland that merged into the National Wildlife Refuge. What had once been a small factory was now one of the most popular bars in the county. By most standards, Renegades was a shithole, but that didn’t stop people from packing into the building night after night. No one seemed to mind the dingy walls, uneven floor, or scarred, mismatched tables and chairs.

Then again, most of the patrons were as questionable as the décor.

While the bar usually catered to the country music crowd with line dancing and live bands, they brought in a DJ to turn the place into a club after ten on Friday and Saturday nights. Kade leaned back in his chair and drank his beer as he watched the people on the dance floor. Some of them were good, while others were pretty damn awful. Alcohol was the great equalizer, though.

And as long as everyone was having fun, that was all that mattered.

Kade wasn’t really interested in watching the crowd. His gaze remained fixed on where Elle was dancing with a group of her girlfriends. They had claimed several tables in the back section when they had arrived since more of their friends had joined them after dinner. He would have preferred to sit deeper in the shadows, but he’d chosen to plant himself in a seat that gave him the best view.

When he set his beer down on the table, the vibrations from the thundering bass made the bottle dance in place. Since he was surrounded by friends and family, it was easy to relax. Still, it was difficult to have a conversation when everyone had to shout to be heard over the music.

Proving that point, Noah Brixton sat down at the table and yelled, “This place is packed tonight.” He pulled a bottle of beer from the ice bucket on the table and popped the top. “I wasn’t going to come, but I figured I should stop by since I missed the dinner earlier. How was it? Never mind, that was a stupid question. Of course, it was delicious.”

It was hilarious to see a giant of a man who looked like some sort of Nordic god pouting about a missed meal, but Kade had to sympathize. The food really had been fabulous.

“You were in Dallas, right?”

“Yeah. This was the last time I let Rose talk me into doing an appearance at one of these art things. It’s bad enough I have to do shows here in town, but I’m done going out of town for this shit.”

He might say that, but Noah had a soft spot for Rose and Ira Goldman, the owners of the Glass Rose Gallery in Ever After. They had many connections throughout the art world, and much to his chagrin, they’d made him quite famous by selling his wood sculptures.

“So, did you sell a bunch of masterpieces?”

Noah snorted in derision. “It wasn’t that kind of thing.”

“Brix didn’t

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