Crossing the Line by Naomi Aoki

Author:Naomi Aoki
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Gay Romance, Bisexual Romance, Japan, Yakuza, New Zealand Romance
Publisher: NaomiAoki
Published: 2019-01-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Brian sat on a bar stool in the busy pub, one hand tapped along with the music – a mix of pop and rock that suited the mixed crowd filling the Frog on Friday – and the other gripped a bottle of cold beer. He let his gaze linger on the crowd gathering, keeping a watch for any that might cause trouble even though he was off duty. Technically. Unofficially he, and his colleagues sitting with him at the high table, were looking for a group who were believed responsible for the spate of brawls breaking out between the cities gangs.

In the opposite corner from where Brian sat he could see businessmen relaxing in booths. Suit jackets unbuttoned, and ties stuffed in pockets while their faces grew red with each shot they downed. On the other side, another group stood at a high table covered in the remains of the cocktails they’d been drinking. Brian snorted as he watched their antics, hen’s nights could be quite amusing, so long as he wasn’t the one having to deal with any of the aftermath.

“Seen anything yet, Brian?”

Brian placed his beer on the table, fingers fiddling with the already peeling label and turned his attention to his colleagues. “No. Plenty noisy though... You?”

“Maybe... the young constable replied, gesturing with his bottle in the direction of a group behind Brian. “They’re... not regulars. Don’t look comfortable in this place at all.”

Brain swivelled on his seat and glanced at the group. They needed to find the instigators of the recent violence before it escalated any further. These men appeared to fit the bill, or at least the descriptions Brian had gotten from his father’s men. But he needed to get closer.

“I’m going to head to the john.” His colleagues nodded as Brian slipped from his stool.

Heading for the bathrooms to the right of the group, Brian stumbled his way through the crowded pub. Bumping into people, pretending to trip on chair legs and swayed on his feet whenever he stopped. He’d had nowhere near enough booze to get himself that drunk, but the target group did know that as Brian crashed into their table. Beer sloshed over it and the men seated.

“What they fuck?” Angry voices growled, jumping to their feet and ready to take a swing at him.

Palming his phone, Brian raised his hands and uttered slurred apologies while stumbling back from their table. He tried not to look any of them in the eye as he moved, managing to snap a few pictures that Brian hoped wouldn’t turn out blurry. Keeping up the charade he stumbled into the bathrooms, banging against the door frame before ducking into a stall. He leaned against the door, took a few deep breaths as he tried to calm his heart rate and listened for the sounds of someone following him in. Satisfied they hadn’t he pulled up the images he’d captured trying to see if he recognised anyone. Instead of a familiar face, Brian found in the centre of the group an Asian man whose stare sent a chill down his spine.

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