Marked for Vengeance (Marked Series Book 7) by Anna Blakely

Author:Anna Blakely [Blakely, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Saje Publishing
Published: 2024-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

8

Scarlett’s gut churned with nerves as she scanned The Mystique for anyone resembling her sister. The table Olly had chosen for them was small. Round. Most importantly, it was hidden in shadows in one corner of the club’s generous space.

From here, they could almost see the entire club. The parts customers were allowed to see, anyway. The temperature in the place was a tad on the cool side, but Scarlett assumed this was a purposeful move on management’s part.

Cooler temps kept the customers and dancers from getting uncomfortably hot. If the dancers got too hot, they could lose steam too early in their routines. Not ideal for them, as that type of situation could result in minimal tips. As for the customers, well…

They were a whole other story.

A crowd full of horny, often inebriated men lusting over near-naked women gyrating their bodies for all to see was risky as it was. Make those same guys hot and sweaty to the point they couldn’t enjoy themselves, and their liquored up hormones could quickly turn to anger.

I don’t want anyone else getting hurt.

Olly’s comment had Scarlett stealing a sideways glance of the confusing man.

Unlike the rest of the crowd, his eyes weren’t glued to the woman spinning upside down on the pole—while wearing nothing but a scrap of a G-string and a bikini top that was pretty much worthless. Instead, Olly’s focus was a constant wave of movement as he, too, kept a close eye out for Rose.

So far, neither had spotted her. But the night was still young, as far as strip clubs went, anyway. So there was still a chance she could show.

Please let her be here. Please let her be okay.

A chill raced down her spine, and Scarlett absentmindedly brushed her hands up and down her bare arms. She hadn’t exactly packed for this type of environment, but thankfully, she’d managed to sweet-talk Olly into taking her shopping earlier that day.

She reached for the glass of diet soda she’d ordered a few minutes before. Sipping the bubbly liquid slowly, Scarlett looked down at the black, open-back halter top she’d purchased for the occasion.

The soft, sparkly material shimmered beneath the club’s low lights, offering a generous view of her exposed cleavage. The pair of skinny jeans and laced leather boots were ones she’d packed from home, the ensemble creating what she thought of as the perfect combination of sparkle and sass.

Mr. Grumpy Bear sure seemed to approve.

Scarlett fought the urge to grin as she recalled the man’s expression when he’d gotten his first glimpse of her sexy new fit.

He’d knocked on her hotel room door to let her know it was time to leave. When she’d opened it, he’d just stood there, staring back at her with a look of blatant male appreciation. It was at that moment when Scarlett decided every grumble and irritated sigh she’d endured during their little shopping endeavor had been worth it.

Every.

Single.

One.

“I don’t see her, do you?” She set the glass back down on the table.

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