Moth to a Flame by Ashley Antoinette

Author:Ashley Antoinette [Antoinette, Ashley]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, African American, General, Urban
ISBN: 9781599832579
Google: -tmImmHddXgC
Amazon: 1601624794
Publisher: Urban Books
Published: 2012-01-01T20:30:29.323000+00:00

At five, I walked into Lia’s work wearing a dressy pair of jeans and a button-up shirt. Dad always liked people to dress for the occasion. The look on her face was priceless when she saw me coming towards her desk.

“Lia, I think there’s a little drool on your face,” I teased with a wink.

This brought her out of her blatant ogling and into the present. She stuck her tongue out, causing me to laugh.

“Girl, you DO need a tissue to wipe that drool. And get one for me too,” sassed someone from the corner. The cute black girl sashayed over to me before sticking out her manicured hand. “I’m Anj, short for Anjel. Don’t ever think about calling me Anjel unless you want to see my horns.”

I laughed at her and shook her hand. “It’s nice to finally meet you formally.”

She grinned at me. “You better treat my girl right or there’ll be hell to pay. I don’t care how fine you are.”

I winked at her. “Oh, I’ll treat her right.”

“Mmmmhmmm. Damn right you will,” she agreed with a hand on her hip. She was on a roll.

Lia finally interrupted our banter, asking what was in the bag I was carrying.

“I brought you a change of clothes for dinner with my dad tonight,” I told her, handing her the bag.

When she peeked inside, she blushed. If I had to guess by the look on her face, she might have been remembering our date.

After she left to change her clothes, I heard Ben call for me from his office. When I stepped inside, he asked me to close the door. The serious look on his face had me worried.

“So Lia tells me there is a man named Sam giving her all kinds of trouble?” he asked.

I sobered up quickly, thinking of everything he’d put her through. “Yes, and I intend to catch that motherfu—bastard in the act,” I growled. “When I do, that will be the end of it and it won’t be pretty.”

Ben nodded at my declaration. “Take care of my girl, Mr. Reeves. I’m holding you personally responsible. She’s the daughter I never was able to have. You can see how much she means to me, so please don’t let anything happen to her. As long as she’s here, I can protect her. You take care of the rest.” He pulled out a nine-millimeter handgun and set it on the desk in front of me.

I stared at the gun for a moment before taking it and sticking it in the waistline of my jeans, pulling my shirt over it. “You have my word,” I promised, meeting his eyes with mine, which showed the conviction I felt.

“Good,” he sighed in relief, effectively ending the conversation.

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