Premo by Joy Blood

Author:Joy Blood [Blood, Joy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-12-03T05:00:00+00:00

Thirty-Two

The sweet ache tugging at the center of my stomach brings last night thundering back to me as I roll over, tangled in the sheets. They smell so strongly of Premo, it brings vivid flashes back to me. His hot breath on my neck, between my legs, cascading across my sensitive nipples. Butterflies flutter low in my belly, but are quickly smashed to pieces when I stretch out and find I’m alone in the bed. The place where he fell asleep last night is cold. He’s been gone for some time. I push the thoughts away.

He is a busy man, I tell myself as I climb from the bed and pad toward the bathroom attached to the room. I flick on the shower, then toss a towel over the glass door and step inside.

My shower doesn’t last long, then I’m out, dressed, and heading to the kitchen in hopes to find Premo. Those hopes are squashed when I find Doc sitting at the table, leaning back and reading a newspaper. I catch just the front headline before he pulls it down to greet me.

“Good morning.” He shoots me his usual big smile, but it doesn’t reach his eyes. Along with the dark circles beneath them, I can tell something is weighing heavy on him.

“Morning.” I step past him, looking over my shoulder to try to read more of the headline.

Local biker gang member arrested for murder.

I can’t help the gasp that leaves me, and Doc doesn’t miss it. He looks at me, then down to the paper clenched in his fists. “Shit,” he curses, then folds the paper harshly in half before tossing it aside. “It’s all bullshit. This town is divided when it comes to the club. Just so happens the ones who print the paper are the ones who don’t like us very much,” he explains, but still, I step back just a little more.

“Someone was murdered?”

He nods. “Our lawyer. Worked for us for some time. Good girl.”

“And someone in the club—”

“No,” he states, adamant. “That is how they are trying to spin this shit. She and Nixon were sweet on each other. Having a baby. Pricks say they got evidence on him, but it’s bullshit. No damn way he did this,” Doc snaps. “That’s is just Carson starting shit with the club.”

“Carson?”

“The mayor. Has a real hard-on for the club. Ever since—” he stops, rubbing at his chin. “Story for another time.” He clears his throat, doing everything he can not to look me in the eye.

“Where is Premo?” I ask, wanting to leave the topic.

“Nixon has his hearing today. Pres went to post bail.” I nod, but Doc doesn’t see me. I doubt he cares because he stands up and walks out of the kitchen. I listen as his footsteps journey down the hall, then spring into action, grabbing up the newspaper to skim over the details before he comes back. Each line I read has my stomach turning. To the description of how the woman

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