Pretty Heartache: An Age Gap Billionaire Romance (The Harding Brothers) by Brittany Taylor

Author:Brittany Taylor [Taylor, Brittany]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-10-24T00:00:00+00:00

The bouncer standing outside the front door to Exodus immediately recognizes me. It’s been years since I’ve stepped foot in this club, but he acts as if no time has passed.

Everyone standing in the line wrapped around the building whines and groans when the bouncer unclips the rope barrier, allowing me inside without paying or checking my ID.

I give Hank the security guard a curt nod, remembering him from the days Archer and I would come in here after a long night of flying from one side of the country to the other. After signing a few business deals, we’d snag a flight on my private jet and meet a few of our college buddies here for an all-night bender, sometimes waking up the next morning just to do it all over again.

That life seems so long ago, and I try to push it from my memory as I step into the club. Sectioned off VIP booths surround the expansive dance floor. A large crowd of hundreds of people fills the center. Between each of the VIP booths runs the length of the elevated dancing platform. Each runway leads to one of the dancer’s cages. The club is completely packed. Blue flashing lights pulsate across the entire club, and the DJ set in the back raises his arms in the air as he bobs his head to the beat playing over the loudspeakers.

The sea of party goers jump along.

I narrow my eyes, hoping to see Adeline and her group through the darkness. I scan each of the booths, remembering Ember said they had a VIP section reserved, so I weave through the sea of people passing through the space between the VIP sections and the bars, growing closer to the booths.

When I push through to the other side and catch Ember’s strawberry blonde hair in one of the booths in the distance, I see she’s standing between the seat and the table, swaying to the music as she holds her drink. The bartender serving their section another drink for one of their friends. Beside Ember, a couple is kissing, unable to keep their hands off one another.

My heart sinks when I don’t see Adeline anywhere near Ember or their section. I scan the crowd again, surveying each of the booths, hoping to catch a glimpse of her shimmering dress.

I start making my way to the other side of the club, toward Ember, when I see Adeline on the opposite side. Her shimmering dress catches the blue and white strobe lights swinging over the length of the club.

Her long, dark hair sways back and forth as she bends her hips while dancing to the music. With her eyes closed, she runs her hands down the length of her body, tilting her head to the side. She’s lost in the music, not caring who is watching. I stay where I am and watch her for a few moments, the knot in my chest tightening again.

My feelings for Adeline are fragile, and ones I can’t ignore for much longer.

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