THEO: A Dark Mafia Romance by Scott Raven

Author:Scott, Raven
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-08T16:00:00+00:00

23

Illya

“Illya, can you come here a sec’?” Glancing over at Marcella, I nodded before twisting to smile at the guy sliding dollars bills into the neckline of my leotard. I excused myself, and he was too drunk to stop me from getting up as Marcella hovered by a small, round table. “You have a request from VIP four. Remember that guy that knocked me over? It’s him and his bodyguard again, and some other guy I don’t recognize. He’s pretty hot, though.”

“Ohhh, okay. Let’s go.” But Marcella grabbed my arm and shook her head, and my brows furrowed as my gut clenched in foreboding. “Don’t tell me I’m going in there alone. What did Roge say? He knows, right?”

“Of course he knows. He said he knows this stranger guy personally, and to not worry. But I’ll be in room three, okay. It’s empty right now. If you need help, just bang on the wall, okay, Illya.” She shot me a firm nod, and I glanced up wearily at the second-floor balconies that circled the entire second floor. Blacked out windows shimmered against the strobe lights, and the knots in my abdomen intensified. Shaking my head a little, I straightened my shoulders and licked my lips before starting for the stairs.

“At least, I’ll probably get some good tips today, maybe.” This week had just been so difficult for some reason, though, I couldn’t put my finger on why things had lulled so badly. Friday was usually booming, but the club was barely half-full as I glanced around. Of course, our regulars showed up, but that wasn’t a good thing because they were so comfortable that they tipped horribly.

Looking over my shoulder, I watched the guy I’d just been with drunkenly talking to his friends as he replaced me with some no-name prowler. Reaching back to pull out the crumpled bill from my leotard, I paused at the bottom of the stairs to scowl. Two one-dollar bills were all I got after listening to him for almost seven minutes complain about how his wife wouldn’t put out now that she was pregnant.

“Jesus, I need a better job.” I should invest in a laptop and learn some useful things myself. Maybe, I’d get lucky and find some free online classes. Taking the stairs carefully in my four-inch heels, I rolled my lips as I tried to wipe the sourness from my expression.

Knocking on the door that led to room four, I waited for someone to open the door, and a little bubble of excitement floated up in my chest. Mateo, I wasn’t so keen on seeing again, but Theo and I seemed to have a real moment the other day. When the door swung open, I was hit with a sense of deja vu, and a bright smile automatically lifted the corners of my lips.

But it wasn’t Theo at the door, and I forced down the surprise that jolted my chest. The bulky guy that took over the whole entryway smiled warmly at me, leaning with his arm high, and I met his gaze firmly.

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