Ignition by Skye Callahan

Author:Skye Callahan [Callahan, Skye]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Skye Callahan
Published: 2015-03-15T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

“Where are we going?” Aubrey pleaded again, adjusting in her seat as I tore down the highway, putting some distance between us and the club.

“Wherever I want.” The gas pedal vibrated beneath my foot, sending more fiery power to the engine with just a twitch of movement. That was why I enjoyed cars—when you cared for them properly, tuned them up just right, they didn’t ask stupid questions or go around behind your back. They simply purred under the slightest touch and followed orders.

Her eyes fell closed and she leaned against the window, her forehead pressing into the cold glass. “You said you had somewhere to be, so why were you still at the club? Were you just waiting for something to happen so you could—could take advantage of it?” Despite the accusation, much of the fight had drained from her voice as the adrenaline cleared from her system.

“I didn’t figure it’d be any different from any other night around there. I said you’d agree, and you did—almost exactly when I predicted you would. Except I expected you to make it through one dance. Was actually looking forward to it.”

“You....” She gritted her teeth. “You and Devlin are both jackasses. Conniving. Arrogant. Self-serving conmen.”

“Touché. But there is one difference,” I said softly, letting my voice fade into the vibrations of the car. I didn’t need to raise my voice to get my point across, since as far as my deal with Aubrey was concerned, I’d already won. “I’m upfront about what I want. And it seems you understand that difference, seeing as how you just chose me over him. Just like I said you would.”

“You just met me last night,” she yelled. “You don’t know a damn thing about me.”

Didn’t I? I’d known enough to get us this far. “I know there’s a good reason you haven’t run or gone to the cops long before now. You don’t talk like a city girl and probably grew up on one of the back creek roads outside of town. Your nails are a mess even with the fresh acrylics that you applied yourself. Most girls around here wouldn’t dream of walking out on stage without a professional manicure—broke or not. But I’d wager you’re not even concerned with how your nails look.”

She looked down at them, then fisted her hands and tucked her arms around herself.

“You barely fussed with your mane of bed hair all day, but you’re physically fit. Probably from staying active, but not necessarily obsessing over working out. You’re bright but not street smart—otherwise you wouldn’t have gotten wrapped up with Devlin. You could have chosen another small town, but like most people, you probably moved to the city hoping for anonymity. A place to start over where you could fade into the background. Well, darlin’, I hate to break it to you but it’s equally hard not to stand out in a city like this one when you obviously don’t belong. A bit stereotypical, I admit, but Devlin always targets a certain type and you fit it.

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