Layers Trilogy Box Set (featuring prequel Dazzled by Silver) by Lacey Silks

Author:Lacey Silks [Silks, Lacey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-927715-25-3
Publisher: MyLit Publishing

Chapter Four

As the night progressed we enjoyed the privacy of the lounge, talking and flirting and making out. I was glad once our conversation turned away from Kendra. The flame of jealousy rekindled in the pit of my stomach every time she was mentioned, and I didn’t like the feeling. The comfort of Tristan’s company and his soothing kisses on my shoulder – in fact everything he did – held so much emotion. I felt guilty worrying that he could still have feelings for someone else. Besides, she had saved my life, so I owed her.

Tristan’s phone buzzed in his pocket.

“It’s Washington. I have to take this. Please excuse me. I’ll be right back.”

His unpleased expression and the troubled shift in his cheeks made me wary, but I stayed where he’d asked me to wait for him. I leaned back on the couch, watching my two friends wiggle their butts on the dance floor. Laura, Jess, and Tessa twirled and spun around their new boy toys. Even if I couldn’t recognize the men from the distance, their silhouettes were definitely well built. Yet something familiar about Laura’s man of the hour caught my attention. I definitely recognized the muscled body shape and suave movements but couldn’t quite place them. Watching my friends dance, I was certain I’d miss going out with them when my belly was sticking out; not that we got a chance to do so too often even now.

Near the club entrance, beyond the crowd of heads, a couple caught my attention. Their sharp movements and awkward body language alerted my instincts. A man wearing black jeans and a hoodie was gripping a girl’s wrist harder than I liked. She tried to weasel out of his hold, but that only seemed to anger him. He raised his arm to hit her but stopped mid-way, and she shrank back against the wall.

My back straightened.

Let her go! I screamed in my mind, my gaze darting to the two bouncers whose attention was on the ever-growing line outside. The thug jerked on her arm again. The girl obviously didn’t want to leave with him. She kept pulling on his arm, trying to free herself from his hold. For a moment I thought tears glistened in her eyes, but it was difficult to see from such a distance. My heart ached. I stood tall on my toes, looking over the mingling crowd. If a few more people entered, I’d lose track of them. He yanked her harder as she braced her other hand and her feet against a wall, struggling to fight back.

And that revived all my senses. I shouldn’t have waited this long anyway. A fresh dose of adrenaline rushed through my veins. I pushed through the crowd, aiming for the entrance. My focus remained on the couple as every ounce of my being committed to help her get rid of the bastard. She thrashed around and raised her hand to slap him, but he stopped her mid-way once again. I

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