Teased (The VIP Room Book 1) by Begley Jamie

Author:Begley, Jamie [Begley, Jamie]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi
Publisher: Young Ink Press
Published: 2013-09-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Colton was staring out the window when she entered the tattoo shop, making no pretence that he had been watching her, or that he was angry with her.

Taking her arm, he led her into his room and then closed the door.

“What were you thinking of leaving the shop without telling me? One of Digger’s men could have grabbed you.” His hard voice left no doubt in Vida’s mind of his concern for her safety. It convinced Vida of what the best course of action she should take.

“Colton, calm down. I need to tell you something.” Quickly as possible, she told Colton about her conversation with Seth, including the part about Digger still having friends in the Predators.

Colton sat down on his stool, deep in thought. “He’s right, I know of a couple and a few more might even be in with him and are just playing it cool so that no one knows of their involvement with Digger’s activities. The Predators are not exactly law abiding, but they don’t go for selling women against their will.”

“What should I do? I don’t want to jeopardize Sawyer’s safety, but I can’t simply not help those other women, either.”

“Did Seth say my shop is bugged?” Colton asked.

“I didn’t think to ask,” Vida confessed, angry with herself.

“I don’t think it is, but I don’t want to tip the FBI off to what we’re going to do.”

“What are we going to do?”

“Talk to King.” Colton wrote the words down on his drawing pad. Vida agreed. King had offered his help before anyone else, including the police.

“Go back out front,” he said while he continued to write. “I’ll call King and set up a meeting,” he wrote.

Vida started to open the door, but Colton’s voice had her pausing and looking back towards him.

“Don’t go off alone again, Vida.” Hearing the threat in his voice, she nodded her agreement before slipping out the door and closing it behind her.

The rest of the day was slow. Tessa and Carlito left early when no other clients came in and they had finished with their scheduled appointments.

“Let’s go.” Colton was leaning against the counter. “Reverend said he would close up the shop.”

Vida rose from her chair when Tessa came back in the door. They both tensed, expecting the woman to pick up where the argument ended this morning. Instead, she walked directly to Colton and handed him a sealed envelope.

“I signed the divorce papers. I took them by your lawyer’s office. That’s a copy of them.” Her face was expressionless, but Vida could tell by the pain in her eyes how badly she was hurting.

Colton’s hand gripped the envelope. “Thanks, Tessa.”

Tessa shrugged. “It’s obvious you’re moving on with several women.” Turning around, she left them, leaving them in the silence of her sudden departure.

Vida started to say something then closed her mouth, not knowing exactly what to say. The end of a marriage was never a good thing. It was the ending of a dream that two people shared

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