Vow of Atonement by Emma Renshaw

Author:Emma Renshaw [Renshaw, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Just Read Books, LLC
Published: 2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00

28

Roman

My pants feel painfully tight as I watch Harper twirl around the dance floor with her friends. She’s taunting me with each sway of her hips and lustful look over her shoulder as she bites her lip. I adjust myself but don’t take my eyes off of her until a big body stands in front of me, immediately deflating my dick.

I look up to James’ angry scowl before he takes the seat next to me, handing me a fresh, cold beer.

“Been quiet for a few weeks,” he states, taking a long drag of his beer.

“I don’t like it.”

He frowns, looking at the women on the dance floor. “I don’t, either. Still keeping a watch on her?”

“Haven’t left her side.”

“Good,” James grumbles. “I’m keeping tabs. Word will get to me if he surfaces. Savannah has been through enough for every girl in this group. Don’t want anything to happen to Harper.”

“Nothing will,” I vow. “Find anything about her dad?”

His frown deepens. “Nothing concrete.”

“But, you found something?”

He shrugs. “Too soon to tell. If I did, though, it wouldn’t be good.”

“Fuck,” I curse, running my hand through my hair.

Harper is still dancing around, smiling with her friends. I don’t want to burden her with anything else. She’s been through so much, lost too much. Rafael has stayed underground for a few weeks, but I don’t trust he’ll stay there. He came to her every day and now he’s disappeared? Nope, don’t trust it for a second.

Something’s coming. I know James feels it, too. He confirms this when he speaks again. “Somethin’ ain’t right about how quiet he’s been.”

“I know. I have Kiernan following some of his crew, but he’s only one guy and nothing has happened to cause any suspicion or led to where Rafael might be.”

James is looking at Kiernan doing the sprinkler on the dance floor with a skeptical look on his face. “You trust him?”

“With my life,” I answer honestly. “He’s the best at what he does. If there’s a trail of information to find, he’ll find it. How do you have these contacts of yours?”

James swings his head toward mine, glaring at me with his gray eyes. “Like I said the first time, it ain’t your damn business.”

“Fair enough,” I respond, holding up a hand in surrender. “You ever need a job, you’re welcome to work for me any time.”

“Let me guess, you’re thinking about expanding in Texas.”

“We’ll see,” I answer, watching Harper. It will depend on her for my future plans.

“Yeah,” James says slowly and sarcastically. “She was upset while y’all were dancing.”

“Were you watching us?” I ask, looking in his direction.

He glowers at me and I turn my focus back to the dance floor. I know he wasn’t watching us, just observes everyone. I wasn’t kidding when I offered him a job, I have a feeling he’d be great on my team.

“She’s okay. I surprised her, that’s all.”

James nods. Getting up from the chair, he looks back at me one last time and voices his promise quietly. “Same thing applies to you that I tell Liam.

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