Claimed by Flames by Lauren Crowne

Author:Lauren Crowne [Crowne, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9798986291062
Publisher: Enid Books
Published: 2023-11-06T16:00:00+00:00

14

LILLY

I pretended to adjust my dress in the mirror, but really I was checking to make sure the tiny syringe I’d stashed in my dress was still there. This was part of Jae’s plan, a twisted scheme that had left me shocked and unnerved when he first proposed it. But as I looked at Dominic’s smug face behind me, I knew I was willing. I wanted to forget every lecherous glance, every unwanted touch, every moment I’d been forced to endure with him.

If only the syringe could erase those memories from my mind as well.

I glanced at Dominic’s face once more, steeling myself for what I had to do. This was a path I’d never thought I’d tread, but in this dark world, it seemed there was no choice but to walk it.

Once I stabbed Dominic with the needle, he would fall asleep and I’d be able to get the fuck out of there.

Easy-peasy.

Right?

The door clicked shut, and Dominic locked it behind him. Grinning at me with his gross yellow teeth, he leaned against the door, his thin tail slowly dragging back and forth at his feet.

“Luck sure was on my side tonight, wasn’t it?” he asked.

“If I’m your luck. If I hadn’t given you that ace, you would have lost that game back there.”

“Aw, does my sweetheart want a kiss for her good behavior?”

So gross.

“See,” he said, coming closer, “I knew you liked me.” He kept grinning, his tiny wings fluttering behind him. “I knew you liked me better than that pretty boy anyway. That’s why you helped me win and not him.”

No, you fool, I helped you win because I want something from you.

I’d known Jae was going to use me as bait tonight. What I hadn’t known was that Max was going to be there too. Why had I expected anything else? If they were going to be business partners, it made sense that they would associate outside the club.

Dominic wrapped a hand around my waist, bringing me closer, and I had to channel everything I’d learned from working at the club to not throw up from his breath. He reeked of smoke and cigars in the worst way.

I pretended to touch his arm but actually wiggled back a step, trying to put some distance between us. “Why don’t you lie down and we can start with a massage? I hear my hands are magical.”

His eyes lit up at that. “I can’t wait to find out.”

It took a remarkably small amount of convincing to get Dominic lying face down on the bed. I said a silent prayer of thanks to whatever god would listen that I no longer had to look at his face and that he couldn’t see the look of disgust on my own. I sat beside Dominic on the bed, not far enough away to no longer smell the smoke on him, but at least it was something.

Before I started, I took the syringe out of the top of my dress and placed it in my lap, making sure it was ready.

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