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stripper.”
He recognized he was being baited and pulled back, choosing not to say anything, no matter how it gnawed at him. “Not really a relative point since she wasn’t stripping.”
“Right, she was bartending. Is that where she got snatched?”
“No, it was at a bus station. Professional crew. A woman tagged her in the restroom, and when she collapsed, the other two were working as paramedics.”
“She’s older than me, you know.” Louis reclaimed his seat. “But she’s always been a bookworm, and I had to protect her. Or try. She wasn’t exactly fond of me. Some days, I’m not sure she is even now. I think she merely tolerates me. When I signed here, I asked her to come down. She did and got in the university. She would come to a few games and some practices but tended to avoid what I did. I wanted her happy, so I encouraged her to go out with some of the guys. That never ended well. She didn’t hold any grudges, but I couldn’t stand to think of any of them touching her.”
He scrubbed a hand down his face and reached for another beer. “Then, came Clay. Actually, a man who I hadn’t introduced her to and one who, for all intents and purposes, appeared interested in her. Unfortunately, it was to her detriment. He is insane. Nearly got her kicked out of the university. He’s broken into her place numerous times, and then, came the threatening letters.”
“Why didn’t someone go to another precinct if the man had friends in one?”
“That’s on me,” he said, voice tortured. “I didn’t believe her until I found one of the threatening letters. I couldn’t believe someone would stalk her.”
“Because of her weight?”
Shame filled his features. “Yes. I was thinking she should be happy someone was paying her attention. It was wrong, I know this. I spend my days surrounded by the cheerleaders and skinny women who can have almost any man they choose. My sister was dumpy next to them. I wasn’t thinking.”
“No, you weren’t. And, when you realized she wasn’t lying, it was too late.” Dorian’s tone rang with disappointment.
“Exactly. She’d already run away. I’d gone to her place and found nothing but a bag of papers. At the bottom, I found one of the letters. It talked about how, since she’d ignored the previous letters, he would have to get more drastic. He mentioned taking her to a place where it can just be the two of them.” He made a fist. “Then, he went in great detail on what he was going to do to her.” His face hardened, anger etched along the planes. “I’m going to kill him if I ever get my hands on him.”
“That won’t do anyone any good. You have a job to do, let Mr. Dare do his.” I’m going to kill him first for doing what he did, so you don’t have to worry about it. Dorian pushed to his feet. “Thank you for dinner. I am going to get a few hours of sleep, and I’ll be out of your hair.”
“Thank you, for bringing my sister back home.”
“Just doing my job,” he said and walked up to his room.
αβ
Sakharre stood out on the balcony of her room, the thick night air oddly soothing as she listened to the familiar sounds of the city. Tomorrow, she would meet the men assigned to keep her safe, and Dorian would be out of her life forever.
News that should make her happy, but it was the exact opposite. An enormous sense of loss filled her, and she couldn’t explain why. She and Dorian didn’t have a deep, meaningful relationship. It had been intense, brief, and passionate. Nothing which would create a bond.
Unless you counted on the gunfire, that he came for her, and what they shared in bed. To her, that was deeply meaningful.
“Suck it up,” she muttered, disgusted with her behavior.
Walking back inside, she curled up in the large chair in the corner, legs tucked beneath her. She rested her head back and tried to think about her life as normal. Could she go back and finish her Masters? Hell, did she want to? While bartending
He recognized he was being baited and pulled back, choosing not to say anything, no matter how it gnawed at him. “Not really a relative point since she wasn’t stripping.”
“Right, she was bartending. Is that where she got snatched?”
“No, it was at a bus station. Professional crew. A woman tagged her in the restroom, and when she collapsed, the other two were working as paramedics.”
“She’s older than me, you know.” Louis reclaimed his seat. “But she’s always been a bookworm, and I had to protect her. Or try. She wasn’t exactly fond of me. Some days, I’m not sure she is even now. I think she merely tolerates me. When I signed here, I asked her to come down. She did and got in the university. She would come to a few games and some practices but tended to avoid what I did. I wanted her happy, so I encouraged her to go out with some of the guys. That never ended well. She didn’t hold any grudges, but I couldn’t stand to think of any of them touching her.”
He scrubbed a hand down his face and reached for another beer. “Then, came Clay. Actually, a man who I hadn’t introduced her to and one who, for all intents and purposes, appeared interested in her. Unfortunately, it was to her detriment. He is insane. Nearly got her kicked out of the university. He’s broken into her place numerous times, and then, came the threatening letters.”
“Why didn’t someone go to another precinct if the man had friends in one?”
“That’s on me,” he said, voice tortured. “I didn’t believe her until I found one of the threatening letters. I couldn’t believe someone would stalk her.”
“Because of her weight?”
Shame filled his features. “Yes. I was thinking she should be happy someone was paying her attention. It was wrong, I know this. I spend my days surrounded by the cheerleaders and skinny women who can have almost any man they choose. My sister was dumpy next to them. I wasn’t thinking.”
“No, you weren’t. And, when you realized she wasn’t lying, it was too late.” Dorian’s tone rang with disappointment.
“Exactly. She’d already run away. I’d gone to her place and found nothing but a bag of papers. At the bottom, I found one of the letters. It talked about how, since she’d ignored the previous letters, he would have to get more drastic. He mentioned taking her to a place where it can just be the two of them.” He made a fist. “Then, he went in great detail on what he was going to do to her.” His face hardened, anger etched along the planes. “I’m going to kill him if I ever get my hands on him.”
“That won’t do anyone any good. You have a job to do, let Mr. Dare do his.” I’m going to kill him first for doing what he did, so you don’t have to worry about it. Dorian pushed to his feet. “Thank you for dinner. I am going to get a few hours of sleep, and I’ll be out of your hair.”
“Thank you, for bringing my sister back home.”
“Just doing my job,” he said and walked up to his room.
αβ
Sakharre stood out on the balcony of her room, the thick night air oddly soothing as she listened to the familiar sounds of the city. Tomorrow, she would meet the men assigned to keep her safe, and Dorian would be out of her life forever.
News that should make her happy, but it was the exact opposite. An enormous sense of loss filled her, and she couldn’t explain why. She and Dorian didn’t have a deep, meaningful relationship. It had been intense, brief, and passionate. Nothing which would create a bond.
Unless you counted on the gunfire, that he came for her, and what they shared in bed. To her, that was deeply meaningful.
“Suck it up,” she muttered, disgusted with her behavior.
Walking back inside, she curled up in the large chair in the corner, legs tucked beneath her. She rested her head back and tried to think about her life as normal. Could she go back and finish her Masters? Hell, did she want to? While bartending
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