her.”
“I couldn’t care less,” he sneered.
Keira tried once more, starting to get angry. “I’m only going in for a minute,” she said, “I need to get the key.”
As she spoke, his dark eyes leered at her. He seemed to be enjoying this. He had the power and she couldn’t budge him. She could talk all night long.
“Okay, honey, get moving,” the bouncer bellowed. “It’s a busy night.”
The anger in Keira began to grow stronger. She was in no mood for this. She didn’t need it.
“I’m not budging,” she said, her voice growing darker. Who did he think he was? He couldn’t stop her from finding her cousin.
The bouncer motioned to another one to come over and give him a hand. Then he lunged forward, as if to grab her and toss her out.
Keira looked into his dead, angry eyes. The other one was behind him now, backing him up. Outnumbered, she felt a long quiver rise through her back. In the past, Cooper would have tossed these thugs down the block with a flip of his finger. Now he was busy with a new woman. The thought of that further inflamed Keira. White rage rose through her. She breathed deeply, and felt electric energy rise in her hands.
“Get back from me,” she suddenly growled, her voice rumbling in her chest and her head spinning.
The bouncer jumped back for a second, startled at the sound of her voice. Then he went into full operation.
“Oh yeah, baby, you threatening me?” he said, practically spitting in her face.
A wild, uncontrollable laugh rose from the back of her throat and shrieked out into the night. It startled both of them, throwing them off balance. At that moment, Keira lifted her hands and pushed on his thick shoulders. That was all it took.
As if struck by lightning, the two bouncers heaved, trembled and started to shake, like leaves in the wind. Another wave of energy rose in Keira and she pushed them once more and, watched them fly like tree twigs to the end of the street. She could hear them yelling for miles around.
The people at the door, glued to what was happening, let out a shriek and went running down the block to see what had happened.
At that very moment, Keira fled into the dark club, disappearing into crowd, loud music and dancers that were grinding on the dance floor.
Keira wove her way through the throngs of people who were drinking, drugging, dancing. It was hard to move in the heavy energy that surrounded the place, sucking the air out. She had to find her cousin fast, get the key and get out of there.
Keira stopped at the bar and sat on a stool next to a lanky guy who was downing drinks, one after the other. The bartender, a slim guy with pale eyes looked at her admiringly.
“New here?” he asked. He was nicer than the others, and saw that she was having a rough time. “Want a drink?”
“No thanks,” she said. “I’m looking for Toby. Is she here tonight?”
“Sure,” the bartender seemed surprised. “She’ll be out dancing soon.”
“I need to see her right away,” Keira whispered, as the guy next to her put down his drink and stared.
The bartender leaned over and whispered. “If you want to see Toby now, just go through that back door.”
“Thanks so much,” she said, took a few dollars from her pocket and left them on the bar.
Keira grinned and slid through the back door to the place where the dancers got ready to find Toby.
The place back there was crowded with half naked girls and stank of cheap perfume.
“Toby?” she called.
A young woman her age, in a skimpy outfit, dark black hair and tons of makeup, walked over and looked out at her from startled eyes.
“Keira?” she said.
My God , Keira thought. Look what happened to the little girl I grew up with years ago. I would never have recognized her.
Keira’s heart broke for Toby. She looked so fragile and lost, dressed in her dancer’s outfit, trying to find a way to get by.
Keira and Toby gave each other a quick hug.
“I need the keys to the
“I couldn’t care less,” he sneered.
Keira tried once more, starting to get angry. “I’m only going in for a minute,” she said, “I need to get the key.”
As she spoke, his dark eyes leered at her. He seemed to be enjoying this. He had the power and she couldn’t budge him. She could talk all night long.
“Okay, honey, get moving,” the bouncer bellowed. “It’s a busy night.”
The anger in Keira began to grow stronger. She was in no mood for this. She didn’t need it.
“I’m not budging,” she said, her voice growing darker. Who did he think he was? He couldn’t stop her from finding her cousin.
The bouncer motioned to another one to come over and give him a hand. Then he lunged forward, as if to grab her and toss her out.
Keira looked into his dead, angry eyes. The other one was behind him now, backing him up. Outnumbered, she felt a long quiver rise through her back. In the past, Cooper would have tossed these thugs down the block with a flip of his finger. Now he was busy with a new woman. The thought of that further inflamed Keira. White rage rose through her. She breathed deeply, and felt electric energy rise in her hands.
“Get back from me,” she suddenly growled, her voice rumbling in her chest and her head spinning.
The bouncer jumped back for a second, startled at the sound of her voice. Then he went into full operation.
“Oh yeah, baby, you threatening me?” he said, practically spitting in her face.
A wild, uncontrollable laugh rose from the back of her throat and shrieked out into the night. It startled both of them, throwing them off balance. At that moment, Keira lifted her hands and pushed on his thick shoulders. That was all it took.
As if struck by lightning, the two bouncers heaved, trembled and started to shake, like leaves in the wind. Another wave of energy rose in Keira and she pushed them once more and, watched them fly like tree twigs to the end of the street. She could hear them yelling for miles around.
The people at the door, glued to what was happening, let out a shriek and went running down the block to see what had happened.
At that very moment, Keira fled into the dark club, disappearing into crowd, loud music and dancers that were grinding on the dance floor.
Keira wove her way through the throngs of people who were drinking, drugging, dancing. It was hard to move in the heavy energy that surrounded the place, sucking the air out. She had to find her cousin fast, get the key and get out of there.
Keira stopped at the bar and sat on a stool next to a lanky guy who was downing drinks, one after the other. The bartender, a slim guy with pale eyes looked at her admiringly.
“New here?” he asked. He was nicer than the others, and saw that she was having a rough time. “Want a drink?”
“No thanks,” she said. “I’m looking for Toby. Is she here tonight?”
“Sure,” the bartender seemed surprised. “She’ll be out dancing soon.”
“I need to see her right away,” Keira whispered, as the guy next to her put down his drink and stared.
The bartender leaned over and whispered. “If you want to see Toby now, just go through that back door.”
“Thanks so much,” she said, took a few dollars from her pocket and left them on the bar.
Keira grinned and slid through the back door to the place where the dancers got ready to find Toby.
The place back there was crowded with half naked girls and stank of cheap perfume.
“Toby?” she called.
A young woman her age, in a skimpy outfit, dark black hair and tons of makeup, walked over and looked out at her from startled eyes.
“Keira?” she said.
My God , Keira thought. Look what happened to the little girl I grew up with years ago. I would never have recognized her.
Keira’s heart broke for Toby. She looked so fragile and lost, dressed in her dancer’s outfit, trying to find a way to get by.
Keira and Toby gave each other a quick hug.
“I need the keys to the
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