Another thing that drove me crazy was his lack of respect for my personal space.As he leaned in closer, I had no choice but to back up against the wall.My entire body hummed as he stood there, staring down at me as though he wanted to eat me for dessert.
I wanted him to.There was no denying that.But I wasn’t an idiot.If I thought I could get away with a short-term fling with Lynx, I might be up to the task.Well, except for the fact that he’d slept with damn near every woman in this town and a shit ton more who weren’t from around here.Hell, I wasn’t even sure hisdivorcewas final.
Yep, and wasn’t that the shit.Ol’ Lynx Caine had up and married some two-bit hussy from fucking Austin, of all places.
The memory of him coming back to town, announcing that he’d gotten hitched to that crazy bitch was like an ice bath to my nerves.It shocked me back to reality and caused me to slip out from under his arm.
“Just let it be, Lynx,” I told him, not looking back.
Making my way to the bar, I searched the room until I found Billy.Wolfe was keeping him corralled in the corner.
I locked eyes with my ex-boyfriend, then pointed to the doors.“Get out.You’re not welcome in my bar.”
“Oh, comeon, Reag?—”
“You heard the lady,” Wolfe said, his tone ringing with amusement as he grabbed Billy by the shirt and shoved him toward the exit.
“You’ll be sorry you did this, Reagan!Goddammit!”
I shook my head.“No.I’m sorry for a lotta things I’ve done”—mainly wasting nearly a decade of my life with a piece of crap who treated me like shit—“but not this.”
Billy’s eyes strayed to something over my shoulder at the same time I felt the warmth of Lynx’s body as he pressed up against me.
Even from here I could feel how hard his body was, how freaking warm his skin was.
My traitorous heart skipped a beat and my belly fluttered.
“I ain’t worried,” Billy told Lynx.“You’ll be tossin’ her out like last week’s garbage in a week tops,” he snarled.“Like me, you’ll get tired of fuckin’ the skank.”
Yeah.Okay.
For about three seconds there, Billy had been home free.He could’ve turned around, head held high, and walked right out that door…
Unfortunately for him, the asshole never did know when to shut up.
This time when Lynx went after him, I didn’t bother to stop him.
In fact, I silently egged him on.
ChapterTwo
Lynx
“Dammit, Lynx!”Rhys Trevino shouted.“I take another right hook from you, and I’ll make sure you spend the night in jail!”
I shoved Billy one last time before taking a step back, my anger burning white-hot.The damn sheriff always showed up and ruined shit for me.
“Chill,” Rhys hissed, taking me by the arm and pulling me farther away from Billy.
I didn’t even bother to put up a fight when Rhys went to cuff me.Spending the night in jail was definitely worth the ass-whooping I'd just dished out.It was quite possible that Billy Watson would be walking with a limp for the rest of his sorry life.
“You’re goddamn right I’m pressin’ charges,” Billy declared, talking to the deputy as he wiped blood from his lip.“The asshole attacked me.”
“Just like always,” I stated, loving how I could so easily rile the pussy.“Cryin’ like a bitch.You still breastfeedin’, boy?”
“Fuck you,” Billy spat before a devious smirk tilted his lips up in a snarl.“Not sure why you think you’re all high and mighty.I ain’t the one in cuffs.”
I didn’t respond; I simply cocked an eyebrow, waiting for the rest.
