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“What?” she answered.

I couldn’t help but smile. “Come see me.”

“Are you seriously booty-calling me? It’s not even 10 a.m.”

“Depends on if you’re offering to trade information for a taste of your⁠—”

“That’s enough. Information about Ben?”

“Come see me and I’ll tell you.” I shot a glance at Semper, who was shaking her head at the foolish smile on my face.

“If this is a trick, I swear to God, Seere, I will run you through with a rusty kitchen knife.”

“Promises, promises. You never follow through with the acts of passion you threaten.”

“Only you would think violence is sexual.”

I would let this woman hold a dagger to my balls while she rode me if that was what she needed to get off. There was a rustling behind her voice that shook me from the vision of Sloane’s supple tits bouncing in my face.

“Are you leaving your office? It sounds like you’re leaving your office.”

She sighed. “Yes, I’m leaving my office. I’ll be there in half an hour.”

“How many weapons are you bringing?”

“Seere.” Her tone carried a warning. “I’m not kidding. I will rip your balls off if you’re lying to get me in your sleazy club.”

The sound of her car starting came through.

I sucked in a breath through my teeth. “Slow down, little flame. I’m already close to coming from all this dirty talk.”

Her line went dead, and I locked my screen with a low chuckle. I looked up to see Semper watching me with her hands on her cocked hips.

“What?” I put my hands up innocently.

“You’re a dog.” She shook her head and turned to walk to the back office. “Don’t fuck on the bar. I just sanitized it.”

Chapter 11

Sloane

I hauled open the door to the club and walked onto the main floor. Several dancers were on the stage, practicing. The client seats were empty, but it was getting close to noon so they would be filing in soon.

Seere stood on a small stepladder behind the bar, restocking the liquor. A woman wearing nothing but a thong stood beside him, handing him bottle after bottle of booze. When she heard the door close, she peeked over her shoulder then smiled up at Seere.

She was gorgeous. I supposed I shouldn’t be surprised, but something about seeing her next to Seere and enjoying being close to him sent a streak of jealousy through me. But I was the one he was obsessed with. I was the only person he was chasing. That thought lifted my chin as I approached.

When I got a few feet from them, I cleared my throat.

The woman turned and leaned her perky breasts over the dark wood. “What can I do for you, beautiful?”

I pointed my chin at Seere. “I’m here for him.”

Her pink tongue grazed over her glossy brown lips. Butterflies stirred low in my belly. “Pity.” Her dark eyes took me in from the tips of my shoes to the top of my head. “We could have had a lot of fun together.”

“You’re pushing your luck, Semper,” he said without turning.

The woman snickered, and I smiled, knowing exactly what to say to get under his skin.