Broken (Soldiers of Darkness MC Book 1) by Michelle Betham Page A

seconds for the first time in my life and, man, she was worth it.
    I check my watch. She’s due at Laney’s in half an hour. It’s her first night on stage tonight, and I’m gonna be there to watch her. She may think she’s dancing for every guy in that room, but she’ll be dancing just for me because the second she steps off that stage I’ll be there, to claim my President’s benefits.
    ‘You OK, boss?’
    Duke’s voice shakes me from those thoughts of Izzi’s tits and tight pussy. ‘I’m just fine, Duke.’ I place the gavel I’ve only just realized I’ve been clinging onto down on the table and stand up, pushing my chair back. ‘You coming to Laney’s tonight? Got a new girl starting and I’d like as much feedback as I can get as to how y’all think she does.’
    Duke’s face breaks into a grin. ‘You got that English girl taking it all off, huh?’ His expression suddenly changes, and I assume it’s because he’s just remembered the reaction he got from me the last time he said something mildly disrespectful about Izzi. ‘I mean…’
    I laugh out loud and slap his shoulder. ‘Relax, Duke. I ain’t gonna throw you up against no wall again. Yeah, I got her taking it all off. She’s gonna strip right down until she’s as naked as the day she was fucking born, although, believe me, she got this pair of boots she keeps on that’ll make your dick react just by looking at them.’
    ‘Jesus, boss… Hey…’ His mouth twists up into a smirk. ‘You fucked her yet?’
    I grin widely and slap his shoulder again. ‘None of your fucking business, kiddo.’
    ‘They’re all gonna be on her like flies round shit, y’know that, don’t you? I mean, she’s new and all, and she’s fucking red hot! And she’s English, man, that’s a fucking turn-on all by itself. All new girls, they’re fair game to all us brothers, remember? Club perks.’
    I narrow my eyes, just slightly. I don’t want any of them to know what that girl really does to me; how I crave her more than any drug. How fucking her is an addiction I can’t shake. Admitting that is a weakness, and I ain’t weak. ‘You’re all welcome to try, Duke. They’re the rules. But there ain’t no rule that says any of those girls has to reciprocate. You get lucky, OK. That’s a bonus. You get rejected, you move on to the next one.’
    Duke grins again, and I feel a small flicker of – Jesus, I can’t explain what it is ‘cause I ain’t ever felt it before, but I ain’t sure I like it. It’s kicking around my stomach and rising up into my chest and I need a drink. A shot of whiskey. Something.
    ‘I’m gonna ride over there now.’
    ‘OK, boss. Anything you need me to do before I head over?’
    I shake my head, and leave without looking back.
    I gotta get a grip here.
    I gotta get my head straight.
    This shit ain’t me, and I gotta job to do.
    I ain’t got time for distractions, no matter how beautiful they are.
     
     
    Izzi
     
    The other girls here at Laney’s are really nice. I don’t know what I was expecting – I guess I thought I’d be stepping into a room full of bitches, but they’re just like me, all looking for a way out; something different. Maybe I’m the only one planning to kill someone, but that’s the only difference.
    ‘Mack Slayer approached you yet, honey?’
    I turn my head to see a pretty, blonde woman with spectacular tits and impossibly bright eyes join me in front of the mirror. I can only assume she’s wearing contacts.
    ‘Sorry?’
    She throws me a friendly smile before she turns back to face the mirror, and I watch as she sweeps a mascara wand over her long lashes. ‘Has he fucked you yet? And I’m guessing he has.’ She returns the mascara wand to its tube and steps back from the mirror, fluffing out her blonde curls. ‘Ain’t no girl made it this far without having had that pleasure.’ She throws me another smile. ‘And it really is a pleasure, I gotta say. Wouldn’t you agree?’
    I feel