Teased (The VIP Room, #1) by Jamie Begley Page A

asked
Colton.
    “ Juliet warned me when she came
outside the light was off back there. She thought she saw someone,
but wasn’t sure.”
    Vida reached into her pocket and pulled out
the envelope of money. “Will you give this to Jazz for me?”
    “ Yes. Vida, you can’t talk about what
happened,” King said, taking the envelope.
    “ I know. I’ll keep my mouth shut,” she
promised before climbing onto Colton’s bike.
    Juliet might not like her, but she had saved
Vida.
    Vida grasped Colton around his waist,
thankful that both King and him had been there to help. She felt a
jolt of fear knowing that Digger wouldn’t stop. Colton owed her
nothing, barely knew her, and yet, he hadn’t hesitated to protect
her. She acknowledged to herself there was more to the sexy tattoo
artist than she had thought possible. He just might be her saving
grace.

Chapter 9
     
    Vida came out of the classroom looking for
Henry, surprised when she didn’t see him. Colton had dropped her
off before class and Henry should have been here to pick her up.
Feeling nervous at the strange occurrence, Vida stayed close to the
classroom building where there were several students milling
around.
    Out of the corner of her eye she saw Henry
sitting on a bench not too far away. Relieved, Vida walked towards
him, but stopped at the look on his face, something was definitely
wrong. His eyes, which were usually filled with warmth, were filled
with fear for her. He was practically screaming at her to run
silently. In a glance, she understood why. The pretty young girl
sitting next to him with her purse in her hand had a gun pointed at
him. She could see the girl’s hand buried in the purse and the
outline of the gun through the material pointed at Henry.
    Vida started to turn and run, but stopped.
She couldn’t leave Henry to their mercy when it was her they
wanted. If there was a chance for Henry to walk away, she had to
give it to him and take a chance that King would save her.
    She saw the anger in Henry’s face directed
at her as she walked towards them, angry that she hadn’t taken the
opportunity to run.
    When she drew close enough to hear her, the
woman spoke.
    “ That black car over there, get in the
backseat.” The woman nodded to an inconspicuous dark car just a few
feet away.
    Vida nodded and started walking towards the
car. As she came closer, the door opened from within and she
hesitantly slid into the car. As soon as she shut the door, the car
started and drove out into the busy street to be swallowed up in
traffic.
    “ Is she going to let Henry go?” Vida
asked, terrified for Henry.
    The driver didn’t respond to her question.
Vida was frightened and couldn’t stop her legs from trembling. She
had no choice other than to lean back into the leather seats as she
waited for the ride to end. When the car came to a stop, she became
even more frightened when the driver got out and came around to her
door. Opening it, he motioned for her to get out of the car.
    The driver’s cold expression left no doubt
that she was in trouble. When the word trouble hit her mind, she
was able to get herself back under control and hide the emotional
turmoil that she was going through her. Stripping had taught her to
hide her emotions, she needed that skill desperately now or the
driver would be packing her into the house kicking and
screaming.
    Vida stepped out of the car, finding herself
looking at a large home in an isolated area. Surrounded by a stone
and metal fence, it was clear the owner wanted his privacy. She
followed the silent driver into the house as he led her to a large
room. As she walked into the room that held an expensive desk, a
tall man rose from his chair and walked forward.
    “ Close the door, send in Briggs and
Morgan.” The driver closed the door, leaving Vida alone with the
man staring back at her with malevolent eyes. He came closer,
circling her as his eyes took in every aspect of her body. She felt
as undressed as if she had