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

been on stage at King’s
nightclub.
    Stopping in front of her, his hand rose,
backhanding her with such force her head snapped back, causing her
to lose her balance and fall to the floor. Vida held her frightened
cry inside, terrified that he would hit her again. Her shaking hand
went to her burning cheek, hearing the door opening and closing,
she looked towards the door to see Briggs and another man she
recognized as Morgan from the club. She had performed lap dances
for both of them. Neither of them acted like they had ever seen her
before. No help would be coming from their direction.
    “ Get up, you stupid cunt.”
    Vida managed to get her feet under her and
shakily rose up. The second time he hit her, she barely managed to
stay on her feet, which was a mistake because his third hit was
with his fist and sent her crashing back down to the floor. This
time she was unable to keep her cries silent and she didn’t try to
get back up.
    “ You have been a pain in my ass for
the last month. You should have stayed out of my business. Sawyer
is mine, therefore she’s my business.” Laughing at his own joke,
Digger leaned back against his desk, satisfied she wouldn’t get up
again.
    “ Briggs and Morgan tell me you can
shake your tits and ass, so now you’re my business,” he informed
her.
    “ King won’t let you get away with
this, I’m under his protection.” Vida stared up at the ugly bastard
who stood there as if he had the right to do anything he
wanted.
    “ Fuck King, I’m not afraid of him. Has
he managed to get Sawyer back?” Digger laughed sarcastically. “He
couldn’t even keep me from taking you from that stupid bodyguard.
Take her up to my bedroom, I’ll be up shortly.” He went back behind
his desk, sitting down to pick up a ringing cell phone.
    Vida felt Briggs take her by the arm,
helping her to her feet.
    “ Wait a minute, Briggs; put her on the
chair. Seems like we have company.” Digger put his phone back on
the desk. Vida felt herself shoved down onto a chair in the corner
of the room. Briggs stayed by her while Morgan stood by Digger.
Vida noticed that Digger’s countenance had undergone a change; she
thought she caught a small glimpse of worry. The self-satisfied
smile from moments before was gone.
    Digger’s driver, who no longer looked neat
and refined, opened the door. Now, he was holding his ribs and his
nose had blood dripping onto his white shirt. The man walking into
the room wasn’t any of the men she was expecting.
    Colton strode into the room with an air of
menace so visible that it frightened even Vida, who had had lived
with him the last few weeks, unaware that he could be completely
frightening when he was furious.
    “ Colton, I heard you were out of
prison.” The amicable tone coming from Digger had Vida’s eyes
turning back to him in surprise.
    “ Did you also hear Vida was living
with me and was under my protection?” Colton’s voice wasn’t so
amicable, in fact, in was downright threatening.
    “ Briggs might have mentioned it, but
since you’ve been fucking anything that has a pussy since you’ve
been out, I didn’t think she was important.”
    “ You thought wrong, Digger.” Vida saw
Colton take in her bruised face and blackening eye. His lips
tightened and the air in the room turned more menacing.
    “ You hit her?”
    “ A mistake. Calm down, Colton. I
apologize; I was misinformed as to her relationship with you.” As
Digger tried to excuse his behavior, she noticed Morgan’s hand slip
under his jacket.
    “ Come here, Vida.” Ignoring Digger’s
excuse, Colton’s voice spoke over his.
    She looked up at Briggs who didn’t make a
move to stop her. Slowly, still expecting him to prevent her from
following Colton’s order, she rose to her feet and walked to stand
by his side. His hand reached out, smoothing her hair back into
place. Taking her jaw in his hand, he turned her face to the side
so that he could see the damage inflicted by Digger.
    “