nerves boiled in her belly and she froze in place when she saw a group of men storming the stage.
“You’d better get out here, Barry. There’s going to be trouble,” the DJ called over the loud speaker. Her music set still blared in the background as she stood frozen with shock.
Barry, the bouncer, made a move to keep the men away from her, but decided that discretion was the better part of valor and backed off when he couldn’t deter them. May didn’t blame him. He was one against many. There was no hope for victory as the others shoved him aside. He was outnumbered after all.
Her heart sank when she saw her brother’s scowl. What was he doing here? She bit her lip. “Crap.”
“Crap is right, you little hellion,” Lance said softly as he scowled down at her, ripped his coat off and wrapped it around her shoulders. “If you want money for charity, I’ll give it to them. I never want to see you in here again.”
May fisted her hands at her sides. He might be her brother, but he had no dominion over her. She stood up straighter and lifted her chin. “Puhleeze, Lancelot Flowers,” May said. A group of men laughed when she used her brother’s full name. “You have no right to come in here dictating to me.” She sniffed. “Where have you been since Mom and Dad died?”
All of her brothers left town right after her parent’s double funeral. None of them stuck around to help their sisters through their grief and not one of them came back until Lance returned a little over three months ago. Something told her he’d been in town a little longer than he let on because he managed to make his presence known just before Rose married the Ice Dragon.
May glared right back when her brother gave her a dirty look and shook his head.
“First off, little sister, Mom and Dad aren’t dead. If you and the rest of my harebrained sisters knew a damned thing about magic, you would know that good magic can’t kill.” A muscle ticked in his jaw when he shook his head. “And none of you could ever handle black magic. With your control, you wouldn’t only kill someone else. You’d most likely blow yourselves up. They aren’t dead. They’ve been transported somewhere. The rest of the guys are still out looking for them.”
May shivered. She wasn’t wearing much and they’d dragged her to the edge of the stage and away from the warmth of the lights. She drew his coat tighter around her and her mouth dropped open when she noticed just how many people he’d brought with him. “What are the rest of these guys doing here?”
She held her chin up and tried not to cry. She never wanted them to know she did this, let alone see her standing in a club half-naked. Talk about getting caught with her pants down. She closed her eyes, thankful that at least they’d arrived before she’d taken off all her feathers.
Her stomach churned when her sister Tansy approached the stage. Crap! Were all of her sisters here? “Come on, May. Let’s go home.”
“I can’t.” May couldn’t help it. She stared down at her feet. The last thing she wanted was for her sisters to see her like this. “I signed a contract saying that I would dance here tonight and once a month for the next year.”
“What were you thinking, May?” The expression on her sister’s face made her want to cry. Tansy waved her arm. “How could you think that this would be okay?”
“What difference does it make? Seriously?” She balled her hands into fists and rested them on her hips. “I mean, there’s some sick-o out there with naked pictures of all of us. What’s to stop him from showing them around to everyone and their brother?” She began to pace. She had to get rid of some of her nervous energy. God only knew she couldn’t dance it off now.
The music blared as one of the other girls took her place on stage. May pulled Lance’s coat tighter around her. She didn’t give a good damn what her siblings said. This was her life and she would live
“You’d better get out here, Barry. There’s going to be trouble,” the DJ called over the loud speaker. Her music set still blared in the background as she stood frozen with shock.
Barry, the bouncer, made a move to keep the men away from her, but decided that discretion was the better part of valor and backed off when he couldn’t deter them. May didn’t blame him. He was one against many. There was no hope for victory as the others shoved him aside. He was outnumbered after all.
Her heart sank when she saw her brother’s scowl. What was he doing here? She bit her lip. “Crap.”
“Crap is right, you little hellion,” Lance said softly as he scowled down at her, ripped his coat off and wrapped it around her shoulders. “If you want money for charity, I’ll give it to them. I never want to see you in here again.”
May fisted her hands at her sides. He might be her brother, but he had no dominion over her. She stood up straighter and lifted her chin. “Puhleeze, Lancelot Flowers,” May said. A group of men laughed when she used her brother’s full name. “You have no right to come in here dictating to me.” She sniffed. “Where have you been since Mom and Dad died?”
All of her brothers left town right after her parent’s double funeral. None of them stuck around to help their sisters through their grief and not one of them came back until Lance returned a little over three months ago. Something told her he’d been in town a little longer than he let on because he managed to make his presence known just before Rose married the Ice Dragon.
May glared right back when her brother gave her a dirty look and shook his head.
“First off, little sister, Mom and Dad aren’t dead. If you and the rest of my harebrained sisters knew a damned thing about magic, you would know that good magic can’t kill.” A muscle ticked in his jaw when he shook his head. “And none of you could ever handle black magic. With your control, you wouldn’t only kill someone else. You’d most likely blow yourselves up. They aren’t dead. They’ve been transported somewhere. The rest of the guys are still out looking for them.”
May shivered. She wasn’t wearing much and they’d dragged her to the edge of the stage and away from the warmth of the lights. She drew his coat tighter around her and her mouth dropped open when she noticed just how many people he’d brought with him. “What are the rest of these guys doing here?”
She held her chin up and tried not to cry. She never wanted them to know she did this, let alone see her standing in a club half-naked. Talk about getting caught with her pants down. She closed her eyes, thankful that at least they’d arrived before she’d taken off all her feathers.
Her stomach churned when her sister Tansy approached the stage. Crap! Were all of her sisters here? “Come on, May. Let’s go home.”
“I can’t.” May couldn’t help it. She stared down at her feet. The last thing she wanted was for her sisters to see her like this. “I signed a contract saying that I would dance here tonight and once a month for the next year.”
“What were you thinking, May?” The expression on her sister’s face made her want to cry. Tansy waved her arm. “How could you think that this would be okay?”
“What difference does it make? Seriously?” She balled her hands into fists and rested them on her hips. “I mean, there’s some sick-o out there with naked pictures of all of us. What’s to stop him from showing them around to everyone and their brother?” She began to pace. She had to get rid of some of her nervous energy. God only knew she couldn’t dance it off now.
The music blared as one of the other girls took her place on stage. May pulled Lance’s coat tighter around her. She didn’t give a good damn what her siblings said. This was her life and she would live
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