The club was alive with heat and sound as I moved through the crowd with Gage and a few of the guys. We settled down, and I tried to lose myself in it. Shots burned down my throat, warm and sharp, as conversations faded into laughter and shouted stories. But my thoughts kept drifting back to the suite. To Inka’s face when I left.
I was still fighting the thoughts when Darlene appeared, cutting through the crowd like she owned it in a tight black dress that clung to every curve, dark hair cascading over her shoulders, and red lips curved in that dangerous knowing smile.
The lights caught the shimmer of her skin as she moved toward me, hips swaying to the heavy beat, and I swallowed hard.
“Miss me?” she whispered when she reached me, lips brushing my ear, and I caught that sweet scent o
