It's been three years and Kane found himself in an annoying situation. He had gone to The Coffee Palace to see his sister, hoping that she would divulge some of the information that she had on the young woman he had met. Somehow he had managed to get caught in the middle of a fight involving a one night stand and a fuck buddy of his.
Kane rubbed at his temples as the two shrieked at each other. He was regretting his decision to even come into town. If it hadn't been the Prez sending him he would have still been asleep.
“For the love of God take this shit outside and out of my fucking restuarant!” Mary yelled, coming out of the kitchen. “Kane, you’re my brother and I love you, but for the sake of my sanity you need to get better taste in women.” Mary growled.
“Excuse me!”A tall brunette woman shouted in indignation. “Are you going to let her talk to me that way? Who the fuck do you think you are?” She demanded.
“I’m his fucking sister and this is my goddamn business.” Mary huffed.
“Kane! Are you going to let her treat us like this?” The blond woman demanded. “You heard her. Now get!” Kane ordered.
“How dare you!” The brunette shrieked. “I will have this business shut down in two seconds once I leave here!”
“Oh my God! Shut the hell up!” Bridgette yelled. “No one gives a shit!”
“Who the fuck are you?” Sniffed the blonde, staring down the much shorter woman. “It doesn’t matter who I am. What matters is that you’re both annoying whores who have spread your legs for just about everyone and are fighting over a man that wouldn’t give a shit if you bed him or the hobo down the street. You’re being rude and annoying when decent people want to eat their lunch in peace without having to witness this sort of trashy display. Do us all a favor and take this shit elsewhere and away from the eyes and ears of the children that are watching you. I have seen monkeys flinging their crap around with more grace and dignity than the two of you seem to possess combined.” Bridgette huffed as she rose from her booth.
“Whores?” They shrieked in unison with red faces while Sammy giggled in her seat.
“Is there an echo in here or do the two of you need a dictionary to understand what that word means? Honestly, I have a fucking headache now.” Bridgette huffed annoyance and anger rolling off of her in waves.
“How dare you!” Yelled the brunette once she finally recovered from the shock. “I’ll kill you! No one insults me like that!”
The brunette pulled out a knife that Bridgette had already noticed when they first came in. She began charging towards Bridgette who blocked Sammy’s view of the scene. Before she made it within a foot of the other woman, her weaknesses had been noted. Bridgette watched as she came at her. The knife being held the wrong way. The shoes she was wearing didn’t help her situation either. High heels were such an impractical choice. Her skin tight skirt restricted her movements, giving Bridgette another advantage. Everyone had been too shocked to move at the appearance of a weapon. Bridgette however, stood confidently in front of their opponent, watching, waiting, assessing her every move.
When the woman was close enough Bridgette struck. She dodged the attack, grabbing the hand wielding the knife by the wrist and giving it a twist. The brunette dropped the knife. Once the knife was no longer in play she cried out in pain as her arm was maneuvered behind her back at an odd angle. As soon as Bridgette had her incapacitated she forced her out of the restuarant.
“I’m going to the police!” She shouted.
“Go ahead. It's Texas and I know my rights?” She said, rolling her eyes. “You’re going to regret this!” She shouted as she shoved past the curious onlookers. “Doubtful.” Bridgette murmured, going back inside.
All eyes were on her as she made her way back to her booth. She hadn’t been sitting for very long when she felt someone standing there. Sammy turned and sighed when she saw the blonde.
“You must be stupid.” She said, shaking her head.
“Watch it brat!” The blonde hissed with narrowed eyes. “I’m only going to say this once. Don't talk to me like that again or I’ll have my ma-”
“He is not your man.” Bridgette interrupted annoyed. “Now leave before I throw you out.”
“How dare a nobody like you disrespect me!” I’m Kane’s ol’ lady!”
“You’re definitely not anyones ol’ lady,” Bridgette said, standing up again. Kane watched the scene with interest when the small woman called her out. He was curious to see how this was going to end.
“You don’t know shit!” She yelled, slapping her.
“You’re dead.” Sammy sighed.
“I said, to shut-”
“Close your eyes, kiddo.” Bridgette said.
“Yup, they've been closed.” Sammy grumbled.
She knew Bridgette’s rules. One, no violence. Two, don’t put up with shit. Three, rule one goes out the window if someone touches you. Samy wasn’t sure but she was pretty certain that Bridgette had killed before.
When Bridgette heard that Sammy had closed her eyes her fist flew straight into the other woman’s face. The sound of a bone breaking could be heard across the restaurant. A few people cringed as the blonde’s head snapped back and blood began to pour from her nose.
“Oh my god! You broke my nose!” She screamed running out of the restaurant as Bridgette sat back down without another word.
“Hey, kid. You can look now.” Bridgette said, ignoring the curious looks from the people in the restaurant.
“Hey, Bridgette?” Sammy said, turning curious eyes towards her guardian.
“What's up?” She asked, feeling her stomach drop. The previous scene had the child’s attention as she had watched with wide blue eyes.
What’s a whore?” She asked, causing a few people to laugh as Bridgette gently knocked her head against the table.
“You’ll find out when you’re older.” Bridgette groaned.
“That’s always your answer.” She accused.
“Oh god… Look, I don’t think you need to worry about that. Let’s just forget you-” She paused when the little girl continued to stare at her. “You’re going to look it up anyway. I don’t know why I haven’t learned that yet.” She groaned.
“So are you going to tell me?” She asked.
“I’ve thought about it and my answer is still no. It will lead to a whole night of uncomfortable discussion with more questions than answers because you are just too young for them.” She said, giving her a pointed look.
“Fine but I’ll find out-” She trailed off, causing Bridgette to frown.
Bridgette turned to where she was staring. Her face paled when she saw the cut he was wearing. Her eyes immediately flashed with anger. When she saw the man standing in front of her she barely concealed her recognition. The man from three years ago was standing in front of her. Inwardly, she was panicking and swearing up a storm.
“Can I help you?” She demanded.
Kane wondered why she was looking at him like that. He couldn’t recall having met her. He had noticed the brief flash of recognition, anger, and hatred when she saw his cut.
“I just wanted to-”
“I don’t need it.” She said, looking straight ahead. “It was inappropriate and annoying.” She said, reaching for her purse.
“Bridgette are we leaving?” Sammy asked.
“Yep, Kid. We got places to go and things to do.”She said, hating his eyes on her.
“Did I do something to piss you off?” He asked completely caught off guard.
“I just don’t like people like you. Now if you will excuse me.” She said, pushing past him.
Bridgette had made it to her car and was fumbling with her keys by the time Kane regained his senses. He bolted after her more than a little pissed off. He didn’t stop when his sister called after him. aHe was going to give that woman a piece of his mind. He grabbed her upper arm when the flash of fear in her eyes stopped him. She blinked and it was replaced with steely determination. The knife in shaking hands finally catching his attention.
“Don’t ever fucking touch me again, or I’ll kill you myself.” She growled.
“Do I know you?” He asked, frowning at the sudden memory of the small young woman that still played on his thoughts.
He saw the fleeting moment of panic. Saw her swallow against the fear that filled her eyes. His grip now gentle enough for her to yank her arm away. He noted the racing pulse at the base of her neck.
“No.” She whispered shakily. “I’ve never seen you before. Now let me go.”
“Bridgette?” Sammy spoke up nervously from her side.
“Let's go.” She whispered, turning away from him and unlocking the car.
Kane stood outside of The Coffee Palace watching her leave. For some reason that look of recognition seemed to stick out to him the most. He wasn’t sure where she would have seen him before or why he wouldn’t have remembered her right away. She was a beautiful woman and definitely one that he wouldn’t mind having in his bed. Granted he didn’t get much of a look at her because the clothing she wore seemed to hide her figure rather than accentuate it. He let out a frustrated sigh and walked back into the restaurant to go speak to Mary. “Kane.” Mary said, raising a brow at him. “I swear to God, Mary, I had no idea either one of them were here.” Kane said, holding his hands up in surrender as his furious sister stood there with her arms crossed. “I’m only
A/N: This chapter contains explicit violence. I will mark where it begins and ends so feel free to skip it if it makes you uncomfortable. Look for the ***** The large opulent mansion stood erect once again. It had taken over a year to complete and Bernard had spent that year in a violent rage that scared even his men. Bernard Shaw was now pushing fifty and he was glad to be done with rebuilding his mansion. He felt like the fire and the escape of his song bird had been the wakeup call he needed and as a result he had increased his security ten fold. After that night it had become very clear that he had become complacent and allowed his ego to get the better of him. Bernard thought back to his younger years. How he had reached such successful heights at the age of twenty-four. The death of the cartel boss that had
“Bridgette!” Sammy said with exasperation. “I don’t want to go!” “Why not?”Bridgette asked with concern. “I just don’t want to.”Sammy pouted. “Sammy, if you don’t tell me, I can’t help you…” Bridgette said, kneeling down to her level. Sammy was a bright kid who enjoyed school back in their old town. It had been three weeks since they moved back to Bryan, Texas. However, lately Sammy threw a fit when she had to go to school. Bridgette couldn’t help but be worried. She had been to the school and spoke to the teachers and staff. She had been assured that Sammy was fine and that there weren’t any problems. But Sammy’s increasing refusal to go to school had her questioning just what was going on in that school.
For the last couple of weeks Kane had been plagued by thoughts of the young woman that he now knew as Bridgette Thomas. He found it annoying. He didn’t want to think about her small curvy body and how good it would feel to have her underneath him. Nor did he want to think about her crystal blue eyes that seemed both guarded and fragile. He found himself considering her every feature, such as how her nose had a smattering of freckles across the bridge. The way her lips pouted and how plump and kissable they looked. Kane frowned into his beer, lost in his frustrating thoughts of the petite woman. Occasionally his image of Bridgette would meld with the scared young woman from three years ago. He wondered why the two seemed synonymous to him. He had been staring at his beer for a while now when a loud noise alerted him to a commotion at the fron
Good Evening my lovelies! Sorry for the late update!!!! I have been busy unpacking and things have kind of gotten away from me. I know that it took a while but I will have chapter eight uploaded later tonight. I am working on some interesting developments for this story so be sure to hang in there and bear with me! I've got twists, turns, and lots of steamy (and some very disturbing) scenes. I know that I said it before but I beleive the best villians are the most brutal. Be sure to leave comments. I love hearing feed back from my readers. Happy reading, my lovelies, and have a blessed day. :D
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“Bridge?” Sammy’s sleepy voice alerted her to the child being awake. “In the kitchen.” She mumbled locking her computer and shutting it. Sammy stumbled down the stairs and blinked sleepily at her guardian. Her tiny bare feet carried her across the tiled floor and over to where the barstools sat. Bridgette smiled as she watched the little girl struggle to climb the stool in her half asleep state. “Did you have that dream again?” Bridgette whispered, recognizing the signs of a sleepless night. “Yeah.” She mumbled, laying her head on the island. “Do you want to talk about it?” She asked, tilting her head to the side. “I don’t know. Do you wan
Okay my lovelies so the next update will be uploaded in a bit. I have two things to say before I upload this chapter. Chapter Ten will prehaps be my most brutal yet. I am in no way condoning any of the acts that take place in this book. I understand the Character Bernard Shaw is about as brutal as they could possibly come but I promise that I have a reason for this. So hang in there with me. If you see ***** then you know he's most likely going to make an appearance with his minions. That being said I have listed some songs by some really awesome artists. Look 'em up. I actually work out to a lot of these bands and have been listening to them for years. If you want softer songs then please feel free to ask me about them or look them up on youtube. :) Happy reading and remember to comment. I want to know what you think.