Free Phantom Warriors: Riot by Jordan Summers Page A

her,
leaving her breasts aching and moisture pooling between her thighs.
She slowly pulled her hand away. She didn’t want to, but she had
to, before she did something insane like throw him down on the
floor and have her way with him. The loss of warmth was palpable
and disconcerting. Nina pressed her feet into the floor to keep
from rushing back into his arms.
    “Thank you for the dance.” His brown eyes
twinkled as he spoke.
    Anytime , Nina thought, but only nodded
in response. She didn’t trust herself to speak for fear her tongue
would fall out of her mouth and onto the floor.
    He brushed a lone finger over her cheek,
branding her with his touch. “I’ll see you soon.” He didn’t wait
for a response. He simply strode off, confidence oozing from every
pore.
    Nina stood there, her body twitching as if an
electrical current had shot through her. “Wait!” she called out.
“What’s your name?” But it was too late. He was already gone.
    Kim rushed onto the dance floor and spun Nina
around to face her. “What was that?” She pointed in the direction
the man had gone. “I can’t believe you’ve been holding out on me
like that.”
    Nina frowned. “What?” Her gaze strayed back
to where the man had disappeared.
    “Here I was worried about leaving you, only
to find out that you’ve been hiding a massive hunk.”
    “I haven’t been hiding anything. I thought he
was your cousin.”
    “My cousin?” Kim reeled back. “I don’t have
any cousins that look like that. I would’ve introduced you,” she
said.
    “Then who was he?” Nina asked.
    Kim’s brow furrowed. “You don’t know?”
    Nina shook her head. “No.”
    Kim took a deep breath. “I’ve never seen him
before.”
    Nina’s eyes widened as a horrifying thought
crossed her mind. “He’s not one of Danny’s friends, is he?” She
didn’t have anything against Danny really, but she didn’t want to
date any of his friends.
    Kim shook her head vehemently. “No way! I
know all of Danny’s friends. Besides, he asked me who he was. I
just assumed that you knew him with all the dirty dancing taking
place out on the dance floor.”
    Nina’s face flushed. “I was not dirty
dancing.”
    Kim giggled. “Sure looked like it to me…and
everyone else watching.”
    “Wonderful,” Nina deadpanned, which only made
Kim laugh louder.
    As if summoned by some internal warning
system, Danny appeared beside his blushing bride. “So who’s the new
guy?” he asked.
    “None of your business,” Kim answered for
her
    Danny shook his head and kissed Kim on the
nose, then glanced at Nina. “Thanks for being able to make it."
    "I wouldn't miss it for the world. You take
care of our girl,” Nina said.
    Danny pulled Kim into his arms and hugged her
close. "You know I will."
    "Yes, I know you will…or I’ll kick your ass,
badge or no badge.” A lump formed in Nina’s throat. This was it.
This was goodbye.
    "Are you going to be okay?” Danny asked.
    "Be careful Danny. Some folks might start to
think that you like me,” Nina said.
    He laughed. "Wouldn't want that."
    Nina turned away so they wouldn't see the
tears in her eyes. When she regained her composure, she faced them
once more. “You guys going to be leaving soon?"
    Kim nodded. "Just as soon as we say goodbye
to our folks."
    "I'll give you guys a minute,” Danny said,
then wandered off, but he didn’t go far.
    "I guess this is it then.” Nina met Kim’s
watery gaze. If they kept this up much longer they were going to
both end up crying. "I'm going to miss you."
    "Miss you too.” Kim sniffled.
    "You're going to ruin your makeup. What would
your wedding guests think? "
    Kim shook her head. "I don't care.” She gave
her a fierce hug. “Email me and call.”
    “I will,” Nina promised.
    Danny returned to Kim’s side. “Time to go,
hon.”
    Kim gave her one last look, then turned
away.
    A sob caught in Nina’s throat as she watched
her best friend leave.
     
    ***
     
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