Free Bad Boys of Romance - a Biker Anthology by Kasey Millstead, Rebecca Brooke, Vicki Green, Abigail Lee, Shantel Tessier, Nina Levine, Morgan Jane Mitchell, Casey Peeler, Dee Avila Page A

movement at the end of the hall. Two people were standing and shouting at one another.
    It wasn't until I took a step closer that I realized that one of the people was a female about the same size as me. I couldn't hear them over the music but as soon as his hand slammed into the wall to the side of her face, adrenaline and too much alcohol set in.
    “Leave her alone!” I shouted as I neared them.
    Both of them turned to look at me in shock, and the girl quickly wiped the tears from her face. I grabbed for her hand and pulled her closer to me.
    “What the hell?” he looked at both of us but then glared at me. “Who in the hell are you?”
    My breath caught as his green eyes bored into mine. He ran his hands through his short brown hair, and I caught site of the tattoos that ran down his arms. This guy was clearly bad news, and I was frozen here staring at him like an idiot. He moved toward both of us and pointed at the girl.
    “Remember what I said,” he warned her before stalking back to the front of the club.
    We both watched as he disappeared.
    “Are you okay?” I asked as I turned to her.
    “Yeah.” she nodded her head and smoothed her hands over her short, platinum blonde hair. “He just gets mad when I show up here drunk.”
    “It's a club. Isn't that the point of a place like this?”
    “That's what I think, but he's the boss.” She rolled her eyes.
    “I hope you know you don't have to stay in a relationship like that.” I stared her straight in her eyes.
    “Unfortunately, I do.” She let out a small smile. “He's my brother.”
     
     

Chapter 2
    I hurried through the bathroom routine and made my way back to our table. Relieved to see Hannah and her new friend sitting there, I took my seat and grabbed her arm.
    “You're never going to believe what just happened.”
    “What?” she looked my way.
    “I just broke up an argument between...” I stopped short when I felt the odd sensation that someone was watching me. Chills ran up my arms to the back of my neck. What the hell was happening?
    “What?” Hannah asked again.
    I only shook my head at her as I looked up and found myself lost in a pair of familiar green eyes. He was standing across the table next to Hannah's new friend and glaring at me. He was tall and his arms looked massive crossed over his chest. What was his problem? I narrowed my eyes back at him, because there was still enough alcohol in my system to make me think I could take on the world. Some random guy wasn't going to make me squirm on the same day I found my confidence to leave my jerk of a boyfriend.
    “Riley, this is Trey.” Hannah elbowed me in the side causing me to look her way.
    “Hi, nice to meet you.” I forced a smile as I shook Trey's hand. The other guy’s shoulders seemed to stiffen as soon as I touched Trey.
    “Nice to meet you too,” he replied and pointed to the guy next to him. “This is Luke.”
    So the brooding hunk has a name. I attempted to smile and meet his eyes again but quickly looked down when I noticed his glare had turned menacing. Seriously, was he that pissed that I had broken up his argument? Swallowing the lump that was forming in my throat, I looked back up to see that he was gone. I felt a wave of relief but also a new emptiness that I wasn't used to.
    “Are you about ready to head home?” Hannah asked.
    “Sure,” I answered as I made a quick scan of the room. Luke had disappeared.
    I followed Hannah and Trey through the club and out the front door. The fresh air immediately helped calm my nerves.
    “Let's go to Cheesy's before we go home.”
    “Are you serious?” I asked. “I thought we were on another diet.”
    Cheesy's was a greasy diner close to our apartment. They served the best cheese fries and were open twenty-four hours a day.
    “It can start tomorrow.” She shrugged.
    “Sounds good to me,” Trey spoke up as he held the door open for the cab.
    I rolled my eyes as I climbed into the far side of the backseat. Hannah