Free Pixie Dust (Karli Lane #1) by Laura Lee Page B

I’ve reserved table twenty for him so please make sure it is always available. He will have a security detail in place that will include four rotating guards who will pose as customers. Mr. Markos wants us to conduct ourselves in a business as usual manner. If you notice anything out of place, please alert me or Kendra and we will share that information with them. Does anyone have any questions?”
     
    Jordyn, one of the dancers asked, “Do the police know what killed Leslie?”
     
    “They know it was a demon, but they don’t know what kind yet. I don’t want you guys to worry about any of that though. Mr. Markos has assured me that we are his top priority and he will take any necessary actions to keep us safe.”
     
    “I’d like to show him some necessary action.” Jordyn teased. The other gals giggled. “I heard he was the super sexy vampire from table twenty the other night. Is that true?”
     
    “Yes, that was him.” I snapped. Jordyn made no secret about preferring the company of vampires. I’m pretty sure she was the one who started the rumor about orgasmic bites.
     
    “Now, unless anyone else has anything relevant to add,” I continued, “ Let’s finish our prep because the gate is going up in twenty minutes.”
     
    Leo arrived shortly after eight and sat down in the corner booth. He had several reports fanned out across the table and kept to himself for the most part. He appeared immersed in his paperwork but I could tell his senses were on high alert. Every once in a while, I would catch him scanning the bar or making eye contact with one of the guards.
     
    Surprisingly, the night went off without a hitch. We were busier than normal because people had a morbid interest in the details of Leslie’s murder, but nothing out of the ordinary happened. When the gates were closed, everyone busied themselves with clean up and prep work. Leo was gathering his paperwork when Jordyn came out, wearing nothing but a short, white satin robe. Smiling, she sat down at his table. I tried not to eavesdrop but my curiosity got the best of me. 
     
    “Hi there,” she said, totally exaggerating her southern accent, “I’m Jordyn, the gal behind screen number one. You’re Leo, right?”
     
    “That’s correct.” He replied. “It’s very nice to meet you Jordyn. I enjoyed watching your performance this evening. It was very….ah, titillating.”
     
    “Well I aim to please sugar!” She said, clearly excited by his compliment. Was she exposing her neck to him? Oh Christ, could she be more obvious?  “You know, I’d be more than happy to give you a private performance sometime.” She continued. “I hear you’re staying upstairs for a while. You just say when honey and I’ll be sure to comeright up.” Oh please don’t tell me he’s falling for this!
     
    “That’s very kind of you to offer.” He said with a fangy grin. “I’ll most certainly keep that in mind. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to wrap up a few things with Karli before I go.” He grabbed her hand and kissed the tips of her fingers as she stood.
     
    “Oh, of course darlin’. Business before pleasure! I guess I’ll step in back to put my clothes on. I can’t exactly go out to my car dressed like this!” She winked at him as she walked away.
     
    Leo glanced towards the bar and caught me spying on them. Dammit! He walked up to me and said, “It looks like things went well tonight. Would you agree?”
     
    “Yeah, it was pretty busy. We did really well with tips. Enough so that it should make up for being closed last night.”
     
    “I’m glad to hear that.” He said. “Are you just about finished up here?”
     
    “Yes, I am. I just need to close the credit card machine and divvy up the tips. It looks like we should be ready to go in maybe five minutes or so.”
     
    “Great, I’ll just finish gathering my things then.” He lowered his voice before continuing, “Would you care to join me upstairs for a