Free Meagan (I Dare You Book 3) by Jennifer Labelle

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    “And…” her co-worker probed. “What kind of progress are we talking about here? Come on, give me something. Me and Cory are rooting for the two of you, you know. I mean, you’re definitely interested, right?”
    “Definitely. I was actually telling Coop that I was ready for something more with someone and asked him if he thought I should do it.”
    “You didn’t.” Ashley laughed. “Go on, do tell…”
    “Then he said it depended on who I chose, so I told him that when I decided to make my move, he’d be the first to know about it.”
    “Good for you.” Ashley patted her on the shoulder. “I’ll look forward to seeing how all of this plays out for you.”
    “Me, too.” She agreed and bent down to grab a couple of bags. “I’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, I’ll start lugging the garbage to the bins while you finish tidying up the rest so we could get out of here.”
    “Sure thing. I’ll meet you out there in a minute or two. I’m just going to let the guys know were almost done here. It’s dark enough this time of the night, but back there can get a little creepy. In fact, why don’t you just wait a minute and I’ll get one of them to help us out?”
    “Nonsense, it’ll only take me a minute.” She planned on leaving the door open anyway, so what was the worst that could happen?
    “Fine.” Ashley feigned a pout as Meagan looked back.
    “Oh, Ash, you know I love you, right?” Meagan chuckled, then turned back around and went out the back door.
    The back alley really was a little creepy, especially at night. Only a dim shine from the light in the parking lot gave her a glimpse of the dumpster a few feet away. She carefully propped the door so it would stay open and proceeded down the steps to discard the heavy bags. Her heart raced as she made a dash for it and threw them over the dumpster so she could return before Ashley met her. Easy-peasy, right?
    As soon as her body turned to go back, she slammed into something hard, and she cried out as she fell backwards on her ass.
    “Get up, bitch.”
    Her eyes widened, and she froze as recognition hit her. She recognized the voice almost immediately. Shit!
    “I said get the fuck up.” Greg reached down and yanked her forward so that she was pressed right against him. His grip tightened around her arms as he pulled her further into the dark corner and backed her against the wall. The dumpster partially hid them from view. “There now, isn’t this a little better?” He thrust his hips into her so she could feel his erection against her stomach.
    “Why are you doing this to me?” She whimpered.
    “Because you’re a fucking tease, and I don’t like the way you embarrassed me tonight in front of my friends.” His body pressed against her tighter, and he moved his grip to her wrists to pin them above her head.
    Why me?
    She could smell his rancid alcohol-laced breath as he spoke. When his hands began to explore her body, her fear turned into anger. How dare he? “I am not a tease. You’re just a fucking prick who can’t take no for an answer. I wasn’t interested. You just weren’t smart enough to take the hint.” She squirmed, and her attempts to break free of him didn’t work.
    “I out smarted you now, though, haven’t I, you little bitch? I saw you in there tonight laughing it up with Nathan and Coop. Do you know that he shares his woman? Is that the way you are, too, Meagan, do you share yourself with Nathan and Coop? Well, I’m about to get my turn now.”
    His hand yanked hard on her hair, and he pulled her head back to try and keep her still while the other one locked around her throat and began to squeeze it.
    It was now or never. A time to escape or die trying.
    Just then, the door to the bar creaked as Ashley brought out the rest of the garbage, and Meagan prayed she’d have the chance to warn her. “Meagan?”
    Greg flinched and shifted himself as she struggled to breathe. “Not a fucking word,” he