Bring the Heat (23 page)

This man was no small-time player.

“I'm around,” was his only reply.

Several men flexed their fists. Looked to Rab, who held them off with a slight flick of a hand.
Jesus
. He'd escaped getting the motherfuck beat out of him by the skin of his teeth, and all he'd wanted was a cold drink and a hot woman. In that order.

“I expect you will be,” Rab said, his warning unmistakable. “Same time tomorrow night. Here. We'll talk.”

Dismissing Tonio, the man strode away, taking up residence at a table in a corner of the bar. The only vacant table in the place, which must have been reserved for him. Angel stepped closer to Tonio and tilted her head toward the corner.

“You've got his attention,” she said, sounding less than pleased. And still concerned. “I hope you know what the hell you let in when you opened that door.”

“Interesting way to talk about your own brother.”

A second of unease flickered in her jade eyes. She glanced around and apparently decided Rab's men were no longer listening. “My advice? Don't come back.”

“Noted.” Angel warning him off. He was even more intrigued than before—and he knew he'd be
back.

Jo Davis
is the author of the popular Firefighters of Station Five series (
Ride the Fire
,
Line of Fire
), the Sugarland Blue series (
On the Run
,
In His Sights
), and, as J. D. Tyler, the Alpha Pack paranormal romance series (
Chase the Darkness
,
Wolf's Fall
). A multiple finalist in the Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence and a finalist for the Bookseller's Best Award, she has captured the HOLT Medallion Award of Merit and been a two-time nominee for the Australian Romance Readers Award.

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