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grinned as Romeo beamed at me, “You need
some heels” he stated as he regarded my bare feet swinging in the air.
    “Nah, heels mean hell and I just wanna relax.”
    He shrugged and ordered a beer for himself when the
bartender placed my glass of whisky in front of me. I downed it in one and
tilted my glass back to him in reference for a refill.
    “Bloody hell, never seen a girl down that stuff as smooth
as that.” He laughed and nudged me but I just shrugged.
    “Double, this time,” I ordered when ‘Ray’, according to
his name tag, came back with Romeo’s pint.
    “Need to obliterate?” He asked and I shrugged again as I
reached over the highly polished bar and snagged a packet of nuts from the
hooks.
     
    “Bend over like that again and it’ll be more than your
jeans in the crack of your tight ass” a voice said in my ear and I shivered as
my body exploded in receptive neurons, lighting my arousal intensely and
stimulating an urgent appetite for something other than peanuts.
    “Excuse me?” I hissed through clenched teeth as I turned
to face Bulk.
    He grinned lazily as his eyes dropped to my mouth and I
licked my lips unconsciously, my mouth suddenly becoming dry as I watched a
hunger darken his eyes, “Just telling it like it is, little sinner.”
    I scoffed and shook my head in disbelief, “Oh, I didn’t
think you tolerated silly little girls. So what I do with my own arse is
entirely up to me.”
    The corner of his lips twitched as his eyelids lowered
slightly and his chest heaved with a deep breath. “But we both know how your
arse likes over-ruling, Spirit… or should I say River ?”
    What the…
     
    My body tightened in fear as a million different agonised
thoughts rendered me speechless and I swallowed to hold back the bile as my
soul froze and my mind screamed in warning.
    My teeth sank into my lower lip as I slid off the stool
and propelled myself down the corridor back to my room.
     
    “Spirit?”
    I shook my head and carried on; trying to shut out Bulk’s
demanding tone behind me.
    “Leave me alone” I managed to choke out but a large hand
circled the top of my arm and halted me.
    “Please…” I near begged as he turned me round to face
him.
    His face wasn’t angry but concern flashed over every inch
of him as his eyes studied my face intently. “What did I say?”
    I nibbled on my lip furiously as I scrutinised him,
trying to read how much and what he knew about me. “What… how…”
    I shook my head again and tried to pull away but his hold
was relentless. “Why… why did you call me River?” I asked, surprised that I had
managed to find my voice around the lump stuck in my throat.
    He frowned at me, his head tilting slightly to the side
as his eyes darkened, “Because of your ink. I get it now, River Phoenix.”
    I shook my head and snatched my arm away from him as my
chest screamed at the tightness overpowering it, “What? No! Just leave me alone
Bulk, stay out of my way” I snapped.
    “Excuse me?” he scoffed as his face creased in confusion
and slight offence.
    I stared at him as I tried to read him but his eyes held
nothing I could decipher, nothing I could grab onto and fathom, “What exactly
do you… uhh… never mind, just…”
    I couldn’t even form a sentence in this strong unyielding
man’s proximity, his confidence and authority unnerved me, yet comforted me. He
made me feel as though I could open up to him as I was additionally aware I
needed to steer clear, stay the hell away from him. I knew he could break my
heart along with my soul, I could feel the despair his spirit wept with and if
I was truthful to myself, I wasn’t in a position to cure it, as much as I
wanted to; my own soul needed to heal first.
     
    “Spirit,” he sucked in a soft breath as his eyes pierced
my own. “What’s going on with you?”
    I could feel the slight drain of blood from my face as I
desperately tried to remain impassive and cool. “I’m not sure I