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and she looked away.
    “I thought as much. Let me walk you back to your room, and then I’ll come back and rescue Gideon.” Gabe gestured toward the door. “Ladies first.”
    The crowd from earlier had dispersed, but extra members of the casino’s security team lingered nearby. Sarah sent a text message to Raul to come down and assist as needed while she waited for Gabe to fall into step beside her.
    “Calling for reinforcements?”
    “I’d be a bad assistant if I didn’t.” She tucked her phone back into her small handbag. “By the way, thank you.”
    “Of course. Up until Mackinzie arrived, it was a very pleasant dinner.”
    “I’m still trying to figure out why they cast her.”
    Gabe laughed. “That makes two of us. And judging by the expression on Gideon’s face, he feels the same way.”
    “The Kid’s a professional. He’ll act his way through those scenes.”
    “The Kid?”
    An embarrassed laugh slipped out. “Yeah.”
    “There’s a story there, I assume.”
    “Of course.” She nodded to the security guards by the elevator and used her room key to call for the elevator.
    “I look forward to hearing it.” Gabe waited until the elevator doors were almost closed before adding, “Sage.”
    Her heart skipped several beats. She pressed the open button a dozen times, but the elevator was already in motion. By the time she reached her floor, she was ready to lose her dinner.
    Gabe Harrison knew who she was.
    And she had the sneaking suspicion he was going to use that information to his advantage.
    ***
    Gideon pried Mackinzie’s arms off of him long enough to see Gabe leading Sarah out of the restaurant with a possessive hand on her back.
    So that’s how he wants to play, huh?
    What made it all the more painful was the fact Sarah seemed to enjoy Gabe’s company. He’d felt like a third wheel intruding on their “date” all evening.
    “I was heading over to the nightclub,” Mackinzie murmured in his ear, “and I’d love to have you join me.”
    He cast one more glance toward the entrance of the restaurant, hoping to see Red coming to the rescue, but only saw Gabe’s head lowered as he said something to her. She’d abandoned him, but that didn’t mean he had to let it ruin the evening.
    After all, she was the one who said he needed to get laid, and if Mackinzie’s reputation held true, he’d have an easy time convincing her to hook up with him.
    But as soon as the thought entered his mind, a flood of guilt followed. No, he couldn’t stomach the idea of revenge sex, especially with the half-drunk woman practically sitting in his lap.
    Especially when he was already in love with Sarah.
    But that didn’t mean he couldn’t use tonight’s turn of events in his favor. “I’d love to check out Omnia, but let me finish dinner.”
    He scarfed down the rest of the steak while his co-star drummed her fingers on the table and sent him seductive glances from under the fringe of her fake eyelashes. He could see why so many men lost their heads around her. Mackinzie Donavan was very attractive, and she knew how to use her body to her advantage. But there was no substance to her.
    He paid for dinner and checked his phone to see if Red had left him a message.
    Nothing.
    The image of her in Gabe Harrison’s arms hijacked his thoughts, and he curled his hands into fists.
    “Come on, sexy.” Mackinzie tugged on his arm and offered him a generous view of her impressive cleavage. “I want to dance.”
    He looked at his phone one more time before shoving it into his pocket.
    As he left the restaurant, he noticed a muscular man trailing behind them.
    Raul.
    Maybe Red hadn’t forgotten all about him.
    But right now, he needed a bit of fun.

Chapter Five
     
    Gideon stumbled into the villa with the taste of tequila and cinnamon-flavored lip gloss still on his tongue. He’d had fun with Mackinzie. Probably more fun than he should’ve had, based on the number of shots he’d downed. But when the actress