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don’t. Doing so will only make a bad situation worse.
    “I can see hiding in the hills with a bunch of uneducated Neanderthals has had an unfortunate effect on you, Mrs. Kavanagh. A shame but, hopefully, not an irrevocable change.”
    “Being around real people has had a fucking great effect on me, douche bag. Why don’t you get the fuck out of here so I can enjoy my dinner? I got to tell you, your stink is starting to affect my appetite.”
    “Really, Mrs. Kavanagh, I do hope you remember who you are before you meet with your husband.”
    Dani flips him off with both fingers and the man’s face colors as the other customers take notice because, well, Dani is not being quiet.
    “I would suggest you remember your station before coming to your husband.”
    “I would suggest you go to hell.”
    “Do not make Mr. Kavanagh come and get you. Rest assured your punishment will be much worse if you do. You have brought enough disgrace upon the Kavanagh name.”
    Dani and I remain quiet as we watch the asshole walk off. I hear Dani let out a breath and move my head to watch her. It’s then I see the tell-tale trembling in her hands and the over-bright sheen in her eyes.
    “I’m going to have to leave, Nic.”
    I nod. She can’t stay—not now.
    “I know. I’ll help you relocate and we’ll…”
    “No.”
    “Dani, I can…”
    “You can’t be part of it. I will not be responsible for you getting hurt anymore.”
    “Dani, we’ve been over this.”
    “We have, so you should understand. It’s time I stand on my own two feet.”
    “We need to talk about….”
    “No, at least not right now. Here come’s Crusher. Let’s just let it go for now. You get back to Dragon.”
    “What about you? Where are you going?”
    “Think I’ll head down to the Den and find someone to scratch an itch,” she says and I’m probably the only person who can tell that the smile doesn’t reach her eyes—not even a little bit.
    “If you want company tonight Hell Cat, I’m free.”
    Dani leans back, her lips going into a full kiss-my-ass-kind-of-smirk.
    “Hell Cat?”
    “It seems to fit,” he shrugs.
    Dani shakes her head and gets up from the table.
    “I don’t think so, stud.”
    “Baby, I could scratch your itch so well you’d purr for days.”
    “From what I hear your scratcher has been around so much, it’s liable to cause an itch a girl needs medicine for.”
    “Didn’t realize I was dealing with Queen Elizabeth.”
    She stops and turns around and looks at him. I can’t stop from watching them. In some ways they remind me of the way Dragon and I are with each other.
    “What the hell are you talking about, Crusher?” She asks.
    “The virgin queen?”
    She shakes her head, “Long way from a virgin baby, I just don’t happen to want Nikki and Lips’ sloppy seconds.”
    “I could make sure you liked it.”
    “Bigger men than you have tried and failed—and I do mean bigger,” Dani says before turning around and walking away from us.
    “See? Pussy with claws. Hell Cat,” Crusher yells back and Dani flips him off, not bothering to turn around. If I wasn’t so worried about her, I would have laughed.

Chapter 7
    Dragon
    I ’m sitting in the club, with my woman in my lap. The place is mostly empty tonight. All the brothers have gone to the Den or Pussy’s. In fact, besides me and Nicole, the only other ones around are Hawk, Frog and Nailer. They’re playing cards with one of the new prospects. A few of the Twinkies are hanging around them. The mood in the club seems almost depressing. I can’t remember it being like this except for right after we found out about Irish. I still don’t understand his betrayal. It had to be about more than money, but I’ve tried for months and months to find out more—there just seems to be nothing to find. I try to pull my mind out of those dark thoughts, before they have time to settle too deep.
    “You’re awful quiet, Mama.”
    “Got a lot on my mind tonight,” she