Broken Promise (The Denton Family Legacy 1)

“I’ll be sure to let him know, and make sure I’m not here when he does. We’re related, but I don’t care to see him that up close and personal.” She wrinkled her nose and got to her feet. The businessmen table needed serving once again.

Frank let her go, and as she was collecting glasses from the table, the main doors opened, and a loud array of male hollers and whistles were heard throughout the small party. Turning toward the door, she froze as she watched the Denton boys with her brother come into the club.

Great! She didn’t catch sight of Landon, which she was pleased about. The last thing she wanted was to cause a problem by refusing to serve a minor. Denton or not, she was not breaking any laws, and especially knowing that cops frequented the club.

She finished grabbing the empty glasses, avoided spanker’s hands, and made her way toward the bar. At the same time, the large party took three tables, and they were not all Dentons either. Her brother was there, and she didn’t recognize the other guys. Frank walked toward their table, and she heard the crowd go wild.

“Ben, anything at this table, free, you got me,” Frank said, shouting for Ben to here.

“I got it.” He held his hand up in a wave, and turned back to her. “Wow, it must be your lucky night.”

“My lucky night?”

“You were asking about the Dentons.”

“No. You were talking, and I just made you keep on talking about them.” She gave him a wink. He finished her tray, and she left him alone to keep on serving. Before she had a chance to move away from the bar, she turned, and was stopped by a very large masculine chest.

Pausing, she glanced up to find Jacob stood in front of her.

“Hello,” she said.

That’s all you can think to say? Hello.

You don’t like him, remember?

Her mind was having one of those brain farts where she didn’t have a clue what to do.

“You work at a strip club. Riley told us you did, but I had to say, I didn’t believe him.”

She glanced toward her brother to see that he was a little drunk.

“What are you doing?”

Fear gripped her as she looked toward the one person she loved more than anything. She had a connection with Riley whereas she didn’t have with the rest of her family. Lou relied on him, cared for him.

“What’s wrong?” he asked.

She never once thought that her brother was in danger, yet looking at Jacob, and then over at her brother, her stomach started to tighten. “Are you going to hurt him?”

Chapter Four

Jacob saw the fear in her eyes, and he looked toward Riley, not understanding what her problem was at first. Then, when he looked at it from an innocent’s pair of eyes, he understood.

“We’re not going to do anything to him.”

“Why are you here with Riley?”

“We decided to take him out, have a drink. Usually we all do it after a fight, but Landon is in trouble, and he’s staying at home.”

Lou laughed, but it wasn’t the natural kind. It was filled with hysteria. “Riley was at the gym tonight.”

“You work in a strip club?”

“As you can see.”

He did see. Her tits were pressed together and almost spilling out of the tight shirt. The pants she wore molded to her curves, and he had to give Frank credit, he knew how to dress a woman.

“You look very nice.” Staring at her all he wanted to do was take her in his arms, and as far away from this place as possible. Instead, he kept remembering his mother’s words. He had to work to earn her trust, her love. She didn’t feel this need that he did.