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“Um, VIP entrance, bodyguard up the stairs, do I need more than that?”

“Knight told them to do it.” Will’s tone made it seem like that should answer all my questions.

“You can go to either the bar here or downstairs, everyone on shift should’ve seen your picture by now so you can go get a drink without paying,” Jaxson added.

“How the hell did they get my picture?” I asked with a frown.

“Do you really want an answer to that question?” Noah said as he smiled down at me.

“Kind of,” I muttered, looking up at him.

“Get your arm off of her before I rip it off,” Theo said in a low voice from behind us.

We all turned to see him join our group. Like the rest of the men he was still in his suit pants and collared shirt. Theo however had the sleeves of his white shirt rolled up to his elbows showing off the tattoos, I was curious how high on his arms they went.

Damn, he was attractive. I’d never given it much thought before, but I was suddenly a big fan of muscular, tattooed forearms.

“So violent.” Noah shook his head but lifted his arm off my shoulder.

“You were supposed to let me pay for the car, Money Bags,” I said facing Theo, putting my hands on my hips. His eyes darkened as they roamed from my feet to my face and I felt goose bumps cover my skin.

This man could apparently turn me on with just his eyes.

“I technically never agreed to let you pay. You voiced that opinion and I said nothing.” His accent was so fucking charming, I could listen to him all day.

“Okay. Why am I being told I can drink for free?” I lifted an eyebrow.

We were completely focused on each other, but I could tell that his friends were all paying close attention. It was a little quieter up here so we could actually have a conversation, which I appreciated.

“Because you can.”

I tilted my head. “So you’re popular enough or frequent this place often enough to warrant that kind of treatment?” I heard one of the men snort from behind me.

“It’s easy to make demands when we own the place,” Theo replied with mischief in his eyes.

“You really know nothing about us,” Oli said with a laugh.

“I’m glad you made it.” Theo placed his hand on my lower back and led me toward one of the black leather couches. Will and Asher shuffled away to claim chairs around us, leaving the spots for Theo and I. “And you look fucking fantastic,” he whispered low in my ear as the rest of the guys settled. His scent enveloped me, sending a shiver down my spine.

9

Theo

Iwas probably going to have to kill one of my friends.

They wouldn’t stop looking at Quinn since she got here and that was pissing me right off. I had to take a call which was why I wasn’t there when she showed up. Then the asshole had his arm around her when I walked over. I knew Noah was trying to rattle me on purpose and fuck if it wasn’t working.

“So, how did you open such a popular night club in less than a month?” she asked looking around. Her lips were pink and tempting, her hair covering her shoulders. All I wanted to do was run my hands through it, it was distracting.

I didn’t do distracted.

“It will be busier in a few hours. And it’s actually been open for four months,” I said, looking around the VIP space.

Sometimes we opened it up, people could rent it for parties or events, but Friday nights we kept it for us. Sometimes the guys, especially Noah, invited people up. I had requested that we not do that tonight, it had been a long ass week. Plus, I didn’t want to scare Quinn away.

Why? I had no fucking clue. This woman was under my skin. Once I figured out why, I’m sure I could get her out and move on.

“Will and I spent some time going back and forth between here and London getting it set up once Knight decided we would be moving here. We have the same bar back in London,” Noah explained.