Passages from BORDER TOWN
Willie T gripped the sides of the empty chair with both hands. He pulled it out from the table and paused. The veins stood out from his knuckles to his wrist. For all the world, it seemed he was about to bash in the Sheriff’s head.
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Danny rose from the chair and took a few steps toward the door. He stopped to say, “And, I’m telling you again, you fool, this is not situation normal. I can’t control the entire town’s anger. If they come for blood, it might not be for the man with all the guards and guns. I’d watch my back if I were you.”
BORDER
TOWN
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The door flung open. Two sets of arms yanked Benson inside the stairwell. He was slammed against the wall opposite the stairs, spun around, and shoved down till his butt hit the floor. A chiseled forearm against his throat pinned his head against the wall, while another convict’s massive arm was rammed into his chest.
“Easy boys!” Bobby ordered. “This old geezer is about to do me a favor.”
Benson focused on the sight of Bobby Shanks sitting on the bottom stair. Some of the pressure on Benson’s throat eased. He swallowed hard and strained to speak. “I’m not about to ruin my reputation for the likes of you! I told you, don’t waste my time!”
Decent money could be made at the Gentlemen’s Club. More money than she could make at the few other jobs in town—way more money—but there were costs, terrible costs.
Only two days after she started, a payment came due.
Miya would rather die than tell her father, Julio Caesar Melendez, she stripped for money. Unfortunately, that chore was done for her—the very next day.