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least freshen up and I’ll meet you downstairs, okay?”
     
    “Sounds good.  Don’t keep me waiting too long.”
     
    I breathed a sigh of relief as he left the room.  I didn’t have much time or he would get suspicious.  I stood looking at myself in the bathroom mirror for a long while before brushing my hair and washing off in the sink.  Shower might have to wait, but I needed to at least clean myself off a bit.  I felt dirtier than I had ever been in my life and it went far beyond personal hygiene.
     
    Walking out of the room, I was surprised to find myself face to face with none other than Dio, walking down the hallway with a petite blonde in tow.  It was obvious that she had been crying as she trailed behind him and I made a note to get to know her a bit better.  Perhaps she was just another one of the girls and upset about something unrelated, but if she was close enough to Dio for him to cause her emotional turmoil, she might be a weak link that I could exploit to get to him.
     
    “What are you doing up here alone?”
     
    It took a moment to realize he was talking to me.  His voice was stern, commanding.  Despite his young age, barely twenty-six and only a year older than myself, he was a powerful man.  His tone was foreboding and I found that I was a bit nervous just talking to him directly.
     
    “I was just going down to meet Backbone for breakfast.”
     
    “Get a move on, then.”
     
    “Okay.”
     
    It was a weak reply, but I found it was all I could manage.  I hastily made my way downstairs.  The last thing I needed to do was garner the wrong kind of curiosity from him.  I knew that seeming threatening in any way to the MC could get me tossed out without a second chance or worse.  The only way to stay and play was to keep my head down.
     

Chapter Five
 
     
     
    “What’s up with the chick you were with last night?”
     
    I arrived just in time to hear the conversation between Dio and Backbone.  I hesitated, holding my plate from the breakfast buffet they served at the casino in one hand and debating what to do with myself.  I didn’t want to interrupt.  In fact, I wanted to hear what was said.  I was just afraid to be noticed eavesdropping.
     
    “The new girl?  Ana?  She’s hot.  Very cool.  We had a nice chat.”
     
    “Chatting?  Is that what you call it these days?”
     
    “Yeah.”
     
    Backbone laughed and glanced up, seeing me frozen nearby.  He smiled at me and motioned me over.
     
    “Come on, babe.  You aren’t bothering anything.”
     
    Dio turned just as I took a step forward, his eyes narrowing.  Backbone might have taken my hesitation as just being uncertain whether to interrupt, but it was clear from the look on Dio’s face that he suspected more was afoot.  He was no fool, and I couldn’t help but be afraid that I was way out of my league in thinking I could take him down.
     
    “Didn’t realize you were standing there.”
     
    “I was just bringing my food to the table.  I didn’t want to interrupt, so I waited.”
     
    “Looks that way, anyway.”
     
    The implication wasn’t missed as I met his gaze.  Looking away would only make me look guilty of something and I had hardly gathered enough information about anything at all to get yanked out of here so quickly.
     
    “We met in the hallway earlier.  I’m Ana.”
     
    “I know who you are.  No one comes in this club without my say so.  Just do what you were hired to do and don’t give me, or you, a reason to regret my letting you in.”
     
    “Come on, Dio.  She just got here yesterday.  Give her a minute or two to settle in before you bust her chops.”
     
    Dio smiled slowly and looked over at him before turning back toward me.  He gave me a once over, taking in my body as if he was assessing my worth at a cattle auction.  To men like Dio, I was a commodity to be traded or used.
     
    “Sit down.  Eat your food.  Welcome to the Leathernecks.”
     
    “Thank