know from Purgatory. Micah was constantly dropping glassware, but insisted
he wanted to be a bartender. Roman would damn near cry at the end of every month when we had to shell
out money for more glasses.” Rhys laughed.
He looked over and Rian was watching him with a strange look on his face.
“What?”
“You look like you again. Maybe being in your natural ‘habitat’ helps.”
“He’s not a damn zoo animal, Ri!” Damian gave Rhys an apologetic look.
“God I need a decent drink.” Rian exhaled, pouting.
“Don’t worry, Rian, I have just the thing for you.” Rhys reached behind him and grabbed three bottles.
He poured a thick white liquor in the bottom of two shot glasses. Then he carefully layered a green and blue
liquor, one on top of the other. When both drinks were done he scooted them over to Rian and Damian.
They eyed the green and blue liquids in wonder.
“It’s so pretty, what is it?” Rian asked.
“My own secret mix. I call it ‘Underwater Blow Job’.” Rhys crossed his arms and waited.
“Now I have to try it.” Rian looked over at Damian and smirked. “Bottoms up.”
“Ass.” Damian shook his head.
“Exactly,” Rian leered before they both slammed the drink down. Looking astonished they glanced at
each other before turning to Rhys.
“I so want another one of those.” Damian picked his shot glass up and tried licking the liquid out of the
bottom.
“Me too!” Rian swirled his finger around the bottom of his shot glass to get more of the thick Irish
cream.
Rhys laughed and poured them both another drink.
To his left he heard women’s laughter. He turned to see his mate flexing for the group of older women
and they were catcalling and cheering him on. Rhys laughed out loud at the spectacle.
“Leave me alone!” Peyton’s frantic voice had Rhys turning to see what was going on. While he had
been distracted ogling his mate, the wolf beta Glenn had come in and was harassing Peyton. He was seated
at a booth and had a hand wrapped around Peyton’s upper arm. Gina and Cecelia looked scared. Rhys bit
back a growl.
“Rhys, darlin’, can I get a cup of boiling water for some tea?” Rian asked, his usually playful eyes
serious. Grinning evilly, he went over to the hot water dispenser and filled an entire water glass full of
extremely hot water.
“Here you go, Rian.”
“Thank you, darlin’.” Rian stood with the glass and walked over to the booth. Damian slid off the
barstool and quietly walked the long way about the bar so that he was standing behind the booth unseen by
the wolf. Rian, however, made no efforts to hide. He swaggered right up to where Glenn was shaking
Peyton around like a puppet.
“Come on, you little slut. I know you must have missed me.” Glenn growled.
“Hey, Peyton, when are you coming by to take my order? Oops!” Rian acted like he tripped over one of
the chairs and the tall glass of scalding hot water was flung into the beta’s face and completely saturated the
man from eyebrow to groin.
The beta immediately released Peyton who ducked behind Rian and roared out his anger. He cocked his
arm back to punch Rian when Damian shoved the long wooden booth, forward pinning the beta between
the booth and the table.
“Oh. Sorry, didn’t see you there. I dropped a quarter and thought it would be under this booth, I didn’t
know you were sitting here.” Damian even managed to sound sorry.
Glenn shoved the seat back and squared off against Rian and Damian.
“I’m going to kill you!” he yelled.
Rian turned to Damian.
“That sounds like a death threat to me. Does that sound like a death threat to you?”
“Why yes it does. Ms. Tully, did that sound like a death threat to you ladies?” Damian asked, raising his
voice.
“Yes it did, Damian dear.” Ms. Tully and the entire sewing circle glared daggers at the beta.
“I don’t need to call the Sheriff, do I?” Moe asked, moving to stand directly between Glenn and