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Chapter One

Kitty Kelly

My older sister, Keke, and I left hoo We left our conservative parents in Ohio in the ht We had to They didn’t understand us, but ravitate toward the darker side of things Keke and I landed in Nashville All our babysitting h left over to stay in the shittiest no-tell e is just outside the city limits of don Nashville Frohts of don They call out to in has no business thinking about

The buildings and the bars owned by country singers holdjobs, but it's another place that caught my eye On our first day here, alked up and down Broadway Though it was daylight, the club, 7 Deadly Sins, gaveweeks later We et some fake ids At noon on Monday, our fourth Monday here, I went to the club alone Keke had already gotten a job here, but I wanted to try so salty because she won't tellabout her interview, except her supervisor, Kieran was a jerk Her unifor like I expected from this club, but I'm okay with it It’s almost church-like, but oin’ to church go hand in hand At the club, I open the door and walk into the roons all over the walls

"Delivery's in the back, please," an Irish accented voice calls out I whip oes dry Oooh That voice

"I' a few times A tall man comes out of the shadows I can't see him clearly, but he's tall Taller than me anyway

"Then how can I help you, lass?"

"Are we alone here?" I blurt out

"Aye That we are Why? Are you scared?" he asks, flipping the overhead fluorescent lights on Holy shit If I thought his voice was deadly, he looks like he wants to eat me for breakfast, and I'll let him Fuck, I'll let him do whatever he wants to do to me with a smile on my face

"No I' for a job"

"Your na at me

"Not yet," I reply I've never been so bold, but he'sme want him

"Is that so, lass? I'm Kellen, co-owner of this establish for?"

"Anything"

"Be careful what you ask for Anything can s"

"I do ," I say hastily

"You're too young to

"I'm twenty-one," I say

"Bullocks," he growls