Daddy’s Little Runaway by Lila Fox
BONUS SAMPLE CHAPTER
DEVIL’S FURY
Devil’s Sons MC, 1
Lila Fox
Copyright © 2021
Sample Chapter
Amelia was startled when she was suddenly pulled aside as she came into the building she worked in. She tried to jerk her arm away until she saw it was her manager, Price.
“What?” she asked, concerned about the look on his face.
“I just heard about your dad and wanted to tell you I’m sorry.”
She blinked several times to dispel the tears that gathered. God, she was so sick of feeling empty and sad. The last few years had been tough, with her father getting sick and then dying. Although it was expected to happen, and the nurse had even told her it would be soon, watching the life fade from her father’s eyes made something inside her die.
She cleared her throat. “Thank you, Price.”
“Does this mean you won’t be working here too much longer? I know you took this job because you only had to work a few hours a night, two days a week, so you could be home to take care of him.”
She exhaled and looked away for a moment. “I’ll be here for another few weeks. I want to save up and make a new start somewhere else.”
“You’ve given up a lot for your father.”
“He was worth it.”
“If you want to take the night off, I can have Candy take your shift.”
“No, really. It will help take my mind off everything.”
Price patted her shoulder. “Not many people would do what you did for a family member.”
She hated that he was right. “Then they’re fools.”
“I wish I had a kid like you.”
“You and Stacy won’t have any kids?” Her manager and his wife were in their early thirties and still had time to have a family.
He snorted. “No. We decided early on our lifestyle wasn’t meant for kids.”
“I think you should reconsider. It’s not the environment the child grows up in. It’s their parents and how much they are loved.”
Price smiled. “I’ll talk to my wife. I think we’ll regret it if we don’t have at least one.”
“I hope she agrees.”
“Go on to the back and get ready. The place is already filling up.”
She looked around the room and noticed more than half the tables around the stage were already filled with men. The two waitresses were rushing around, and the show hadn’t even started.
As she passed by on her way to her own area, Amelia waved at some of the women in the back behind the stage where they got dressed. Several women either ignored her or were outright hostile to her. She didn’t know why and frankly didn’t care. She was there for one reason, and it was to make money. Not friends.
It didn’t take her any time to get dressed because the outfits were so damn skimpy. It was the makeup and wig that took forever to get on and looking right.
Tara plopped down in the chair beside her. “Hey, girl. I’m so sorry about your dad.”
Amelia turned to her friend and accepted the hug and comfort.
Tara was the woman she’d connected with at the very beginning. They both had so much in common and felt the same way about the family. Tara had her mom at home that she took care of while Amelia was home with her dad. They both believed that family came first.
Tara was the one she would miss the most when she left.
Amelia wiped a tear from her cheek.
“So, are you leaving us?” Tara asked.
“God, I fucking hope so,” one of the strippers, Sadie, said as she walked by.
Tara sneered at her. “Fuck off, skank. You’re just jealous that the men like her and can barely stand you.”
Sadie threw a hate-filled stare at Tara and Amelia. “Fuck you.” Then she turned and stormed away.
“Well, she was pleasant like always,” Tara said sarcastically, making Amelia laugh.
Amelia glanced at the doorway Sadie had left through. “I think she’s just a very sad person.”
“Of course you do, because you are a sweet person and find the good in everybody.”
Amelia giggled at the disgust in her friend’s tone. “First off, you’re the same way, and secondly, you make it sound like a bad thing.”
Tara shook her head. “Naw, I’m just afraid someone is going to take advantage of you in the future, and I won’t be there to help. I worry about you, girl. You need someone to look after you.”
Amelia squeezed her friend’s hand. “I’ll get by. I’m serious. I’ll be fine. I worry about you too. You’re stripping for the same reason I am.”
“I know. It works the best for both our situations. Well, I hope you stay safe, and you know where I am if you ever need me.”
“I wish you could come with me when I leave.”
Tara shook her head. “I can’t leave my mom.”
“How is she?”
The despair on her friend’s face saddened her.
Tara sighed. “The doctors think she’s going to have to be put in a home that specializes in dementia. Mrs. Clark, who watches her while I work, can’t handle her anymore, and I’m having a tough time getting her fed and watching her twenty-four hours a day.”
Amelia’s heart went out to her. At least her father had remembered her until the end. “I’m here for you.”
Tara hugged her again. “I know. You’re what makes my situation bearable.”
“I’m glad. Now we have to hurry if we don’t want to get yelled at.”
End of sample chapter
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