Chapter 55. You Got Other Threats?

Sean and Axel excused us after winking at Tara and throwing compliments her way.

They disappeared into the back rooms the bottle girls left for, and I suspected they were up to some mischief. 

“You were saying?” I turned my full attention to Tara, now sitting next to me.

She smiled, and took her time opening her purse to pull out a large cigar. 

She lit it and took two puffs before she spoke again.

“Is she my replacement?” She asked gently, offering me her cigar. 

I waved it away. 

“I don't have the mental bandwidth for this.” I exhaled, my patience beginning to chafe. 

Tara was the most erratic woman I knew.

She could be the calm Al-Sayiyda one minute, onboarding Velora escorts and managing them, and then a crying mess the next minute, asking me why I could not love her and threatening to kill herself.

A sudden moan filtered into my ear. And I stared lazily at the wall on the other end.

That had to