Chapter 10

How naïve was Luc? “Of course. His voting base is very conservative, so if he shut Sexy Sirens down, he’d be their hero. Even some middle-of-the-road folks would be thrilled to see me go. That’s been Primpton’s mission since he got elected eighteen months ago. The attempts started small, but with his reelection coming up, he’s been applying more pressure.”

“How?”

“Protesting in front of the club, scathing editorials in the local paper about the den of sin in the city’s backyard and the ‘trash’ who runs it. Recently, he collaborated with a reporter to wear a wire and solicit me for sex.” She snorted. “I can shove a lot of four-letter words into ‘no.’ ”

Finally, they pulled up in front of her house. She hopped out and motioned for him to wait in the car. Juggling her keys, she unlocked the front door, unset the alarm, then ran around to the garage door and hit the button to open it. Luc drove in, then climbed out of the car, duffel bag in hand. He looked tense and ne