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The Taking of Clara 2: Taken by the Boss

Copyright © 2013 Sam Crescent

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First E-book Publication: May 2013

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THE TAKING OF CLARA 2: TAKEN BY THE BOSS

Sam Crescent

Copyright © 2013

Prologue

“Come
on, Mr. Baines. Surely you’ve got something else to throw into the pile,” the
man holding the pile of cards asked. “You’re either in or fucking out. Which
one is it going to be?”

Matthew
watched the older man lick his top lip before looking down into his wallet. The
man before him was Clara Baines’s father. The disgust he felt shocked him.
 
Matthew had despised Edward Baines at first
sight.

Edward’s
losses were legendary and so were the means by which he tried to pay for them.
Right now, Matthew watched him look down into his empty wallet. Wherever or however
he got the money baffled Matthew. Edward had suffered a big loss at the tables
just last week. How he’d managed to get the money to play tonight plagued
Matthew.

If
he left the table then he was out of the game but with nothing to bet what
would the man pull out of his empty wallet. The guy didn’t work. From what
Matthew learned the guy spent most of his time in the gambling places. When he did
manage to win, he booked into a room with a woman for the night. None of the
winnings ever went to his daughter.

Matthew
was only present because of a call he’d received. He wanted to meet the father
of the woman he wanted to fuck. All he felt at seeing him was pity. He felt
pity for Clara for having such a poor role model in her life.

The
hands he’d been dealt all night were pretty good. He wouldn’t lose too much but
he wouldn’t win big either.

“Well,
gentlemen, how about I raise the stakes? We’re all upstanding men.” Edward
placed a photograph face side down on the table.

The
sickening feeling in his gut intensified at the single image.

“What’s
this, Baines? A photograph is not stakes, mate.”

“You
can have her. I guarantee you she’ll help me out if necessary,” Edward said.

One
of the men in the circle of players picked up the photograph then placed it
down for all to see. Matthew saw that all the men recognized the woman. They’d all
seen her plenty of times paying off his debt or doing something to help him.
Clara Baines stared back at each of them. Matthew had seen her in the flesh.
The picture didn’t do her justice. His dick went rock hard at her image alone.
Her lips were fuller and redder in real life. Her skin looked pale in the
picture almost like a ghost whereas Matthew had seen her blushes whenever he
got near her.

No,
the image really didn’t do her justice. The intent on her father’s face pissed
him off. The bastard intended to use her as leverage in a fucking card game.

“Go
on then, Baines. What are you saying?”

“She’s
my stake. If I win the hand my daughter remains untouched by you guys. Whoever
wins the hand gets her.”

The
desire to slam his fist in the guy’s face grew with every passing minute. How
dare he use Clara in such a way?