Tuesday Teaser

Have you gotten your copy of The Professional Body Double? If not let me tease you with this snippet :)

Azazel walked over to the entrance of the cafe and, as soon as he was about to push the door open, it was pulled from the other side. Azazel moved his mouth to speak, but his words failed him as he looked at the other person who'd opened the door, or rather their beautiful blue eyes with specks of gray, trying to hide behind black-framed glasses.

Azazel felt lost for a few seconds and his body stood, unable to move an inch. Although the man looked very appealing, there was something off about his appearance, as if it didn't fit.

“Are you going to move or should the cafe mold you into gold and turn you into a statue?”

“What?” Azazel said, coming out of his haze.

“You’re in my damn way, move,” the blue-eyed beauty said.

“What the hell is your problem? Didn’t your mother teach you manners?” Azazel snapped, no longer transfixed by the man’s blue eyes.

“I never had a mother,” the other man snarled.

“I’m sorry to hear that.”

“Why are you apologizing?” He stepped closer to Azazel. "I never knew my parents. So what is there to be sorry for?"

“What the hell? I don’t even know you.”

“Then why show me false sympathy?”

“Someone should teach you a fucking lesson,” Azazel growled. “It’s called being fucking polite.” He narrowed his eyes at the man. “Do you know who I am?”

“An egotistical asshole who won’t get the fuck out of my way. I have places to be and you’re keeping me from them.”

Azazel went to speak, but another person spoke instead.

“Blue, what’s the matter?”

“Some fucker is in my way and won’t move.”

Blue, so that’s his name. Looking into his eyes, Azazel thought it fit perfectly. Wait, could he be Blue Lennox?

The guy with Blue looked at Azazel, and his eyes widened. “Blue, apologize,” he demanded.

“What for? He’s the one in my way,” Blue said, seeming quite indignant. “Doesn’t he have eyes to see that I’m holding a bunch of shit in my hands?”

“He’s the CEO of Valleywood Entertainment Studios and the deputy mayor,” the friend said. "He also owns Abandon Entertainment, or did you forget? So essentially he's your boss."

"I'm my own damn boss," Blue said, glaring at Azazel.

Blue scowled, not looking away from Azazel, and he felt as if the man was appraising him. “So what? He’s just a man, not the god Odin. Besides, I didn’t vote for him and the other one. They seem shady as hell to me.”

Azazel’s eyes instinctively ticked at hearing Odin’s name or being compared to the man, however he focused on one word that came from Blue’s mouth. “Shady?” Azazel would admit the man had a valid point. After all, he and Loki used magic to weave their presence into the minds of the residents, but that was for a reason. “You have a way of judging people you don’t know,” Azazel snapped.

“I said what I said,” Blue countered. “If you don’t like being criticized, tough shit.”

“Fuck, Blue, why must you act like this?” his friend snapped. “Don’t go over the top.”

Blue sighed and glanced at his friend over his shoulder. It was then Azazel noticed that the other one was in a cast. “Fine, I’ll be good.” He turned to Azazel and put on a delightful smile that gave off an innocent appearance. “Mister CEO, I’m sorry. I’m having an unpleasant morning. My friend here was in a car crash and I’m very worried about him. I just picked him up from the hospital where he's been for the past two months, and wanted to get him home so that he can rest. But he insisted on getting some coffee. You ever have that one friend who never listens to anything you say and has to have their own way?” Azazel nodded instinctively. “Well, that’s this guy. We’ve been friends for so long it’s hard to say no to him. So I’m sorry for being rude.” He turned to his friend. “Is that better?”

"Is that really the best that you can do?" the friend asked and shook his head.  "And you didn’t have to say all of that. A simple I’m sorry would have sufficed.”

“Yeah… yeah, I was going for the dramatic effect.” He turned to Azazel. “How did I do? Did you buy it?”

Azazel stared at the other man and couldn’t help the draw of his mouth that turned into a smile and leaned in close to whisper in the man's ear. Since he was hiding from the public, Azazel wouldn't reveal his identity. "And you call yourself an actor? No wonder you've never won an award. I suggest you work on it.”

“And I suggest you back the fuck up. I won't hesitate to kick your ass, Mister CEO.”

Azazel chuckled, liking the other man's feisty attitude. "Do you think that's a good idea, to threaten bodily harm to the man who could make or break your career?"

Blue leaned back, chuckling. “Do your fucking worst, Mister CEO. Now excuse me, I still need to get my friend home to rest.”

Not wanting to fight anymore, Azazel stepped to the side and let them out of the cafe.

“I’m sorry for his behavior, Mister King. I’m Khray Wade, Blue Lennox’s manager. I would shake your hand properly, but as you can see...” He looked down at his hand in the sling and the coffee cup in the other.

“It’s nice to meet you, and it’s fine. Word of advice, teach your client to talk to people.”

“Yes, sir.”

They walked away, and Azazel couldn’t stop his eyes from following Blue’s jeans-encased legs, moving up to his pert ass that was quite pleasing to his eyes. Shaking his head, he walked into the cafe and ordered his tea as thoughts of the other man’s legs and ass lingered in his mind. If only he wasn’t still hung up on Uriel he’d give thought to fucking Blue Lennox, even if it was for one night.

Grab your copy and don’t forget to check out the surprise reveal at the end of the book :)

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