The Domino Effect
WITH A QUIET CLICK, Luke Brasco shut the door to the security room three floors above Club Cicero, Chic-ago's hottest night spot west of the famed Magnificent Mile. Mikey Maldonado, Luke's chief bouncer, swiveled from the bank of monitors he'd been watching and gave his boss a toothy grin.
"What's up, boss?"
Luke's gaze darted to the central screen. She was there. Dead center on the dance floor, commanding a tight and controlled space that no other man or woman dared invade. He'd noticed her seconds after she'd entered the club twenty minutes ago and, despite his best efforts, had been watching her exclusively ever since. Five minutes in, she'd eased by him at the bar, sparing him no more than a cursory glance. But her blue eyes — faceted and hypnotic — had yanked him instantly into her universe.
At first, he'd come upstairs to escape her allure. Now, he had different ideas.
Luke cleared his throat. "We've got a rowdy crowd out front," Luke explained.
Tucked under Michigan Avenue and Grand, only a block from the famed Billy Goat Tavern, the gangster-themed nightclub, named for the area of Chicago wh ... read full excerpt from The Domino Effect ebook
