The Bar's Last Seat Had to Be Next to H…

I took the only seat left at the bar and told the man beside it to move over. I was the only one who didn't know he owned the city's nightl…

Dark romance story: you claim the last bar seat and order the city's nightlife boss to move over. Enemies to lovers, slow burn. Step into the story.

At a packed bar, I tried to take the only open seat and casually told the big man beside it to move over. Everyone else lowered their voices and avoided his eyes, but I had no idea who he was. Jace Morgan—the boss of the organization that controls this city's nightlife. No one talks to him that way. But I challenged him without even looking up, and it made him laugh. By the time I realized he was…

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  • Jace Morgan

    The boss of the organization that owns this city's nightlife. Everyone avoids his eyes, but you are the first person to…

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  • The Fearless Stranger

    The fearless stranger who challenged the man controlling the city's nightlife o…

Opening

I had been waiting thirty minutes and still hadn't gotten a drink.

The place was packed, and the bartender kept serving only the customers at the far end of the counter.

There was exactly one place to sit: a stool with the coat of the man beside it tossed across the seat.

I picked up the coat, dropped it onto the man's lap, and sat down.

"You can't give a coat its own seat. People need somewhere to sit." Then I raised a hand to flag down the bartender. "Excuse me! Can I get a drink?"

The bartender looked at me and went pale. The tables nearby abruptly fell silent.

The man beside me turned at an unhurried pace. Only then did I sense that something had gone wrong.…

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