Total pages in book: 114
Estimated words: 139789 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 699(@200wpm)___ 559(@250wpm)___ 466(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 139789 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 699(@200wpm)___ 559(@250wpm)___ 466(@300wpm)
I turned to him. "Will you be okay?"
Alec smiled. "I can take care of myself kitten, but having you defend me is pretty awesome, I won't lie."
He nodded down to his groin, and when I looked down and saw the bulge of his penis, I rolled my eyes.
"Only you could find something in this situation to get hard about," I whispered making him laugh.
I made a move to get up but Alec grabbed onto my wrist and pulled me back down to my chair.
"Kiss me before you go," he whispered.
I didn't know what to say, so I did as he asked and kissed him. I placed my hands on his cheeks and pressed my lips against his and got lost in feeling his mouth and tongue on mine.
"Slater!" my uncle's voice growled.
Alec pulled back from our kiss with a sigh, before he moved his head from mine he kissed my nose and said, "I'll be okay."
"You better be," I whispered.
He smiled and kissed my nose once more before he let me go.
I stood up and turned to face my uncle and Marco. I looked my uncle in the eye and said, "You gave me your word. Don't forget it."
My uncle nodded.
Marco blew me a kiss and waved at me. I narrowed my eyes at him suddenly taking a huge disliking towards him. Before I turned I gave his disgusting self the finger and that made everyone laugh, even Alec.
I left the room and re-entered the ballroom where guests were dancing and drinking like nothing serious was happening in the room next door.
I was going to go sit down at our table and wait for Alec, but I suddenly felt a hand on my left arm halting my movements.
"Keela, sweetheart. You look... put together."
I looked to my left and wanted to die.
"Hello, Everly."
"How are you, darlin'?" Everly asked me.
The smile on her face was as small and as fake as the botox in her face.
"I'm... not too bad Everly, thanks. How are you?" I asked and looked over my shoulder at the double doors of the conference room that Everly was leading me away from.
"I'm fabulous, sweetheart. My little girl is gettin' married after all."
I swallowed down a snort.
Everly was a wicked stepmother - not a mother, not even to Micah.
"Where is this boyfriend I've heard about?" Everly asked me as we walked.
I jammed by thumb over my shoulder and said, "In that room with Uncle Brandon."
Everly smiled. "Your Uncle is probably just givin' him a talkin' to."
I rubbed my neck. "I hope so."
"What is your boyfriend's name?" Everly asked.
Why did she care?
"Alec Slater, he is- Ow!"
I pulled my hand back from Everly's grip and held it to my chest.
She pinched me.
She actually pinched me.
"What the hell was that for?" I snapped.
Everly looked like she was in her own world before she looked back in my direction.
"I'm sorry, hun."
She didn't fucking look sorry.
I rubbed my stinging palm and followed her when she began walking again.
"How long have you been with Alec?" Everly curiously asked over her shoulder.
She was interested?
"A little over three months now."
She didn't reply.
I closed my eyes when I realised Everly was bringing me to the head table. I opened my eyes and smiled when I was greeted with smiles and hellos.
"Where is Alec, Keela?" Krista Bane asked.
She was sitting on her brother's lap because there were no free chairs at the table. Loads of people were at it, Jason's siblings as well as his mother, Everly, Micah, and her bridesmaids, the Brennan sisters.
"He is havin' a chat with me uncle, he will be along soon enough."
Krista smirked. "I hope so."
Bitch.
I raised my eyebrow. "Yeah, you can ask him for another dance. I'm sure he won't mind dancin' with a little mutt in heat."
Whoa, were did that come from?
"Keela!" Everly bellowed.
Everyone at the table - and I mean everyone - gawked at me.
"Yes, Everly?" I asked, sweetly.
"You watch your mouth!" she hissed.
I looked her up and down. "Or what?"
Her face went red with anger.
"Or else I'll have to have a talk with you, cuz," Micah's voice chimed in.
I looked at her and laughed. "We aren't kids anymore Mi, your sly threats don't worry me."
Micah furrowed her eyebrows when I looked at her.
"What is with you... you're actin'... different."
I was... I really was.
I shrugged. "I don't feel like bein' a doormat to people anymore."
Micah looked surprised for a moment then smiled. "Good for you."
Huh?
Everly angrily folded her arms across her chest and spat, "Wait till I tell your mother about this."
I looked to her and laughed. "I'm twenty-three Everly, me ma can't do anythin' about me not taken shite off a Bane."
Jason laughed. "You really are feisty now!"
Micah cut her eyes to Jason and glared at him.
I completely ignored Jason, Micah, and Everly as I glanced over my shoulder hoping to see Alec, but I didn't.
"I don't want any arguments this week."
I looked at Everly and said, "You won't hear a peep from me."
Everly nodded then looked to the rest of the table. "I expect the same from each of you."
Everyone mumbled okay and it made me shake my head. Everyone at this table was an adult but yet mumbled and grumbled like a bunch of children when Everly put her foot down.
"Brilliant, now everyone get up. The photographer will take a group picture."
I did not want to get in a picture with any of these people, but to save myself from an argument I kept my mouth shut.
"Keela move to the back in front of the lads since you're the tallest girl," Everly said to me.
Oh, crap.
"Okay."
I stood behind Micah and the girls, and between Jonathan and Jason who both towered over me.
"Fancy seeing you here," Jonathan murmured to me.
I glanced to him. "Go fuck yourself."
Jason laughed while Jonathan glared down at me.
"Leave her be, the new Keela might hit you when she is mad."
Might?
"More like will," I said.
I felt Jason's eyes on me and noticed how different I felt.
I used to love his gaze on me and now... now it gave me shivers of disgust.