Total pages in book: 46
Estimated words: 41869 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 209(@200wpm)___ 167(@250wpm)___ 140(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 41869 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 209(@200wpm)___ 167(@250wpm)___ 140(@300wpm)
“I’m not sure there’s a kid...”
“Yeah you are brother, otherwise we wouldn’t be here.” And there you have it. He was able to put into words what I refused to since I left that pharmacy. My gut knew it was real, that there was no question. The slight nodding of my head was answer enough as we turned to walk deeper into the dark woods.
We kept quiet and moved silently through the brush, until we saw the soft light from the porch that barely kissed the edge of darkness.
I didn’t even know when Law slipped away and hit the tree, that shit was spooky as fuck. I kept my eyes trained on the spot where I’d seen her before. Clay was right, I had become a stalker, but she’d left me no choice.
I eased forward while staying to the edges. Usually no one was out here at night, they stayed mostly to the house or one of the other structures on the property. Probably did their drills during the day. But at night it was all peaceful, nothing but wind and crickets. I released my breath when I saw her sitting just where I was hoping she’d be.
I dropped just as soon as the others did, and crawled towards her. When I was within reach I stopped and listened, scanning the area. Just as I was about to make a grab for her, Law sent out a warning and I pulled back. Anyone hearing him would think it was nothing more than a night critter, so the guy who was moving towards her didn’t become alerted.
I got a weird feeling in my gut when he reached her side and reached out his hand to touch her. My own hand went to my Bowie at my side, as my heart did some kind of funny twist in my chest. There was no mistaking her evasion of his touch though, so I waited to see what was what.
“Why do you come out here every night like this?”
“I don’t see how that’s any of your damn business.”
“Well, since your grandpa and mine are talking about a contract between us I think it is.” I couldn’t see his face very well, but I caught the smugness in his voice. No fucking way she was marrying this prick with my kid in her womb.
“Are you in that much of a hurry to die in your sleep? I can assure you that that’s exactly what’s going to happen if I’m forced into this farce. Now if you don’t mind I’d like to be alone.”
He stood there a little longer staring down at her, before turning and heading back where he’d come from.
I waited another minute or two before making my move. I had to do everything in one motion and I was only going to get one shot at this shit so I’d better make it good.
I jumped up, grabbed her and had my hand over her mouth in less than a minute.
She made a sound behind my hand. “It’s me, Brandon, I only want to talk I won’t hurt you.” I walked her a little ways away and she bit me hard. I let her go but wrapped my hand around her throat.
She rolled her eyes at me and said the damnedest thing. “Took you long enough, wait here.” She pulled away from me and ran into the brush up ahead and came back out with a bag.
Me and the boys, who had come out of hiding quirked our brows at each other and Law jumped down from the tree he was hiding in and started heading back the way we’d come. “Let’s bounce I don’t like the natives.”
We followed him, me carrying her cloth sack of what felt like clothes in one hand, and holding her close with the other. We kept our silence until we were well away from there and headed for the bikes. Even though there were a million words burning holes in my tongue.
“Where’d you guys pull up?”
“Right behind you, Kyle sniffed you out.”
“Cool, see you at home.
We said our goodbyes and headed for our rides.
I helped her onto my bike and we still hadn’t said anything to each other. I figured what I had to say to her was best said in private, until I got to the bottom of this shit.
***
Her little arms felt right around my middle as we rode back towards the ranch, and the weight of her body pressing into mine gave me ideas. My dick remembered her too because he was hard as a fucking pike.
He’ll have to wait though. Before I put hands on her again, she had a shit load of explaining to do. I kept replaying her retrieving that bag though. That shit just left me with more questions than answers.
It looked like everybody was waiting for us when we rode in, and there was more than a little buzz going around. I hadn’t thought this far ahead of the game, but it was too late now.