Total pages in book: 129
Estimated words: 122216 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 611(@200wpm)___ 489(@250wpm)___ 407(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 122216 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 611(@200wpm)___ 489(@250wpm)___ 407(@300wpm)
I’m on edge, tension drawing me tighter as I find myself moving toward Ruby. I can’t stop.
She and Merry are still dancing when the guy opens his mouth to yell over the music. Ruby and Merry shake their hands and continue dancing.
But he isn’t giving up. I can tell by the shit-eating grin on his face that he’s not used to hearing the word ‘no.’ Even so, Merry and Ruby shake their heads at him again.
That’s when he fucks up. He reaches for her. For my girl.
I have his wrist before he can make contact, and I wrench it back, then shove him. He knocks into a table, sending beer bottles shattering onto the floor.
When he gets his footing again, he comes for me. I’m ready. People are still dancing all around us as he lunges for me.
“No means no, asshole.” I dodge his fist, and his momentum carries him forward. I add a hard kick to his ass and send him sprawling onto the floor.
The crowd scatters a little, several people bursting into laughter as the cowboy scrambles to his feet.
“Knox!” Ruby yells, getting my attention.
She’s way too close to this mess, but it’s a good thing she yells because the cowboy has a friend, one with a vicious left hook that misses my jaw and makes contact with my shoulder. Cowboy is already charging me, so I make a quick decision. Dropping low, I kick out my leg and trip the friend. Cowboy tries to tackle me to the floor, but I’m able to twist and slam him down. He grunts as I add an elbow to his solar plexus, but I can’t give him everything he deserves. I don’t have much time before they’re both on me again. I can take them, but I’m not interested in fighting when Ruby might get hurt.
“Come on!” I grab her, throwing her over my shoulder and rushing through the crowd. Merry catches up and pulls open the door for me.
“Catch you later, babe!” Merry calls as she hurries to her car. “It was fun!”
“Bye! Love you!” Ruby calls as I palm her ass and run to my car.
I put her gently in the passenger seat, then check the door of Crazy Eights. A few people are leaving, but no sign of the cowboy. Maybe he’s had enough. If he hasn’t, I’ll kick his ass in this parking lot while Ruby stays safely locked in my car.
Ruby rolls down her window. “What are you doing? Let’s go!”
I scan the door again, then get in the driver’s seat. Before she can say another word, I grab her and pull her mouth to mine. I kiss her with all the possession I feel right now. Maybe she’s not in love with me yet, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t mine. I’ve been hers all along, and I’ll be damned if I let another man so much as touch her.
When I finally release her, she’s breathless, her cheeks pink.
I start the car.
“Knox?” Her voice is shaky.
God, have I gone too far? I hope I didn’t scare her.
“Yes?” I take her hand.
“Take me home and make love to me.”
Fuck. Me.
16
RUBY
I know it’s wrong to be turned on once again by Knox’s show of violence, but clearly I have some weird new kink. This one is more tied to his jealousy, but he is just so overprotective of me. The possessive look in his eyes was my undoing. I find myself wanting to be possessed by him. Every freaking inch of me, as a matter of fact. Over and over again, hopefully.
Knox doesn’t live that far from the bar, but damn does the drive feel like it’s taking an eternity. I keep my thighs pressed together to help with the ever-growing throb that lies between them. It’s growing worse with each second that passes. What is wrong with my body? It can’t be normal that my panties are already soaked through. But who am I to say what’s normal or not when it comes to these feelings?
My body has never been this way before. So … so horny. Like, my gosh I didn’t know this was a thing. I bet it’s some crazy reaction because I’ve gone too long without losing my virginity or really doing much else for that matter. I’m not even that into getting myself off. I’d given up on it a few years ago because every time I tried my mind would pull up an image of Knox, and I knew I couldn’t continue.
My fantasy has always put him in the starring role even years after I’d left Reindeer Valley behind. He is always front and center whenever I let my mind go to a place like that. No wonder I’m about to jump out of my skin at the thought of spreading my thighs for him.