Total pages in book: 62
Estimated words: 57499 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 287(@200wpm)___ 230(@250wpm)___ 192(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 57499 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 287(@200wpm)___ 230(@250wpm)___ 192(@300wpm)
If I tell you not to do something, then I expect you to know that I have only your best interest at heart. I'm not doing this to control you, just the situation. Now give me your mouth so I can go do what I gotta do to get this fucker outta my town as soon as possible."
I stole a kiss as I heard the men coming in. I guess they figured we'd had enough alone time for now.
Matt led the charge so to speak, as they filed into the room.
"Donovan tell you what's going on?"
She nodded her head yes as she took in their hard faces.
"Good, he talk to you?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean did he lay down the law for your hard headed ass, or do I have to play big brother. I figured I'd leave that up to him seeing as how you two got something going, but..."
"Cavemen...dad." She turned to her dad for help, but I could’ve told her that was a lost cause.
"Uh-uh little girl, I'm with the boys on this one. You mind Donovan and let them handle this guy, don't make me and your mother worry unnecessarily."
Good one chief, bring out the big guns. Whereas she might have no qualms about trying to get around me, or her brothers, she would never do anything to cause her mom undue worry.
She sent a glare around the room before climbing off my lap and huffing out of the room.
"She tell you about Carter?
"Jus..."
"Fuck that Matt, did she tell you or not?"
It was probably a shit thing to do, I should probably wait for her to tell me herself, but I needed to know. In order to take care of her, I needed to know what I was dealing with.
"Not yet, she said she needs time, or something to that effect, but I need one of you to talk so I know what the fuck I’m dealing with here."
There was a shift in the atmosphere, like all the air had been sucked out of the room. I looked around at all of them and they were all wearing the same expression, anger and grief.
I braced myself, for what, I had no idea, but something told me it wasn't going be good.
"That fucker tried to rape my sister, almost succeeded too, if not for her quick thinking and the self defense classes we gave her when she was younger.
She didn't press charges, too ashamed, just wanted it to go away; that was her choice. Me, I would've put the fucker in the ground, barring that send him up the river, but it was her choice so I respect that."
I felt something in me go solid, go ice cold and then flashed to hot in the space of a second. How I stayed standing was anybody's guess, but when I moved I had one intention.
"Donovan come back here...you boys get him, don't let him leave here like that."
I barely heard the chief through the roaring in my ears, or the bickering that broke out between the Spalding boys. I felt hands on me but nothing registered.
Then I saw her, she was coming back to the room, she took one look at my face, then to her brothers.
I couldn't stop looking at her, so fucking perfect and that son of a bitch had tried...
"What's going on guys?" She looked to Justin as I made my way across the room to her.
"He knows, I told him, I thought he had a right to know what he was dealing with."
I took her shoulders in my hands not sure I should be touching her right now with all the rage boiling inside me.
I looked into her eyes as I gave her my words.
"He's dead."
"Oh no, Donovan..."
Chapter 14
The look in her eyes tore at me, and I dragged her away from her family, through the back door, onto the patio and to the grass beyond.
It didn't matter that we weren't together when this happened; that we hadn't declared ourselves to each other.
All that mattered was that she had been violated. Had he succeeded in his attempt, I think I would've walked into the station and put a bullet in him.
In fact I was already thinking of ways to send him home in a body bag. And to think I’d come here to try to keep the Spalding boys out of trouble.
Put it away Chase, now's not the time, this isn't abut you, it's about her. Her new boyfriend had just learned some disturbing news about her past relationship. News that she obviously didn't want to share, imagine how she feels right now.
I took a deep breath as I clasped her behind her neck with both hands, drawing her closer, bringing her head into my chest.
"Tell me what to do for you."
She wrapped her arms around me finally, and I felt some of the tension leave me, as I tried to hold myself in check.