Total pages in book: 17
Estimated words: 15017 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 75(@200wpm)___ 60(@250wpm)___ 50(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 15017 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 75(@200wpm)___ 60(@250wpm)___ 50(@300wpm)
“How dare you speak to me like that,” he hisses and grabs me by the arm.
“Let go of me.” I pull my arm back, but he tightens his grip. Wincing, I give it several more tugs before losing my patience. “I don’t want to hurt you, but I will if you don’t freaking let go.”
“I’d like to see that.” Barry corncob-up-his-ass pushes me a little too far when he tries to drag me against his body. Ick.
“You asked for it.” I lift my knee, aiming for his junk, and hit the bullseye. I step back away from the blubbering man and turn as the door bursts open and my enraged mate comes storming in. His eyes are glowing red, and I glance down to see his hands have already shifted to claws. Wow. Those are long, thick, nasty-looking claws.
Poor Barry’s face turns dark purple as he falls to his knees clutching his damaged private parts while his pathetic whimpers fill the room around us. Hopefully, this will teach the jerk to keep his sleazy hands to himself.
“What are you doing here, Smokey?” I ignore my soon-to-be ex-boss and walk over to wrap my arms around my mate’s waist. As he pulls me close, his claws shift back to human hands.
“I’m here to save you, but it looks like you took care of things yourself.” He glances around me and stares down at the man still squirming around on the hard floor. “Thelma was worried about you and called me.” My mate hugs me tightly against his body, and I feel his heart furiously beating against my chest.
“Sorry you made the trip down here for nothing,” I joke and smile up at Asher. The tension slowly fades from his muscular frame as I run my hand up and down his back.
“It was worth it to watch my gorgeous mate kick Barry’s dumb ass.” He runs his nose along my jawline and whispers, “I will never let anything hurt you.”
“I’m going to prosecute you for assault,” Barry manages to squeal and holds the edge of the desk, trying to make it to his feet.
“And I’m going to prosecute you for sexual harassment.” I kick his legs out from under him, sending him sprawling on the hard floor.
“Damn, little Minx. Kick the man while he’s down.”
CHAPTER 10
Asher
I joke about it now that I know she’s okay, but I will never forget the terror that roared through my soul when I received Thelma Stephens’ call. I drove here like the hounds of hell were on my heels.
Finding dipshit writhing around on the floor after my mate kicked his ass was a pleasant surprise, but I’m not ready to let Barry off the hook. By the time I’m done with this asshole, he’ll be asking “Would you like fries with that?” for the rest of his life.
I don’t usually ask my family for favors, but I’ll swallow my pride and ask Griffin to make sure the Honey Pot Hollow District Attorney prosecutes this asshole.
The door flies open behind us, and I spin with my mate in my arms to see Sheriff Brock Hodges thundering into the room. “What the fuck?” He glances between us and the man whimpering on the floor.
“Barry tried to assault my mate and she kicked his ass.” I’m so goddamn proud of her, my bear rears his head.
“Damn.” Brock rubs the back of his neck and winces at the obvious pain on Barry’s face. “It sucks to be him. Why don’t you two sit in the outer office while I place this asshole in handcuffs? Once I read him his rights and get him to the station, I’ll need brief statements from you two.”
“Why are you arresting me?” Barry sputters, and spit flies from his mouth.
My mate gags and snuggles closer to my side as the sheriff explains to the dipshit, “You attempted to assault an employee.” He rolls his eyes and talks slowly. “She had every right to kick your ass.”
I hold my mate close while Brock and his deputy drag the principal out of the office. As they reach the door, the sheriff turns to Thelma. “Thanks for calling me right away. Can you call the board and let them know they’ll need to call an emergency meeting to deal with this?”
“It will be my pleasure.” The secretary smirks and gives a little wave as the officers drag her former boss from the school.
We give Brock his statement, and then I take my mate home. “Are you sure you’re okay?” I sit her on the sofa and watch as Gilbert hops up and snuggles into her lap.
“I’m fine,” she reassures me. “He didn’t hurt me.”
I sit next to her and pull her curvy body against mine. Her delicate scent hits my nose, and I notice it’s much stronger and slightly sweeter. I take a deep breath, dragging it into my lungs. “You scared the fuck out of me today, little Minx. I wouldn’t survive without you.”