Total pages in book: 152
Estimated words: 155037 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 775(@200wpm)___ 620(@250wpm)___ 517(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 155037 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 775(@200wpm)___ 620(@250wpm)___ 517(@300wpm)
“We already knew that,” Kiesha said.
“You did?” She stared around at them all.
Cleo and Juliet nodded. But Georgie looked confused.
“Well, I didn’t,” Georgie said.
“That’s because you haven’t seen her bedroom,” Kiesha said.
“If it’s soft, fluffy, cute, or pink, Isa has it,” Cleo added.
“That doesn’t mean I’m a Little.”
“Nope, but your pacifier was a big clue,” Cleo told her.
“You guys found that?”
“Yeah, it’s easy to find stuff when you’re snooping,” Kiesha told her with a grin.
Isa groaned. They really were the worst.
And the best friends she could ever wish for.
“Lost again, did you?” the slurred voice interrupted the conversation he was having with Mikey.
Sighing, he turned to look at Gary.
“I thought this asshole got kicked out,” Mikey said.
“Yep, he was banned for a month, but he keeps coming back like a nasty smell.”
“You’re a fucking loser. O’Ryan can’t keep me out of here. I own this fucking town! My grandfather founded it. And your grandfather fucked him over. You fucking owe me!”
Everyone around them stepped farther back while his friends moved in to have his back. They were all waiting for him to lash out. For a fight.
Not this time.
Loki clenched his jaw.
“I’m going to take what you owe me and then I’ll have the land, the house, and the money to flash around, and the girl!” Gary cried.
“What the fuck are you talking about?” Mikey asked. “He doesn’t flash his money around. And that land was never yours.”
“It was my granddad’s. It should be mine! I’ve a right to it. Mine to live on. Mine to hunt on. Mine!”
Hunt on?
“Was it you?” Loki snarled. “Were you the one hunting on my land?”
Gary swayed. Fuck, he was drunk. “What happened? Did you crap yourself over a gunshot?”
It was him!
This fucker!
You cannot attack him. Do not throw the first punch.
“Gary! Get the fuck out of here! That’s it, you’re banned for life.”
Noah was making his way to them, but he might not make it in time.
Luckily, Remy had his back. He had come over to stand behind Gary. “You need to leave. Now.”
Gary turned. “Oh, look. It’s the dumb fucking cowboy. What are you gonna do? What do you care? Or are you fucking this loser?”
“If you don’t leave and stay away from Loki and Isa, I’m going to make your life a misery,” Remy said quietly. “You can say goodbye to life as you know it. It’ll be over.”
There was a darkness in Remy’s voice that Loki appreciated. That called to him.
“You can’t do fuck all to me!” Gary roared, throwing himself at Remy.
Loki got up, ready to jump in. But before he could move a step, Remy had Gary on the floor, his arm pressed up his back.
Ed rushed over as Gary started yelling. “Get off me! You asshole!”
O’Ryan sneered down at Gary. “You’re banned for life, Gary.”
“You can’t do that!” he yelled as O’Ryan nodded to Remy who stepped back and away from the other man.
Remy walked over so he stood next to Loki. They watched Gary go for O’Ryan. Ed ended up having to cuff him.
“Why isn’t he being arrested?” Gary yelled, nodding to Remy. “He touched me!”
“And there’s more than fifty witnesses ready to testify that you went for him first,” Ed said. “Not to mention you tried to attack Noah.”
“It’s all his fault! Fucking Loki!” Gary yelled as Ed led him out.
Isa appeared suddenly, throwing herself at Loki. He held her close, kissing the top of her head.
“Hey, I’m fine. You weren’t worried about me, were you?”
“No,” she scoffed. “You can handle Gutless Gary. But I’m glad you didn’t get into a fight.”
“Thanks, man,” he said to Remy who stepped over to rub Isa’s back. She smiled up at the cowboy.
“No thanks needed. He’s really got it in for you, though.”
Loki sighed. “Yeah, both of our grandfathers were good friends back in the day. He’s full of shit, though. This town was founded long, long before that. However, they were in business together. They built a number of buildings and houses in this town.
“When they parted ways because Gary’s grandfather tried to seduce my grandma, well, things weren’t good between them. My granddad owned the land where I live fair and square, though. He invested his money from the business wisely. Gary’s granddad went broke.”
“Asshole hasn’t got a reason to blame you,” Mikey said.
“I’m going to look into him some more,” Easton said. “There has to be a reason why he’s gotten worse.”
Remy looked over to Easton and nodded. “Appreciate that. You find anything that I could use to put him down and keep him there, I’d appreciate knowing that too.”
Easton raised his eyebrows, and Loki knew he was hiding his amusement. “Sure, I can tell you. And Loki.”
Remy just grunted.
Bossy bastard.
But Loki wasn’t really irritated. He knew the other guy was looking out for him.
That made a big difference.