Total pages in book: 102
Estimated words: 97921 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 490(@200wpm)___ 392(@250wpm)___ 326(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 97921 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 490(@200wpm)___ 392(@250wpm)___ 326(@300wpm)
I’m trying to focus on the game and allow Denise to handle the chat. We have a real asshole in here tonight. I’m trying not to lose my temper.
“I don’t know how the hell he’s doing this,” Denise growls in frustration. “It’s like he’s jumping IP addresses as fast as I’m shutting him down. I’ve blocked him like thirteen times already, but I know it’s the same asshole.”
“Don’t worry about it. We’ll ignore it.”
“I don’t like it. He’s threatened you repeatedly,” she hisses in my ear.
“I know.”
“They’re all losing their minds over you getting engaged. Did they all think they could date you someday? This is insane.”
I laugh because my mic isn’t on and they can’t hear Denise in my ear, but she’s right. The moment I cammed up and my hand came up on-screen holding the controller with my engagement ring on, they lost it with questions, and some had mean comments to type.
Izzy, what the fuck is that? Izzy, you can’t be serious? You’re engaged? I thought we were in this together.
Those were just a few they began with. If I hadn’t missed out on so much content while away, I would have logged off. Not that there aren’t some who seem genuinely happy for me.
It’s the crazy’s threatening to find me and rape me who are making this awful. They’d die trying, but it’s still disheartening to know this is what happens to female gamers. I’ve seen it, but it’s never been this bad for me.
I end a battle royal and decide to take a peek in the chat. My face burns with anger as I see Jacob pop up.
Jacob_eats: Why did you block my calls?
Jacob_eats: Wait is that an engagement ring? What the fuck Izzy?
“You see that, Denise? Can you block him?”
“On it. Um, Iz. You have company.”
I look at my screen to find my fiancé standing behind me with his arms folded over his chest and gun holsters strapped to his shoulders. The look on Dante’s face reads murder.
My face burns with embarrassment. I know he watches the channel sometimes, so I have an idea why he’s here. Knowing he’s seen the comments causes a shiver to run through me. I’m not naive to who Dante is and what he’s capable of.
He moves to me and wraps his hand around my throat as he keeps his glare on the camera. He kisses the side of my face. Then stands and folds his arms over his chest again.
Black Cloud: I told y’all to stop fucking with her. That man looks like he will find you. Just be happy for her and back off.
Unicorn_31: Oh my God. Did anyone else cream their panties? That was so fucking hot.
Unicorn_31: Damn that dude is huge. Y’all don’t want them problems.
KoolKid: Fuck this game. I want to see those two go at it.
KoolKid: BTW. Congrats, Izzy. You’re my fave and you deserve all the happiness.
“Well, that’s a way to get rid of assholes. It looks like that jerk is gone,” Denise says in my ear.
“Hey, I think I’m done for the night, guys. Y’all have a good one,” I say as I turn my mic back on.
I shut down and stand, turning to Dante. He looks at me with the same anger playing across his face. Yeah, he need not watch my channel anymore.
“You shouldn’t have done that. Content is forever. What if the authorities see that?”
“These are my licensed pieces. They’re both clean. I have a right to protect what’s mine. They can come knocking. They would find nothing.”
I shake my head. “Thanks for the save, babe. That was getting ridiculous.”
He pulls me into a passionate kiss by the back of my neck. “I hate your channel. That shit is going to have me murder someone.”
I place my head against his chest. “I hope not. Bella and I need you.”
He snorts. “As if I’d get caught. Listen, baby. I know you built all of this before me, but…it’s just getting out of hand. Maybe we need to look at it and see how you can step back without losing your revenue.”
“It’s not about the money, but yeah, I hear you. It’s not fun anymore. Maybe I will take a break or something. I do have a wedding to plan.”
All the tension leaves his body. He tightens his arms around me and kisses the top of my head. I feel so safe and secure in his embrace.
“Come on, let’s get some ice cream and watch a movie.”
“Okay.”
Chapter 46
You’re Fired
Dante
I have my head down, looking over some emails on my tablet. Lizzy and Nyla are out of the office wedding planning today. I had to insist Liz take the day off to begin the planning. I want her to have the wedding of her dreams, but I don’t want to wait forever to get married.