Wolf: SBMC Maryland, стр. 20
“I have a problem with threats,” he says in a growling tone.
“She isn’t a threat.” My voice thunders through the room.
“You shut the fuck up,” Sly nods at me before looking back up at her. I’ve never seen Krista like this. The way she’s holding herself. Most people would be scared shitless facing down this table of men but not her. She’s stronger than I gave her credit for.
“I don’t know you. Yet my brother over there thinks you need some kind of extra special treatment.”
“I don’t need shit,” she snaps back at him. I smirk.
“Not what he’s sayin’. I get your situation and I suppose my question is, are you with him just for the help?” Her eyes flash to mine and I can see the anger in them. Everyone at the table can see it. They all chuckle from the glare I’m getting.
“Did you really fucking tell them I’m with you? I thought we had this discussion!” her anger and words are now directed at me and I fucking like it.
“We did and yeah, I did.”
“You have no fucking right to do that, Wolf! I didn’t tell you so you could fuck with my plans!”
“What are your plans?” Sly asks interrupting her spat. She narrows her eyes at me before looking back to him.
“I’m going to kill him,” she says it so simply that it shocks me a little. I know that she thinks she can handle this shit but not after what we’ve learned about him.
“It ain’t that easy sweetheart,” Sly informs her. She crosses her arms over her chest and glares daggers at him.
“Oh, I think it is. He comes near her, I shoot. Simple.”
“Where does that leave you?” Gauge chimes in.
“Oh, I don’t know, prison?” She says eyeing him. Damn she is on fire. I reach down and adjust my cock when Sly talks again.
“You think he’s gonna let you do that?” he asks her but nods toward me. He’s right. I wouldn’t let her go to prison over that son of a bitch.
“He has nothing to do with this,” she adds.
“Not true. He came in here demandin’ I put a prospect on that family and kid so you can have a break.” Her head whips in my direction, fire burning in her eyes.
“I didn’t ask you for that shit! Stay the fuck out of my business, Wolf.” I shove out of my chair, move toward her slowly.
“I made it my business, darlin’.”
“Well fix it.”
“Not chance in hell,” I hiss in her direction.
“You have no right to do this.”
“I’m claimin’ her,” I say loudly not even thinking about it. She looks confused, Shaft chokes on his beer. Ricky snorts out a laugh and Sly curses under his breath.
“For fucks sake, Wolf!” Sly roars. “You can’t do that.”
“Why the fuck can’t I?” I look over at him. “I just did.”
“And Lauren? We need that bitch,” he reminds me.
“I know that. She’s around.”
“What does that even mean? You’re claiming me?” I ignore her.
“I’ll handle Lauren,” I say. Sly nods but doesn’t look so sure.
“What the hell does it mean?” Krista screams louder pulling all of our attention to her.
“It means you’re his,” Gauge tells her. She looks around as they all smile at her.
“Like hell I am!”
“Oh you are,” Shaft adds. Krista flips him off before heading for the door.
“Stop right the fuck there!” Sly roars. Krista stops and turns to face him, her hip jutted out, hand resting there. Fuck, I know the shape of her body under all those baggy fucking clothes and I want to run my tongue all over it. She’s magnetic.
“I didn’t ask for this,” Krista booms. Sly chuckles.
“Didn’t ask you. The man says he’s claimin’ you, that’s on him. You can handle shit with him, sweetheart but right now I need you to sit your ass down so we can discuss the situation with your little girl.” Those words seem to burn a hole straight through her. Her body slowly relaxes, and we all watch as she walks around the table and sits the furthest from me that she possibly can. The guys all laugh and hell, I do too. She thinks that’s going to keep me away from her, she’s crazy. I’m invested now. I don’t know what the fuck I was thinking claiming her but there is just something about Krista that I don’t plan on letting go just yet.
“Talk,” she says casually motioning to Sly.
“I see why you like her,” he says getting a smirk from me. “First thing. Does Tom know where you are? Where she is?”
“No. He has my cell number, that’s it.”
“We already changed that,” Gauge chimes in.
“You fucking did what?” She’s out of the chair and glaring at him now. Fuck, she is killing my cock here.
“I said it’s been changed. It was traceable babe.” Gauge doesn’t offer an apology and I didn’t expect him to. Krista sits back in the chair when Sly starts once more.
“Good. One more thing for him to have to work on. Gives us an openin’.”
“For what?” Krista asks.
“Your ex isn’t a good man, Krista. That son of a bitch has a lot of pull in Wisconsin. I don’t doubt that if he wanted to find her, he could.” I don’t even have to look at her to know she’s tensed up. I can feel the shift in the air.
“I won’t let him near her.”
“Neither will we. He claimed you. You’re one of us,” Sly tells her. When I feel her gaze on me, I look over slowly and see the tears in her eyes. I can’t place the look. Thankful? I don’t know but all I want is to grab her and make her mine in more ways than one.
Sixteen
Krista
“Are you sure? What if you get tired?” I question him.
“I won’t. I’ve been trained to stay awake,” he says keeping his eyes on mine. The guys all stand around me, none