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towels on her new sofa.
“What you did for Janie,” she began, glancing into his eyes. “Thank you.”
“I don’t want you stressing over something that can be fixed, Gabriella,” he said, pushing a long strand of hair behind her ear, the soft gesture not lost on her. “I want you to be happy. With less stress.”
“I’m always going to have stress with Joel.”
He nodded. “Yes, I get that. But you can share the burden with me now. I’m here for you. I’m not going anywhere.”
She loved hearing him say that. It was a matter of acceptance on her part. She knew shifters had a deep sense of the right person for them. At that moment, she had no doubt he was the man she’d been hoping for her entire life. If only her brother wasn’t such a pain in the ass.
“Joel is always going to be my brother,” she said, half-warning him of the chaos he was asking to be involved in.
“I understand that. I’m not asking you to stop being the loving, caring person that you are. What I’m hoping is that now you can share some of that stress with me. I’ll happily listen, and if I can help, I will.” He snuggled her tighter in his arms.
The safety of being with him lulled her into relaxation. “I appreciate that.”
She more than appreciated it. She loved it—loved him, for it.
THIRTEEN
Gabby walked out of Charlie’s excited. Janie had called. Things were going good with the move, and Jill was adjusting, which was something they’d both been worried about. She turned the corner of the building and saw Slade’s car parked at the other end of the filled lot. It had been one crazy night, with multiple private parties filling the club to capacity.
Slade got out of his car, and she smiled. Then, out of the corner of her eye, she saw a figure coming her way fast.
“You fucking bitch!” the man said, grabbing her by the arms and squeezing so hard she screamed. “You better give me my fucking money.”
It was the same man from the hotel casino. He screamed in her face and dug his fingers into her arms. She had been caught off guard and didn’t get a chance to catch her bearings when a loud roar filled the air. Then the man was yanked away from her so fast she fell to the ground.
She scrambled backward, watching a massive tiger toss the evil man like he was one of Jill’s rag dolls. She got up slowly, aching from the fall and knowing she’d have bruises on her arms where he’d grabbed her, and scrapes on her legs too.
The tiger tossed the man against one of the back walls, from which he bounced and landed on his face. The guy got up and pulled out a knife. Her heart jumped to her throat as fear clogged her lungs.
The tiger leapt forward and took the man down. She couldn’t see enough to know if he’d been injured from the knife. She rushed forward, completely ignoring the common sense that screamed “Stay back!”
“Slade?”
The tiger turned to face her. Suddenly a mass of cars showed up, and the tiger rushed off into the woods. A group of men she recognized wearing the Tigris Striped logo picked up the injured man and put him into a van.
Had she blinked, she would have missed it all. She wasn’t sure what to do. Slade had run off so fast she didn’t get a chance to see which way he’d gone. She decided to go to his car and wait. He’d have to come back at some point.
She’d been waiting for about ten minutes when a woman jumped out of a taxi, glancing around the parking area. She recognized her as the crazy man’s wife. The woman saw her and ran forward.
“Oh, my god. He was here, wasn’t he?” She glanced around, her gaze filled with panic. “What did he do to you?”
“Not much, thanks to someone helping,” she said, rubbing the sides of her arms, which hurt like hell. “What the hell is wrong with your husband?”
The woman glanced down, her shoulders dropping and embarrassment written on her face. “It’s my fault… You see, the day we saw you at the hotel, I’d
“What you did for Janie,” she began, glancing into his eyes. “Thank you.”
“I don’t want you stressing over something that can be fixed, Gabriella,” he said, pushing a long strand of hair behind her ear, the soft gesture not lost on her. “I want you to be happy. With less stress.”
“I’m always going to have stress with Joel.”
He nodded. “Yes, I get that. But you can share the burden with me now. I’m here for you. I’m not going anywhere.”
She loved hearing him say that. It was a matter of acceptance on her part. She knew shifters had a deep sense of the right person for them. At that moment, she had no doubt he was the man she’d been hoping for her entire life. If only her brother wasn’t such a pain in the ass.
“Joel is always going to be my brother,” she said, half-warning him of the chaos he was asking to be involved in.
“I understand that. I’m not asking you to stop being the loving, caring person that you are. What I’m hoping is that now you can share some of that stress with me. I’ll happily listen, and if I can help, I will.” He snuggled her tighter in his arms.
The safety of being with him lulled her into relaxation. “I appreciate that.”
She more than appreciated it. She loved it—loved him, for it.
THIRTEEN
Gabby walked out of Charlie’s excited. Janie had called. Things were going good with the move, and Jill was adjusting, which was something they’d both been worried about. She turned the corner of the building and saw Slade’s car parked at the other end of the filled lot. It had been one crazy night, with multiple private parties filling the club to capacity.
Slade got out of his car, and she smiled. Then, out of the corner of her eye, she saw a figure coming her way fast.
“You fucking bitch!” the man said, grabbing her by the arms and squeezing so hard she screamed. “You better give me my fucking money.”
It was the same man from the hotel casino. He screamed in her face and dug his fingers into her arms. She had been caught off guard and didn’t get a chance to catch her bearings when a loud roar filled the air. Then the man was yanked away from her so fast she fell to the ground.
She scrambled backward, watching a massive tiger toss the evil man like he was one of Jill’s rag dolls. She got up slowly, aching from the fall and knowing she’d have bruises on her arms where he’d grabbed her, and scrapes on her legs too.
The tiger tossed the man against one of the back walls, from which he bounced and landed on his face. The guy got up and pulled out a knife. Her heart jumped to her throat as fear clogged her lungs.
The tiger leapt forward and took the man down. She couldn’t see enough to know if he’d been injured from the knife. She rushed forward, completely ignoring the common sense that screamed “Stay back!”
“Slade?”
The tiger turned to face her. Suddenly a mass of cars showed up, and the tiger rushed off into the woods. A group of men she recognized wearing the Tigris Striped logo picked up the injured man and put him into a van.
Had she blinked, she would have missed it all. She wasn’t sure what to do. Slade had run off so fast she didn’t get a chance to see which way he’d gone. She decided to go to his car and wait. He’d have to come back at some point.
She’d been waiting for about ten minutes when a woman jumped out of a taxi, glancing around the parking area. She recognized her as the crazy man’s wife. The woman saw her and ran forward.
“Oh, my god. He was here, wasn’t he?” She glanced around, her gaze filled with panic. “What did he do to you?”
“Not much, thanks to someone helping,” she said, rubbing the sides of her arms, which hurt like hell. “What the hell is wrong with your husband?”
The woman glanced down, her shoulders dropping and embarrassment written on her face. “It’s my fault… You see, the day we saw you at the hotel, I’d
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