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rub his face into
all of her revelations about him. Was she trying to tell him that she was disgusted
with him because of his tiger? The thought that she might hate him for what he
is starts to fray the tenuous leash he has on his inner beast. It’s taking
everything he has not to let the animal free to claim the contrary woman that
they both want so badly. Elena’s attention is drawn to the bar top between
them, and she snorts. He looks down to see what her reaction is about and finds
that his long black, curved claws embedded into the wood.
“Well I hope those suckers don’t
pop out while you’re wiping your ass, because that would be awkward.” Tap .
Alec and Jenna who are standing at
the end of the bar bust out laughing. Gage doesn’t laugh though. No, he starts
to growl. He knows the sound is low and menacing. Pretty much how he’s feeling
at the moment. Snarling in frustration, he watches Elena stare back at him with
a mask of indifference on her face. Which pisses him off. She’d never been able
to hide her emotions from him before. He doesn’t like that she can do so now
when he feels like he’s about to all but burst from what he’s feeling right
now. Chagrin. Anger. Hope. Love .
Unaware of his predicament with
reigning in his beast, Elena continues to taunt him and his tiger. “ Awww , what’s the matter Mr. Kitty? Don’t be mad and scratch
up the furniture. You do that too much and someone might want to declaw you.” Tap .
“Don’t.” He snarled.
Cocking an eyebrow, Elena asked.
“Don’t what Mr. Kitty?” Tap .
“Don’t come after my sister because
you’re looking for payback. She didn’t do anything to you. I’m the one you want
to hurt here and we both know it. And if you tap that fucking finger one more
time there will be consequences Elena.”
She barked a laugh at him. Her
pretty smile morphs into an ugly sneer. “Consequences? Just what do you think
you’ll do? Scold me like a recalcitrant child? You sure as shit won’t be laying
hands on me, because the time where you were allowed to touch me is long gone.” Tap .
His tiger surges forth in anger.
All rational thought is gone. Determined to make their mate listen to them,
Gage uses his hands to push himself up and forward, about to lunge over that
countertop and tackle Elena to the floor. He never makes it. The barrel of her
.45 pressed against the center of his forehead stops him dead in his tracks and
sobers both him and his tiger immediately. Not because Gage fears that he was
about to hurt her. He’s incapable of physically harming or endangering his
mate. The gun stops him because it means that she thinks he would hurt her. And
that sad fact rips his insides to pieces as effectively as his claws slash open
a deer at dinner time.
He doesn’t move. Doesn’t make a
sound. Hell, he doesn’t even breathe. Just stands there and lets Elena keep the
gun’s barrel pressed against his flesh. His brother Alec however is roaring in
anger. Instead of standing down at the end of the bar, Alec is now standing
just to the side of him as he leans over the bar towards his mate. Threatening
to rip out her throat if she doesn’t lower the gun. Her relatives are now
braced around her, ready to defend Elena’s safety if need be because Jenna,
Adam, Owen, Logan and Kent surround them. Preventing any avenue of escape they
might have had. Weapons that hadn’t been visible on the Amazons a moment ago
are now waiting to strike if need be. The situation is rife with tension.
Everyone is waiting to see what happens next. Instead of being concerned for
his own welfare, all Gage can think about is that his mate is now in danger.
He retracts his fangs and claws,
but doesn’t move in any other capacity. Keeping his eyes glued to the bright,
determined blue-green gaze in front of him he raises his voice so everyone can
hear him. “Back away from the Amazons.”
He sensed his brother’s and
companions confusion. They don’t move right
all of her revelations about him. Was she trying to tell him that she was disgusted
with him because of his tiger? The thought that she might hate him for what he
is starts to fray the tenuous leash he has on his inner beast. It’s taking
everything he has not to let the animal free to claim the contrary woman that
they both want so badly. Elena’s attention is drawn to the bar top between
them, and she snorts. He looks down to see what her reaction is about and finds
that his long black, curved claws embedded into the wood.
“Well I hope those suckers don’t
pop out while you’re wiping your ass, because that would be awkward.” Tap .
Alec and Jenna who are standing at
the end of the bar bust out laughing. Gage doesn’t laugh though. No, he starts
to growl. He knows the sound is low and menacing. Pretty much how he’s feeling
at the moment. Snarling in frustration, he watches Elena stare back at him with
a mask of indifference on her face. Which pisses him off. She’d never been able
to hide her emotions from him before. He doesn’t like that she can do so now
when he feels like he’s about to all but burst from what he’s feeling right
now. Chagrin. Anger. Hope. Love .
Unaware of his predicament with
reigning in his beast, Elena continues to taunt him and his tiger. “ Awww , what’s the matter Mr. Kitty? Don’t be mad and scratch
up the furniture. You do that too much and someone might want to declaw you.” Tap .
“Don’t.” He snarled.
Cocking an eyebrow, Elena asked.
“Don’t what Mr. Kitty?” Tap .
“Don’t come after my sister because
you’re looking for payback. She didn’t do anything to you. I’m the one you want
to hurt here and we both know it. And if you tap that fucking finger one more
time there will be consequences Elena.”
She barked a laugh at him. Her
pretty smile morphs into an ugly sneer. “Consequences? Just what do you think
you’ll do? Scold me like a recalcitrant child? You sure as shit won’t be laying
hands on me, because the time where you were allowed to touch me is long gone.” Tap .
His tiger surges forth in anger.
All rational thought is gone. Determined to make their mate listen to them,
Gage uses his hands to push himself up and forward, about to lunge over that
countertop and tackle Elena to the floor. He never makes it. The barrel of her
.45 pressed against the center of his forehead stops him dead in his tracks and
sobers both him and his tiger immediately. Not because Gage fears that he was
about to hurt her. He’s incapable of physically harming or endangering his
mate. The gun stops him because it means that she thinks he would hurt her. And
that sad fact rips his insides to pieces as effectively as his claws slash open
a deer at dinner time.
He doesn’t move. Doesn’t make a
sound. Hell, he doesn’t even breathe. Just stands there and lets Elena keep the
gun’s barrel pressed against his flesh. His brother Alec however is roaring in
anger. Instead of standing down at the end of the bar, Alec is now standing
just to the side of him as he leans over the bar towards his mate. Threatening
to rip out her throat if she doesn’t lower the gun. Her relatives are now
braced around her, ready to defend Elena’s safety if need be because Jenna,
Adam, Owen, Logan and Kent surround them. Preventing any avenue of escape they
might have had. Weapons that hadn’t been visible on the Amazons a moment ago
are now waiting to strike if need be. The situation is rife with tension.
Everyone is waiting to see what happens next. Instead of being concerned for
his own welfare, all Gage can think about is that his mate is now in danger.
He retracts his fangs and claws,
but doesn’t move in any other capacity. Keeping his eyes glued to the bright,
determined blue-green gaze in front of him he raises his voice so everyone can
hear him. “Back away from the Amazons.”
He sensed his brother’s and
companions confusion. They don’t move right
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