Force of Nature Series Boxed Set (Books 1 - 4) by Kathi S. Barton Page B
Authors: Kathi S. Barton
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figures this out. Me claiming her is only going to make it seem more surreal for her.” Austin didn’t even try to correct the vamp on the fact that he wasn’t sure he was going to claim her. “She won’t be happy with either of us when she figures this out. Especially you.”
“Why do you think I told her like I did? If she’s mad at me then you’re off the hook. Well, a little anyway. You should just shift when she brings it up again. I’m sure that’ll make a believer out of her.”
Austin wasn’t sure if it was a good idea or not. It did have its merits, but to shift with her alone…he was actually afraid she’d shoot him. He stopped suddenly and looked at the other man. “You told her so she’d be pissed at you and not me? Why would you do that? I mean, you’ve been her friend for a long time, right?”
“Yes. I’m hoping that because of that, she will forgive me. If she doesn’t forgive you, well then you’re shit out of luck. She might make a good vampire, though. She would have to change to a full-blooded one, though. If I changed her, she’d be less than me and—”
“You go near her with your fangs and I’ll stake you myself. She’s mine.” The words hit him hard. “Fuck. I don’t need this, or her. She’s going to be a major pain in my ass for a long, long time, I just know it.”
“Austin, you should—”
“No. You don’t understand. I don’t need a mate, especially one that’s related to Webber. The bastard should have just died earlier, then none of this would be a problem. I wish that—”
“Austin, shut up.”
He glanced at Phil. Austin closed his eyes when he noticed that Phil was looking at the bed. Fuck, he just knew she was going to be awake. Turning slowly, he saw that not only was she awake, but she was crying.
“Get out.” He started toward her when she spoke, but stopped when she raised her gun. “I said to get out. Both of you.”
When neither of them moved, she fired the gun between his feet. He jumped back and looked at her. “What the fuck are you trying to do, kill me? Put that thing away before you hurt someone.”
The gun went off again, this time only an inch from his foot. “I said to get out. The next one is going to be in your head. And I’m a great shot.” When the gun lifted higher, he backed up.
“CJ, you’re upset, and you might have heard some things that were said that—”
The next bullet hit him in the thigh. He nearly fell to the floor, but Phil grabbed him. He was dragging him to the door even as he heard her screaming at them both to leave. Austin wanted to take the gun from her and beat her ass, but was sure if he didn’t get moving, he’d be one dead wolf.
He was out the door and to his car before he could think. He looked at Phil and wondered if he should thank him or murder him.
“You could have told me she was awake.” He was sitting in his car and his keys were being put into his hand.
“I tried. When you get on a roll, you don’t know when to shut up. The bullet went through. If you shift, will it heal? It’s not silver.” Phil held his hand over the wound and looked at him. “Austin, did you hear me?”
“Yes, I’ll shift and I’ll be fine.” He looked up at the apartment. “She fucking shot me. Shot me in the fucking leg.”
“You’re just lucky she didn’t blow your brains out. She was really hurt, you know.”
Austin looked up again at Phil’s words. “Yes. Damn it, what the hell am I supposed to do now? If I go near her, I’m as good as dead.”
“No shit.” Austin laughed at the vamp’s snarled answer. “You know, you might want to spend less time laughing at me and more time trying figure out a way to get her back. This is not going to get you a mate.”
Austin looked up at the window again. She was his, his mate, and he’d just given her every reason in the world not only to not trust him, but to also hate him. Pulling his body into his car, he put the key in the ignition
“Why do you think I told her like I did? If she’s mad at me then you’re off the hook. Well, a little anyway. You should just shift when she brings it up again. I’m sure that’ll make a believer out of her.”
Austin wasn’t sure if it was a good idea or not. It did have its merits, but to shift with her alone…he was actually afraid she’d shoot him. He stopped suddenly and looked at the other man. “You told her so she’d be pissed at you and not me? Why would you do that? I mean, you’ve been her friend for a long time, right?”
“Yes. I’m hoping that because of that, she will forgive me. If she doesn’t forgive you, well then you’re shit out of luck. She might make a good vampire, though. She would have to change to a full-blooded one, though. If I changed her, she’d be less than me and—”
“You go near her with your fangs and I’ll stake you myself. She’s mine.” The words hit him hard. “Fuck. I don’t need this, or her. She’s going to be a major pain in my ass for a long, long time, I just know it.”
“Austin, you should—”
“No. You don’t understand. I don’t need a mate, especially one that’s related to Webber. The bastard should have just died earlier, then none of this would be a problem. I wish that—”
“Austin, shut up.”
He glanced at Phil. Austin closed his eyes when he noticed that Phil was looking at the bed. Fuck, he just knew she was going to be awake. Turning slowly, he saw that not only was she awake, but she was crying.
“Get out.” He started toward her when she spoke, but stopped when she raised her gun. “I said to get out. Both of you.”
When neither of them moved, she fired the gun between his feet. He jumped back and looked at her. “What the fuck are you trying to do, kill me? Put that thing away before you hurt someone.”
The gun went off again, this time only an inch from his foot. “I said to get out. The next one is going to be in your head. And I’m a great shot.” When the gun lifted higher, he backed up.
“CJ, you’re upset, and you might have heard some things that were said that—”
The next bullet hit him in the thigh. He nearly fell to the floor, but Phil grabbed him. He was dragging him to the door even as he heard her screaming at them both to leave. Austin wanted to take the gun from her and beat her ass, but was sure if he didn’t get moving, he’d be one dead wolf.
He was out the door and to his car before he could think. He looked at Phil and wondered if he should thank him or murder him.
“You could have told me she was awake.” He was sitting in his car and his keys were being put into his hand.
“I tried. When you get on a roll, you don’t know when to shut up. The bullet went through. If you shift, will it heal? It’s not silver.” Phil held his hand over the wound and looked at him. “Austin, did you hear me?”
“Yes, I’ll shift and I’ll be fine.” He looked up at the apartment. “She fucking shot me. Shot me in the fucking leg.”
“You’re just lucky she didn’t blow your brains out. She was really hurt, you know.”
Austin looked up again at Phil’s words. “Yes. Damn it, what the hell am I supposed to do now? If I go near her, I’m as good as dead.”
“No shit.” Austin laughed at the vamp’s snarled answer. “You know, you might want to spend less time laughing at me and more time trying figure out a way to get her back. This is not going to get you a mate.”
Austin looked up at the window again. She was his, his mate, and he’d just given her every reason in the world not only to not trust him, but to also hate him. Pulling his body into his car, he put the key in the ignition
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