Page 32 of Ravenous

Like a possessive fucker who wanted to poke their eyes out if they even looked at her in those sexy shorts. When they smiled at her, I knew I was going to have to kill them both.

Since I liked them, this was a big fucking problem.

She was already walking out to say hello. “What are you guys doing here?”

I shot forward to get between them. No way were they shaking hands or worse… hugging. “I asked them to come and help me put up a patch on your wall for tonight to keep the rain out. But I don’t really need their help.” I puffed up my chest and glared at my two friends. “You guys can go back to the ranch.”

Colton took off his hat and looked from me to Joy. Maybe it was my fuck-off attitude. Maybe it was the growl in my voice. Maybe he’d been there and understood the feelings I was having right now because he said, “That right?”

“Yeah. Fuck on off.” I pointed to their truck. “I got this.”

A smile played around his lips. I wanted to punch his smug face in.

Fortunately, Johnny remained quiet. I could take down two shifters at once, especially if my mate was threatened, but even in my obsessed haze I knew it was a bad idea.

“Guys, guys! Here’s your beer!” Remy came running out of the house with her arms wrapped around three bottles of beer. I hadn’t even realized she’d managed to get in the house by herself. I hadn’t been paying much attention to her, and that made me a shit dad.

Of course, one of the bottles slipped out and fell to the sidewalk, breaking. Beer spurted out in a foamy mess.

Remy looked down in shock and then burst into tears.

“Don’t move,” I barked because she was in bare feet, and there was glass in front of her.

She may have been a shifter pup who could heal swiftly, but I still didn’t want her to get hurt in the first place. Especially when it would meanmoretears.

Of course, my bark turned her crying into a full wail.

I jogged over and scooped her up, but Joy was right beside me.

“Look at all that foam!” Joy exclaimed, like Remy was doing a science experiment instead of melting down over an accident.

Remy stopped crying and gaped at her.

Joy’s luscious lips were stretched in a giant smile. She pointed at the foam on the sidewalk with her eyes lit up. “Isn’t it amazing?”

Remy wasn’t sure if she should buy it.

Joy winked at her. “When I was little, I loved to shake up a can of soda before I opened it to watch it spray. Have you ever done that?”

Remy shook her head slowly.

Joy took the two remaining beer bottles from her hands and set them on the ground before reaching for her. “Come here. I have a can of grape soda at my house. Let’s try it.”

Just like that, the problem was solved. Remy reached for Joy, who went into her arms and the two of them disappeared into Joy’s house. I stood there staring at their backs, and Johnny and Colton stared at me.

“Fuck off,” I growled when they walked over.

“How long have you known?” Colton demanded.

“I said,fuck off,” I snapped.

“Known what? Ohhhhh.” Johnny was a little slower to catch on. He jerked his thumb in the direction of Joy’s house as I squatted to pick up the glass shards. “She’s his mate? I thought he was just being a dick, as usual.”

“Definitely his unmarked mate,” Colton replied. “Why else would he ask us over to help and then try to kill us when we get within five feet of her?”

“I figured it out this morning,” I admitted with a grumble. “Last night, I was too revved up from her almost getting killed by that tree.”

Johnny grinned. “Did you guys…”

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