Page 29 of Wild As Her

Surprise fills me. "I absolutely didnotput a skunk in your truck. That's nasty."

But damn, I wish I’d thought of that. I would have absolutely put a skunk in his truck if I even knew where to get one.

Jack is surprisingly silent beside me, but I don't miss the way his lip quirks slightly.

"No, but you'd send a glitter bomb to my house, you stupid bitch," Granger spits, he's so angry.

I hold back my laughter because Poppy and I did in fact send him a homemade glitter bomb.

I deny it, because duh. "First of all, I'mnotstupid. And second, glitter bombs are amateur. Why would I even do that? Glitter and skunks are messy." I shrug and glance over at Jack.

“Glitter bombs are what bitches would send,” Jace bites out.

“Well, I guess you’d know,” I shrug.

Jack looks at them. "First of all, watch your fuckin' mouth when you talk to her."

"Or what?" Granger asks looking over at Jace who moves forward, leaning up against his pool stick.

Jace looks like he wants to make a move for me, but I know he won’t with Jack and Cash here. Plus, I’d destroy him. He might start something, but I’d finish it.

Cash looks like he’s about to start knocking their heads together and isn’t having as much fun as Jack and I are, so I decide to lighten the mood a little. “You know what? I’m justgoing to say it. Sharks aren’t eating enough people,” I say with finality.

Out of the corner of my eye, I sense that they’re going to make a move towards us. I feel Jack tense, and he glances at me with a silent warning, and I give him a nonverbal response as well. We can unpack later how we’re able to communicate like this, but for now, it’s handy.

Before they do, Jack has Granger in a chokehold with the pool stick practically wrapped around his neck, choking him out. "Listen to me very carefully. You put my fuckin' cattle back or you'll figure out why my last name is Jessop. You remember my father? Well, what I'm capable of doing to you is in another realm than what he had in him. You nod if you fuckin' get me."

Holy shit. Badass Jack is hot.

I glance at Jace who looks like he's about to raise his pool stick to hit Jack. Before he makes contact, I'm on his back, choking him with it. "I think the fuck not." I take a page out of Jack's playbook and squeeze with all my might. Jace is surprisingly sluggish and can barely fight back. What a pansy.

Cash watches this with fascination and surprise, looking like he’s ready to jump in at any moment.

Jack releases and shoves Granger, who falls to his knees, clutching his neck, sputtering.

Jack says quietly, “If you so much as look at her, never mind throw something at her or step foot on her land, I will make your life a living fucking hell.”

He grabs Jace. "Same goes for you, you piece of shit. Stay off Wilder and Jessop Ranch. Trespassers will be shot."

“Next time I won’t miss,” I smile as I wipe my hands on my jeans.

"You heard that! That was a threat!" Jace yells as he looks around the bar, and Walker and Cash are standing, hands ontheir hips, watching all of this with a look of anger on their faces towards Granger and Jace.

"I didn't hear shit," someone mutters loudly.

"You hear anything?" Cash asks Walker.

Walker shakes his head "I just came out here and you were breaking my pool sticks."

"I'll get you two more," I promise with an apologetic grin.

"I'll tell you what, if I ever thought you two were perfect for each other before, well, it's crystal clear now." Walker points to Jack and me and starts wiping down the bar. "Two peas in a pod."

"Definitely," Cash mutters. “Both of them are fuckin’ nuts.”

“Better pick up an air freshener from the general store!” I call out to Granger and Jace as they leave.

Granger and Jace take off, still yelling as they head to their trucks. I straightened up all the stools we knocked over and set the broken pool sticks next to the bar.

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