Page 55 of Been There Dragon That
Kann’s shoulders broadened, and he stood up even straighter next to the SUV.“Are you threatening me on my property?”
“Are you the owner of Reylea United, Col Li’Vhram?”
“Partner. And you didn’t answer my question?”Kann’s tone dropped to an angry growl.
“I’m trying to be civil.”
“I’m going to take your vehicle apart piece by piece if you don’t remove yourself from my presence and my property.”
“I demand to speak to Col Li’Vhram.”
“He’s busy.”
“My client is very concerned about Miss Florence. She’s had a mental break and is dangerous to herself and possibly to others.”
Kann halfway roared, reached for the bumper on the SUV, and ripped it off the vehicle like he was tearing paper.
Rylee covered her mouth and held her breath.How had he done that?
“What the fuck?”The man put the vehicle into reverse and spewed gravel in an effort to leave before Kann grabbed another piece of the SUV.
“I’ll show you what it means to have a mental break if I ever see you near my property again.”Kann shouted after the vehicle. Then he turned back to the gate, looked up in the direction of the camera, and winked.
He winked.
Like it was nothing.
Like he wasn’t worried about a damn thing.
He winked.
Like he had her back no matter what the guy had said. Appreciation blossomed in her chest, warming and sending the last of the butterflies on their way. Tears pricked at her eyes. These people weren’t kidding. They were protecting her. All of them. Not just Wrath.
Rylee turned to Naomi and Penny. “That man will come back. What’s going to stop him from parking somewhere and walking around the gate? It’s not like you have a big wall.”
“That’s where the wolf comes in,” Penny said, her tone sounding suspiciously amused.
Naomi smacked Penny’s arm.
“Look. They’re gone for now. That’s what matters. You’re safe. We’re all here safe together. Arrav’s brothers are out there with Kann and—”
“The wolf?” Rylee interjected. “Is it like a pet? A trained guard dog?”
“It’s more complicated than that, but sort of. And there’s three of them, not one. So don’t freak out if you see more than one wolf outside.”
Rylee blew a breath out noisily and walked away from the laptop.More wolves. Friendly guard dog wolves? Men who can physically rip bumpers off of cars.“This is a lot.”
“I know. And it’s worse, because there’s someone very bad in town hurting people and stealing shit and breaking into people’s houses. And it has nothing to do with the fucking idiot in the black SUV who will die a painful death if he so much as steps onto our property. Both are equally important. I’m just saying—”
“Penny!” Naomi covered her face with her hands.
“She’s part of the family. She’s Wrath’s mate. This is really frustrating, Naomi. What am I supposed to say? We can’t keep her out of the loop on everything.”
“Penny!”
Penny slammed the laptop with the camera feeds shut and walked across the room and sank into a bright orange chair with a huff.
“We’ve got problems coming out of our ears, Naomi. They killed Leif.” She pulled a throw blanket against her chest, put her face down into it, and muffled a shout of frustration. A few seconds later, she raised her tear-streaked face.
