Arranged (Arranged Trilogy Book 1) by Julia Crane

Author:Julia Crane [Crane, Julia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Valknut Press
Published: 2015-09-03T03:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Michael tightened his grip on my shoulder. Everything about this was strange. I felt dirty and wanted to get out of there as quickly as possible. I wanted to be back with my mother and her guards, but I was the one that came up with this hair-brained idea and now I had to see it through.

Everyone in the cave moved forward to get a better look. I felt like I was on display and not in a good way. The men stared at me hungrily, making me feel like prey. I had to force myself to take a breath.

“Michael, you know you gotta share your goods.” One of the men came closer, and I saw that his eyes had a glassy look about them that made the hairs on my neck stand on end. It took all of my self-control not to drop him to the ground.

“Touch her and you die.” Michael’s voice was laced with venom.

My breath caught in my throat. I glanced up. His face was set in stone.

Unfortunately, this guy didn’t give in as easily as his brother. He reached out and grabbed my arm to pull me into him. Michael had a hold of my shoulder, so I was being pulled in both directions. My magick stirred, begging to be released. “Let go of me!” I demanded.

Laughter filled the cave, and I instantly felt sick to my stomach. So this was how they treated women? Like property to be passed around? I attempted to yank my arm back, but the man’s fingers dug into my flesh.

With his left hand Michael pulled back and landed a crushing blow to the side of the man’s face. Momentarily stunned, the man let go of my arm. I retreated back a couple of steps. Now his attention was focused only on Michael. I glanced around at the crowd of people. Their eyes were lit with excitement. It became increasingly clear that no one was going to try to stop the fight or come to my rescue. They were enjoying it too much.

Michael let go of my arm without looking at me. I could feel the anger radiating off of him in waves. I couldn’t use my magick, but I could transmit some of it to Michael.

I sent him a burst of strength, and in a flurry of motions Michael and the other guy were going at it. They bounced around, circling each other like wild animals. When Michael landed a punch, the man staggered from the power of it. I bit back my smile.

Even though the guy outweighed Michael by a good forty pounds, I knew he didn’t stand a chance.

The next punch laid the guy out flat. Knocked out cold.

Michael looked down at the man and back at me with a raised brow. He was still buzzing from the adrenaline rush, but he was also surprised. He let his gaze fall to each man in the room. “She’s mine.”

The others began to back away and returned to doing what they had been before we walked in.

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