Cowboy Tough by Joanne Kennedy

Author:Joanne Kennedy
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2012-11-12T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

Cat dashed up the stairs and into the lighted bedroom to see Trevor lying on the floor like a broken doll, his face streaked with blood. For a second, she wondered if he was even still alive. Mack was astride the man’s body on his knees, pummeling him with one fist, then the other. Both girls hung on his arms, struggling to haul him off the apparently unconscious man.

“Dad.” Viv tugged at his arm, then tugged again. “Dad. Stop.”

Judging from the look in his eyes, Mack was lost in some bloody cloud of homicidal madness. But as he blinked at Viv, Cat felt his power ebb a little. There was still a steady, throbbing energy there, like a powerful engine idling at a stoplight, but the wild light in his eyes started to fade.

“Stop,” Viv said. “It’s all right.” She let out something between a laugh and a sob. “Don’t kill him, okay?”

“He—I heard him.”

“It’s okay, Dad.” Viv put her arm around him and patted his back. Dora let go and backed away, her eyes wide.

Cat knelt beside Trevor and took his hand, fumbling for a pulse. His eyes were staring at the ceiling, and for a moment she thought he was dead. But then he blinked. Cat dropped his hand and he reached up to tentatively touch his face, wincing as he pressed the bruises blooming on his forehead, cheekbone, and chin.

“Trevor, I’m sorry,” she said. “I’m so sorry. Let me get something to clean you up.” She looked up at Mack, suddenly realizing all over again how big the man was, and how strong.

And how angry. He was still staring at Trevor, his chest heaving. It was obvious he could barely hold himself back from attacking the man again.

“What the hell is wrong with you?” Cat was almost crying. She had no idea what was going on, but she did know this trip was a disaster. So far she’d slept with their guide and allowed that same guide to beat up a client—twice. The place was a wreck and their host was homicidal.

She was doomed.

“There’s nothing wrong with me.” Mack’s voice was low and menacing. Viv tightened her grip on his arm. “It’s that little pervert. I heard him trying to get the girls to…” He sucked in a deep breath and Cat saw that his eyes were glistening. “I can’t even say it.”

Viv shook her head. Incredibly, it looked like she was suppressing a laugh. “Oh, no. Dad, what did you hear?”

Mack looked agonized. “Don’t cover for him, Viv. I heard the whole thing.”

“Tell me what you heard.” The teenager sounded like the parent now, coaxing a story out.

“You told him to leave,” Mack said. “You told him ‘you weren’t into that stuff.’ And he was trying to talk you into it. He said it would be ‘fun.’ It makes me sick.”

“Dad, he wanted to have a pillow fight,” Viv said. “I mean, it’s kind of weird, but it’s not what you thought. And we said no.

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