Fire (The Beast King Brides Book 3) by Charlene Hartnady

Author:Charlene Hartnady [Hartnady, Charlene]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-10-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

Thor

No! Fuck! She did not just say that!

Then again, this is Jade we are talking about. If she simply agreed, it would be too damned easy.

I swipe a hand over my face, searching for calm. “Jade, please! For once, and for the love of god, listen to me…please.” I sound frustrated because I am. “You could get hurt.” If anything happened to her, I would never forgive myself. Jade likes to remind me of how she never asked for this to happen to her. How she got caught up in all of this. She’s a pawn, an innocent, and she’s come to mean something to me. I won’t let her be hurt any more than she has been already. I fucking refuse! “You can’t come with me.” I keep my voice even.

“I’m an apex predator. Top of the food chain. I think I’ll be alright,” she deadpans, using my words against me.

Clever!

I have instant respect for her and have to hold back a laugh. This is serious business.

“We’re not talking about strength here. This is magic. There is no telling what this mage can do. It’s not a level playing field.”

“One look at his face, that’s all I ask. Please.”

I pace away from her. “I don’t like this, Jade. I hate it!” I shake my head. “If he doesn’t tell me what I want to hear and give me my family heirloom back, shit is going to get real. You could get hurt. I won’t be able to concentrate on the job at hand if I’m worried about you.”

She smiles. “Ahhhhh! You’re such a cutie, getting all worried about me.”

Fuck!

Jade just called me a cutie in front of my men.

“I told you to stop with the shitty nicknames and adjectives. They don’t work and never will.” I roll my shoulders.

“You really need to loosen up a smidgen.”

I look over at my men, and all of them are grinning broadly. They pull themselves together when they see me looking at them. Everyone but Ryder, who keeps his smirk firmly in place.

Such a dick!

I can’t wait to hear what he has to say about this.

“Fine.” She sighs. “Thor. Is that better?”

I don’t answer her. I grit my teeth instead. I should’ve bought some duct tape when we were in town earlier.

Fuck me!

“Two minutes…that’s all I ask. Let me come with you, then I’ll leave you to it.” She holds up both her hands. “I swear. If he starts casting spells, I’ll run. I’m a fast runner.”

Doubtful, at best.

A fast runner. I snort-laugh. It just slips out. I quickly school my emotions. “One minute. Then you get your slow ass the hell out of there.”

“I’m going to let that little comment slide. Deal!” She grins at me, and I’ll be damned if making her happy makes me feel good. It shouldn’t.

“You don’t get to talk to him,” I add. “That’s my other condition.”

Her face falls. “I wanted to ask him why he picked me.”

“I know why he picked you.”

“How do you know?” she asks, frowning.

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