Sassy Ever After: A Touch of Sass (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Bianca D'Arc

Author:Bianca D'Arc [D'Arc, Bianca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2016-12-04T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Six

“What in the world is going on out there?” Maria asked Patty as fierce noises erupted from the front yard.

Patty had knocked on Shane’s bedroom door a few minutes ago, promising Maria breakfast and no judgment…in just those terms. Maria liked Patty’s no-nonsense approach and decided to bury her embarrassment and emerge from Shane’s bedroom, head held high.

They had just sat down to coffee and toast when the noise started. Patty looked nervous, if Maria was any judge, and even Mina was quiet, her eyes darting nervously around the room.

Patty didn’t answer, but Mina whispered. “They’re fighting.”

“Who’s fighting?” Maria’s gaze flew to Patty. The older woman seemed subdued and even more worried than before. “Is it Shane? Shane and those two jerks who set me up in the forest yesterday?” Maria asked.

Patty twisted her hands. “I scented the McCarthys. Russ and Jon, and a few more besides.”

“Wait a minute,” Maria stood, agitated by the thought of Shane facing more than just those two men—which had been bad enough. “They’re ganging up on him? Is that allowed? Isn’t there some code of honor or something?”

“Dominance fight is one-on-one,” Mina said, nodding, looking down at her breakfast, which she hadn’t touched since Maria had walked into the kitchen.

“But I don’t think this is a dominance fight,” Patty whispered. “It looked more like a coup. And if Shane loses…”

Patty didn’t have to spell it out. If Shane lost, the cheaters out front wouldn’t want any witnesses left to tell the tale. Maria looked at Mina and frowned. They had to do something.

“We need to call somebody,” Maria thought aloud.

“I already called my mate. He’s working with about half the pack on rebuilding our house. They’re coming, but it’ll take some time.”

“How long?” Maria was already on the move.

“Maybe ten minutes?” Patty frowned. “I don’t think Shane has that long.”

“Nonsense.” Maria reached for the largest of the knives in the kitchen. “Are there any guns in the house? Or other weapons?”

“Shane locks that stuff up so the kids can’t get at it,” Patty said, looking at her daughter with a fear in her eyes that broke Maria’s heart.

“Show me,” Maria ordered, sensing Patty needed some help to focus on anything other than the fear of losing her child.

Patty picked up Mina in her arms and led the way down the hall back toward Shane’s bedroom, but stopped one door before. She opened it to reveal an office of sorts. Along one wall was a clearly visible gun cabinet with a lock on the front.

“Do you know where he keeps the key?” Maria asked quickly, already moving into the room, but Patty shook her head, her lips compressed in worry. “Okay. We have to break the lock. Maybe we could use this screwdriver as a pry bar? Twist it in the lock and break the hasp?” Maria picked up the long metal screwdriver, sitting conveniently on a side table among a bundle of tools, and put actions to her words, but she wasn’t quite strong enough.

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