Chapter 6

I freeze at his statement, my stomach flipping as I feel something hard rub my butt through the material of my shorts. “Shit!” I blurted and jumped away in shock only to he yanked back to his side.

“Stay,” he whispers in my ear, minty breath fanning my skin and causing goosebumps to rise on the surface. Before I can utter a word in protest his left arm circles my midriff and pins my form to his.

“You alright Lis?” Josh implores in worry, a panicked expression on his facial features, more so as a gun is swiftly pointed at his head. “Fuck.”

“What are you doing?” I inquire, my eyes wide as I watch my best friend almost shit his pants, a sweat breaking out on his forehead. The men around him poised for attack. “Klein?”

“This is a warning,” Nicholas growls, his hold on me tightening as I aim to break free and run toward Josh. “Next time you poison any ounce of harm to my mate, you might have your head separated from your body.”

“Drop that gun,” I grit at Klein, my eyes spitting daggers. “N