Page 17 of His Witness

I shoot her a wry look. “I’m used to pain, baby. This is nothing.”

She looks down at my arm and leg and side. “I think you’re fucking lying to me.”

I throw back my head and laugh. “Can you do me a favor and get my phone? I need to call Xavier and get him and the boys out here for cleanup.”

She dashes over and picks it up, handing it to me. “Thank you, baby.”

Then I call Xavier and he picks up quickly. “Where are you?”

“The cabin. I’ve got kind of a mess here to clean up. Including me. I need the doc.”

“How’s Petal?” He asks me and I grin, watching her pacing around the room like she’s on patrol.

“She’s good. She’s the one that got him.”

He sucks in a sharp breath. “How the hell did that happen?”

“I’ll tell you when you get here. Bring Tally. She can keep Petal company.”

“No problem. I think she was fixing to neuter me if she didn’t hear about her soon.”

I chuckle. “Yeah, I can imagine. I’ll see you soon.”

CHAPTER10

Petal

“Tally!” I scream, rushing at her and throwing my arms around her. “I missed you! How are you?” I hold her away from me and grin when I see beard burn on her throat.

“Hmmm. Looks like you’ve been busy.” I nod at her neck and she groans, glaring at Xavier. “I told you to stop gnawing on me like I’m a damn steak!”

He laughs loudly but I can see the worry in his eyes when he sees Victor. The family’s doc sits him down and starts to peel his shirt off. Even though he’s hurt, he’s still a beautiful specimen of man and when he finally gets his shirt all the way off, I can feel my body start that slow thrumming like it always does when he’s around.

He shoots me a sly wink and I flush, turning back to Tally who’s eyeing the body that’s being hauled out of the room by several of Xavier’s men.

Her brow lifts and she eyes me. “How exactly did you kill him?”

“By giving me a heart attack,” Victor grumbles.

Xavier snorts and slams his lips closed when Victor glares at him, his eyes glowing golden. “Umm. I was curious about that too.”

“She disobeyed a direct order made multiple times.”

I glare at him. “I don’t take orders. I’m not your waitress.”

“A waitress would at least do what she was asked.”

I open my mouth to blast him again but Tally touches my arm. “Tell me what happened.”

“He stuck me in a closet.”

He interrupts me. “A safe room.”

I roll my eyes and I see his hand clench. “Right. That.”

“Anyway, he then took off to do his big saving me thing only he got caught. And then he got tied up and tortured while the guy kept calling for me. So I came out here.”

“When I specifically said that you were to stay put. Repeatedly.”

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