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He grunts at each impact but finally gets his hands and feet under him and manages to throw me off. His beady blue eyes search for and find Cassie. She ducks her head behind the shelves and runs away. He gets to his feet and sprints after her.
My heart pounds in my ears as I throw myself at him. No way in hell is he touching her again.
“Get it through your thick fucking head, dick! She’s not yours. She doesn’t want you so stay the fuck away from her!” I mutter through clenched teeth, dragging at his feet and waist.
With a snarl, he turns and rams a fist into my face. I release him and stagger back. Not long but just long enough.
He darts away, snickering under his breath. “Nobody gets her but me. Especially not you, motherfucker.”
Light glints off the gun in his hand and I groan, touching my ribs, realizing that he took my damn gun when we were wrestling on the ground. Fear settles like a fifty-pound weight in my gut but I don’t have time for that.
Charging at him haphazardly, I manage to grab the hem of his shirt and haul him back. The gun swings my way and I can’t help but flinch when I see him try to pull the trigger.
He grunts when he fires and I duck out of the way, the bullet slamming into the rack behind me.
“No!”Cassie screams and slams into him from behind, toppling both of them and the gun goes off again.
“No!Dammit,no!” I slam the dick in the back of the head repeatedly until he finally slumps to the ground, his body covering Cassie’s still form. Her eyes are closed, her skin ashen-white.
I toss him to the side like the rubbish he is and pale when I see the bloom of red on her t-shirt.
“Oh, fuck!” I hiss under my breath, tugging her up into my arms.
“Hey! Where the hell are you, Frank?”
“Over here!” I call. “Get an ambulance! Cassie’s been shot!” Rough curses are my answer and then I hear his muffled voice talking to someone. “How bad is she?” Gage calls, coming back around the corner.
“Not good,” I grunt. I tighten my grip on her, feeling her soft muscles give limply. I tense, my eyes fastened on her gorgeous face. “Baby, come on. I know you’re in there. You’ve got to come back to me. I can’t live without you.”
She groans and her dark lashes flutter. Smiling, I lock my eyes on hers as silver clouds open up and she grins at me. “I knew you’d be back for me, Franklin. I knew you’d come for me. I love you.”
And with those devastating words, she passes out again, her lush body limp in my arms.
“What the hell, Cassidy? You just tell a guy you love him and pass out?” My smile stretches all the way across my face and I cradle her gently, rocking her slim figure back and forth like a baby. “We’re gonna talk about your timing as soon as you heal, pixie.” My lips caress her soft, dirty cheek and I sigh into her wild hair. This tiny woman has taken over my thoughts and feelings. I can’t stop thinking about her. And now she’s finally exactly where she’s meant to be. I’m gonna take care of her and protect her for the rest of my life.
She’s home and so am I. Finally.
CHAPTER12
CASSIDY
“I’m telling you,doc! Let me the hell out of here before I rip this place apart!” I scowl, my arms crossed on my chest. “I am fine and I want to go home.”
“Will you leave the poor man alone, pixie? He’s just doing his job.” Frank is sitting in a chair on the other side of the room and lightly tapping his phone while he waits for the doctor to finish.
“I’d really rather you stay here for one more night, Cassie. You look like you’re healing up fine but I’d just like to be more safe than sorry.”
“No.”
“You do realize that you could have a relapse or something? You almost died on the damn table.”
His tense eyes and firm jaw makes me smile. “Doc, I’m fine. I know that giant over there probably threatened you but I’m fine. I will be fine and so will you.” I turn my eyes to Franklin. “You’re gonna need to stop threatening people, Frank. I’m going home. I’m healthy and happy and I want to go home with my lover.”
Both men cringe. “I hate that word.” Franklin says, mouth twisted like he just tasted something shitty.
“Why do men have so much trouble with that word?” I grumble under my breath.
“I don’t know. It just seems wrong.”
