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I’m not three steps away from my bedroom when my phone buzzes in my pocket.
Thinking it must be Ruby, I jump up from the bed and pull on my jeans while redialing the number.
A man picks up and before he says much, I know who it is. “How much do you want?” The man’s voice is low and metered.
“You’re bribing me?”
“Everyone has a price. I need you to keep your mouth shut.”
I laugh. “I’m not taking your money, Dave.”
He scoffs. “So, you’re big and you’re dumb.”
The man is brave over the phone.
I don’t respond, so he keeps talking.
“Stay away from Ruby. Once this baby is out of the picture, we’re going back to the way things were.”
I laugh. “You discuss that with her yet?”
“Don’t need to. She knows where she belongs.”
“Right. You seem like a dreamboat.”
He pauses and groans low, like an idiot wolf who’s been cast off by his pack. “I gave you a choice. Now you’re going to stay the fuck away from her and keep your mouth shut… or else. Bullets don’t get ambushed like I was earlier.”
I laugh and grip the phone tight as I climb up into my truck. “You know, I met a piece of shit like you once. He’s eating dirt right now. Keep fucking around and I’ll make sure and get the two of you together.” I disconnect the line and take off toward Ruby’s cabin. I don’t care that I’ve only just left, or that my father is going to lose his shit come morning. Right now, the only thing that matters is making sure I keep Ruby safe, and I can’t do that from the other side of the mountain.
Chapter Five
Ruby
My vibrator buzzes against my clit and I sigh. I don’t know who thought putting a massager against their pussy was a good idea, but I wish I could personally thank them. This vibrator has single-handedly gotten me through my pregnancy, no pun intended.
Now if I could stop thinking about Hudson while I touch myself, that’d be great.
First off, he’s a jerk. A top grade, do what he wants, tell it like it is… jerk. Second, he’s over twenty years older than me. Sadly, that doesn’t stop the insatiable urge I have to ride his massive body into Valhalla.
I press the vibrator tighter to my clit and let it hover, arching my back and sighing with each aching pulse.
God this feels good!
Imagining Hudson’s big rough hands on my skin and his hot breath on my neck, my thighs tighten.
Why do I want him so badly?This has to be hormones. I barely know the man. I’m sure as soon as I come, I’ll feel a whole lot bett—
A knock at the front door disrupts my fun. It’s late. It’s really late and I can’t imagine who the hell would be out here at this time. Last I checked, I’d successfully pushed everyone away.I suppose my parents or my sister could be stopping by, but this late? Probably not.
Panic rushes through me. My dad always warned me about living out in the middle of nowhere.‘It’s gorgeous,’ he says,‘but you have to watch out for the drifters. They’ll take advantage of a nice girl like you.’I’ve lived out here for the last four years and I haven’t seen a drifter once, but maybe tonight is my lucky night.
I climb up from the bed and slide into my slippers, grabbing the gun that rests by my nightstand as I make my way toward the door. There’s a chance it could be Dave, but something tells me after the argument with the beast, I’ll be fine for a while. I’m hoping it bought me at least a couple weeks.
Truthfully, I should be gone by then anyway.
Heart hammering, I peek out the side window and stare toward the man on the porch. It’s not a drifter, Dave, or my family. It’s Hudson. He’s still wearing flannel, tight blue jeans, cowboy boots, and his trucker hat. A fog of air releases from his mouth as he waits.
Why is he here so late? He just left.
