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“We will tweak the sound system. Do you have ear protection for them?”
“No, but I will. Thanks for the tip.” Polly smiled. “I will also let Olly know.”
“So, you already grabbed a block?”
Minoru smiled. “Of course. It kicks off the holiday season, and this is our first season as a family. So, we will do the family things.” Minoru took his wife’s hand and kissed her knuckles.
The car door opened, and Ruby stepped out, looking back with a smile to face a gun. “Oh, unexpected.”
Tanner was aiming a gun at her. “Where’s Ruby?”
Ruby smiled and gestured toward the cars parked and waiting. “This way.”
She walked away from the car and the couple she wanted to keep out of it. He followed her, and when she was sure that he had aimed his gun toward her, she whirled and flared energy needles out of her arm, spraying him across the chest and making him scream. She grabbed the gun, ejected the cartridge, and cleared the barrel before dropping it while Tanner clawed at himself.
She sighed and reached over to press her hand to his forehead. She sent a bolt through his brain and stood straight. His brain was stuttering, and his body would follow in a few hours.
She pulled her phone out of her thigh pocket and was about to dial nine-one-one when Marshall’s hand covered hers. He was already on the phone.
Rayden wrapped her in his arms and whispered in her ear. She nodded and remained in her alpha form.
Things whirled past as the police and ambulance arrived and saw Tanner on the ground. She looked at the officer with haunted eyes and explained that she and friends had just grabbed takeout, and when they came home, he pulled a gun on her as they walked to the middle of the yard. When she turned to face him, he started spasming. He dropped to the ground, and she emptied his gun before checking to see if he was running a fever.
Marshall provided the ring cam footage, and it confirmed her description of events.
One of the officers walked up to the one who was talking to her, and she started shivering. “You have a restraining order against this man?”
“Yeah. He’s attacked me once before. He didn’t have a gun though.”
Rayden wrapped an arm around her and rubbed her arm. “Can we finish this inside?”
The officer asked Ruby, “What do you think happened, miss?”
She shivered. “No clue. I don’t have a medical background.”
Rayden kissed her temple.
“We will be in touch if we have any questions.”
Ruby nodded and headed inside. Polly hugged her as soon as they got in. Ruby waited until the door was closed and Marshall was back. She asked him quietly, “Are we clear?”
“Yes. The police have what they need. How are you, sweetness?”
She grinned. “Glad I got to do it in front of the doorbell cam. He has about eight hours left before his aneurysm takes his tragic life. Eight hours full of seizures, agony, and madness. Yay.”
Minoru was staring at her. “You deliberately killed him.”
She washed her hands. “Absolutely. The raping bastard deserved more pain, but I didn’t, so he’s fading, and I am delighted.”
Polly caught on. “You did something to his brain.”
“Poked a hole in it.” She sighed. “Is it in bad taste that I am still hungry?”
Minoru waved at the table. “Polly has set it up.”
Rayden sighed and stroked her back. “Go eat. I believe this has concluded his reign of terror.”
Marshall nodded. “And now the company will owe you money for what is left of your retainer.”
