Total pages in book: 215
Estimated words: 217988 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1090(@200wpm)___ 872(@250wpm)___ 727(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 217988 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1090(@200wpm)___ 872(@250wpm)___ 727(@300wpm)
“Right, poppet. Now, it’s time for you to work your magic. Ready?”
With wide eyes, Autumn glanced from the Fox to Brody then to Hack. She nodded.
“Okay, you need to wave the wand over Brody’s bandage and make a wish that he gets better really quickly.”
She took her lower lip in between her teeth then ran the wand through the air above his bandages, whispering something so quietly he couldn’t hear.
“Good job! How does that feel, Brody?”
“So much better.” He gave Autumn a smile as her cheeks filled with red. She was enjoying this.
“Thanks, Tutu.” Leaning forward, he kissed her forehead. He stood carefully, feeling slightly light-headed. “Hack, thanks for this. I’m sorry we woke you. But I didn’t want anyone else looking after me.” Brody held out his good hand.
“You’re leaving.” Hack looked at his hand, then reached out to shake it. Then he drew Brody against him in a hug.
Shit. Brody stiffened, waiting for the Fox’s reaction. He was notoriously possessive. And sure enough, he soon found himself pulled back, and pushed him gently behind the Fox. Right next to Autumn, who wrapped her hand around his good one.
“Hey, I wasn’t hurting him,” Hack protested. “He’s a friend.”
“Nope, no touching what belongs to the Fox.”
Hack sucked in a breath. “Brody, are you sure you want to be with him? You can tell me if you don’t.”
Oh, fuck. Oh, fuck.
“Fox, he’s not trying to take me from you,” he said hastily.
“It sure sounds like he is. It sounds like if you said the word, he’d very much try to take you from me.” The Fox stalked over to Hack, who amazingly, held his ground.
Fuck. He was brave.
Autumn gave him a wide-eyed look.
It wasn’t that he thought the Fox would actually hurt Hack. Not unless he truly believed that Hack was trying to take him from him.
Then he would destroy him.
Because if there was one thing the Fox was, it was extremely possessive and protective. And he was already in a bad way tonight after that asshole had his hands on their girl.
Brody stepped forward, needing to do something but having no idea what.
“I want to go home.”
They all froze and glanced over at Autumn, who’d spoken for the first time since they’d arrived. She stared back at them, holding Freddy Fox against her chest.
“Home?” the Fox said in a low, questioning voice.
“Home.”
“Then that’s what we’ll do.” The Fox turned back to Hack. “No one will ever take them from me. And I would warn anyone against trying.”
Autumn thought she might be in a state of shock as she walked into the den with Brody. The Fox told them he was doing a security check. She’d just nodded, and holding Brody’s hand, she’d led him to their room.
“Come on, let’s get you to bed,” she said soothingly. It was late and she was so tired that she could barely think or move. But she had to help Brody first. “Are you hungry? Thirsty? Cold? Do you want a shower? I mean you shouldn’t get the bandage wet yet, but I could give you a sponge bath.”
“You’re just trying to get my clothes off so you can ogle this hot bod,” he told her huskily.
“Always. But we might have to hold off on me ravaging your hot body for one night.”
He pouted. “You don’t want me?”
“I always want you.” Seemed whatever drugs that Hack had given him were making him a bit loopy. She tried to catch him as he tripped over his own feet and nearly fell into the wall. “Whoa, there, buddy. Let’s get you into bed.”
“See! You’re just with me for my abs. Oh wait. I don’t have any of those.” He started giggling and she stared at him in shock, before a giggle overtook her as well.
“What are you both laughing about?” the Fox asked.
She turned and Brody nearly slipped out of her hold. She gasped, trying to steady him. But he was too heavy for her to hold on her own, and he started pushing them both over.
The Fox reached out to grab him. “Whoa. Let’s get you into bed before you squash our girl.”
She loved it when he called her their girl.
“Don’t wanna squash her, but wouldn’t mind her underneath me, if you know what I mean.”
Autumn had to put her hand over her mouth so she didn’t giggle as Brody attempted to wink. Only he kept blinking.
The Fox looked over at her in confusion. “What is he trying to do?”
“Oh, um, I think he’s trying to wink.”
“I am winking,” Brody said. “I’m winking because I wouldn’t mind getting our girl under me. So, I could fuck her. I want to fuck her, Sir. Right now.”
“What?” The Fox was gaping down at him.
“I wanna fuck our girl. I wanna fuck her hard. I wanna fuck our girl. I wanna fuck her . . . oh no, what rhymes with hard? Shard? No, that sounds awful. Card? Makes no sense. Fard? Is that even a word?”