Free Newmar, Lola - Rhett's Branding [Scarlett Rose and the Seven Longhorns 3] (Siren Publishing LoveXtreme Forever) by Lola Newmar

Mother standing by the door. “Anything exciting come from your little investigation, dear?” Mother pulled out her MAC makeup compact to look through as she reapplied her bright red lipstick through the mouth hole in her leather mask.
    Alisa immediately began to fill Todd and her mother in on what she had witnessed on the security cameras in the small room. They both looked about as confused as she felt.
    “Get your things. We’re leaving to discuss plan C. This time, we’re going to be absolutely sure the job gets done. I won’t rest until Scarlett’s sweet blood is on my hands.”

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    “Is something bothering you, honey?” Rhett couldn’t help but notice how strangely quiet Scarlett had became after coming down the steps of the second floor. She held his arm in hers as they made their way through the emptying parking lot and back to his white pickup.
    She sighed softly before looking up at him and replying, “Kind of. It was those two women and that man at the top of the stairs. Do you remember? They seemed so…put off somehow. They just stared at me as if I belong in some circus freak show or something. It just didn’t make much sense.”
    Rhett scoffed. “Oh, honey. Don’t take their behavior to heart. They were probably just awestruck by your beauty. I mean, all three of them looked like deer in headlights. Not like I could blame them. It seemed like every person in the club was following your every move all night.” He smiled down at her and pulled her hand to his mouth for a soft kiss.
    “No, Rhett,” she softly protested as she pulled her hand away. “They weren’t looking at me that way. They were looking at me as if…they’d seen a ghost . There’s something going on. I can feel it.” Her eyes looked up in his, and the concern was apparent. In hindsight, he had to admit it was a bit suspicious, but that was hard to say in a place like Whipped Cream.
    After opening the passenger door for her, he gently turned her to face him then held her soft face in his hands. No woman on earth could ever compare to what he was staring at. “Look at you, baby. There’s no doubt you must be the most beautiful woman I’ve ever laid eyes on, and that includes the chicks on TV.” His heart leapt when her thick eyelashes kissed her cheekbones as she giggled softly. “I don’t want you to ever worry about your safety when you’re with me, okay? Everyone is sure to stare at a woman like you. The only thing that surprises me is you’re not used to it by now.” He kissed the tip of her nose then gave her perfectly round butt a little spank. “Now get on in there. I’m not quite done with you yet, and that hotel suite is calling my name.”
    She giggled with glee as she hopped her fine ass into the seat then closed the door. He took one look back at the club then got into the truck. He didn’t want to scare the poor thing any further by admitting that he, too, had a sick feeling in his stomach from that encounter with the three strangers.

Chapter 6

    Rhett kept darting his eyes over to his little mate as he drove down the road in the fading daylight. They’d been on their way toward the little hotel they’d booked that morning, but Rhett wasn’t quite ready for the night to be over, so he took a detour. A few minutes back, he’d noticed a small posted sign announcing a barn party family reunion. He turned off the path where he’d remembered the sign directed.
    Scarlett looked around through the windows, likely wondering where in hell they were going. “I thought you said we were going to the hotel?”
    “We are,” he replied as he turned on the next side road. “I just thought we could use a little night cap first. It’ll be fun. I promise.” He paused, and just as he expected, he heard her intake of breath when the barn party came into view.
    A huge barn sat at the end of a small ranch, taking up most of the land it sat on. Loud music and lights came from the large get-together going