Free Dallas [Wolfe Brothers 3] (Siren Publishing Classic) by Kaylee Feagans Page B

screamed as she turned back to face him. “Leave me alone!” She held the knife down at the back side of her thigh. Her head was splitting.
    His hands reached for her throat. He applied enough pressure that she couldn’t breathe. Without another thought, she plunged the knife into his stomach and pulled up a couple of inches. He screamed as he looked down at her handiwork.
    He gave her enough space to hop into her car. The doors were locked, the ignition cranked, and she was backing up in a matter of seconds. She didn’t bother to stop until she hit the light on the paved road. Shaking, she pulled her car over to the first gas station she saw with a police vehicle in the parking lot.
    She found the officers, a man and woman, and told them what happened. Soon after, they were buzzing their shoulder radios and heading out. They had her lead them to the site. She stayed locked in her vehicle, shaking as they searched the perimeter.
    They found him, still alive but passed out by his truck. Paramedics were called to pick him up and take him to the hospital where he would be held under guard until he could be released into the custody of the police.
    She notified work, but was still too shaky to get anything else done for the day. Angela told her to go home and not worry about coming in for the next couple of days. That was fine with her, but she didn’t really want to be alone. However, one of the officers followed her home to make sure that she made it safely.
    She considered calling Dallas, but didn’t want to worry him. She didn’t think that the incident had happened in Kansas City and that Reno would find out. She turned her cell off, grabbed a cold Coke out of the fridge, and headed for the bathroom for a long soak. She hoped that the sugar would help her quit shaking, along with the hot water.
    With soft music playing in the other room, she stripped and stepped into the hot water. She threw in some bath salts, took a long drink of soda pop, then waited for operation relaxation to take effect.
    She must have dozed off, but she was startled when she was jerked awake to find a very angry Dallas Wolfe standing over her. He held a dark blue towel open for her. “Get. Out.”
    “Dallas, I…”
    He cut her off as he hauled her up out of the water. He wrapped her up tight and toted her to the bedroom in a fireman’s lift. “Dallas, please put me down!”
    He did. He sat down on the bed and stood her in front of him. His hands were trembling as they rested on her shoulders. “Why didn’t you call me?”
    “I didn’t want to bother you when you were at Hell’s Place. I know you stay busy there.” She fidgeted under his scrutiny.
    Hi jaw clenched as he watched her. “Don’t you know you come first before my business? Before anything?” He pulled her closer to him and buried his face against her chest as he wrapped both of his arms around her. “When Reno called and filled me in, I thought something had happened to you, and I went a little crazy. I don’t even remember how I got here.”
    “I’m okay now,” she whispered against his hair.
    “Not for long though.” He quickly flipped her over his lap. The towel was removed and tossed to the floor. “You earned this.”
    “Earned what? Dallas!” she screeched as he brought his hand across her ass hard.
    “This is for not calling me.” He fired off another one. “This is for putting your life in jeopardy and not once thinking of the ones that love you.” He kept on swinging, turning her ass a pretty pink color. “This is for staying away from me for seven fucking years.” Again. “This is for not trusting me to take care of you.” He swung for the last time. “And this is for not seeing how very much I love you.”
    The burning in her butt was forgotten as his words slowly registered in her brain. “What did you say?”
    He helped her up until she was sitting on his lap. “Don’t you know, sweetness? I’ve loved you for a long time. If you