Page 55 of Rescued Hearts

He got Felicity positioned first and showed her how it was done, giving clear instructions.

When she took her first shot, it missed the inner ring of the bullseye and struck the top corner of the target.

Felicity let out a breath of exhilaration. “It takes a lot of skill and precision.”

“That’s true.”

“It’s definitely a challenge.” Felicity adjusted her feet in the stance he showed her, and he instructed her to take a second shot.

The smell of gunpowder settled around them. That along with the light tang of pines that grew along the base of the mountain were two of his favorite scents.

Those and lemony cake.

After that, Felicity took aim at the paper target on the far end of the range and fired a few more practice shots.

When it was Honor’s turn, he told her all the same things, but he could see right from the start that she wasn’t as confident.

He moved up behind her, forcing her body into the position he wanted. Well,wantedwas a relative term, when what he really wanted was her bent over and taking his cock.

Her round ass cradled his groin, and he bit back a low growl of desire. With one hand on her arm, holding it straight and steady, she let out a sharp gasp at the contact.

He made sure her stance was solid and placed a hand on her waist to straighten her hips. He ignored the way her body fit against his. Now was not the time for distractions. This was a serious thing. It meant life or death.

He stepped back. “Now relax. Shake out a second.”

She did as he said, wiggling a little bit.

“Good. Now get back into the stance I showed you. Practice will make perfect. You won’t have time to think about your stance or aim if a situation turns dangerous.”

This time, she did it perfectly, lining up just the way he showed her. He stepped up behind her again. “Now, eyes on the target.”

She released a low breath and her body relaxed as she settled. When she pulled the trigger, the shot rang out, sharp and clean.

“Bullseye!” she cried, and Felicity let out a little squeal of victory for her sister.

He grinned. “Not bad.”

“Guess we don’t have to worry about Honor missing.” Felicity high-fived her.

“We’ll go to the local gun shop after this and pick out some protection for each of you. It can take anywhere from one to five days for background checks, but this is all a precaution anyway. I don’t plan on leaving you guys alone, and if for some reason I have to leave, one of my brothers will be with you.”

“This is a lot. I’m not sure how confident I am with having a weapon.”

“It’s unlikely you’ll ever need to use it. Felicity either. But I brought you here to empower you. If there was a class onpersonal safety going on anywhere local, I’d make you take it as well. Arming yourself with information is the best thing anyone can do.”

She turned to Gray, her blue eyes suddenly dusky with worry.

“What is it?” he asked.

“I completely forgot about the festival coming up.”

Felicity sucked in a breath, fingers fluttering to her lips. “Oh no!”

They both turned to her sister.

“I meant to tell you this yesterday, then things got a little out of control. I hate to do this to you, sis, but I can’t go to the festival this time. Rina’s going home to visit family and I don’t have coverage for the bookstore.”

Gray’s mind worked over the logistics of Honor traveling to a festival and Felicity being in a completely other location.

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