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I laugh with him. And when he hands me the fresh set of clothes to change into, I thank him with what feels like a genuine smile, something I haven’t given a stranger in years.
I’m so fucked, fuckedy fucked
Chapter Twenty
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Ruaridh
Fauna’s smile is perfect. Probably the most perfect thing I have ever experienced in my entire life.
‘Look, I said I was sorry,’Vish says, scratching the back of his head.‘How was I supposed to know who it was? It could have been any one of the lads. It wouldn’t be the first time one of us has walked in on Lachlan messing around.’
‘Do I look like that stupid cunt?’
‘Na, not in the slightest,’Vish scratches his stubble.‘Yer prettier,’he chuckles.
‘You need to apologise to her.‘I nod to where Fauna is stood.
She hasn’t moved from where she stopped once we both made our way out of the shower block and she’d caught sight of this fucker in front of me. Everything about Fauna’s stance right now screams warrior. The way her feet are planted hip-width apart, her arms are tensed down her sides, ready to react. My axefirmly held in her grip, entirely on guard and prepared for an attack.
Fuck the sight alone turns me on, my dick beginning to strain against my trousers.
My emotions wage war with themselves as I look at her. Part of me is turned on by the look in her eyes, by how fierce she appears, but the other part feels a kind of pain seeing her like this. Knowing that there is a reason why her guard has come up at the sight of another.
My girl is a fighter, but some part of me doesn’t want to see her have to become one. It is my job to protect her, and if anything were to happen to her, it would be a failure on my behalf.
I will never fail her.
My eyes narrow in on the man causing my beautiful Faun distress.‘Well what do you have to fucking say for yourself?’
Vish steps forward, and I move before he manages to take his second step. Despite it being small, I still caught the sudden flinch from Fauna, and I didn't like at all.
With my axe a centimetre from his chest, I warn him.‘You do not go near her, understand?’I growl, a new form of protectiveness taking over me. If you are going to speak to her, do it from the other side of me, and only then. There are no exceptions and if I find you even thinking about doing otherwise I will peel the skin from your lanky ass body, Skull or not I will make sure you never have the capacity to consider causing her any distress ever again.’
My fist is balled tight whilst my grip on the axe could crush weaker objects. I begin to count to five because if I do not calm down this fucker in front of me is going to become a corpse. Best friend or not.
Vish’s mouth gapes open, dark eyes flicking from me to my girl, then back again.
‘Do. You. Understand?’I say through clenched teeth.
He clears his throat, bringing his hand back up to scratch at his black hair.‘Aye man, I understand.’
The sound of Fauna’s delicate footsteps approaches from behind me, and a small part of my possessive rage calms as I hear that she is coming nearer and not moving away. Then, holding my breath, I feel her hand grip my bicep, her touch soothing, but I don’t miss the hidden message, and her whisper makes sure the message hits home.
‘Calm down asshole, poor guy looks like he’s about to shit his pants.’
I chuckle, letting the sound drift between the three of us, and I don’t miss the way Vish lets out a deep breath. Some of the tension in his body is releasing now that I’m not on the brink of murdering him.
Maybe I went a little overboard, but I don’t regret it for a second. It may be new to me this feeling of protectiveness and yes probably crazy as fuck seeing as I’ve know the woman a day compared to knowing Vish most of my life but something inside me screams that she is mine.
And I am going to keep her.
‘So, urm. Is it alright with you if I apologise now?’Vish asks me, eyes locked on my own and not daring to look at the woman right beside me.
Satisfaction rumbles through me.
Fuck this feels good.
