Page 7 of Nita's Redemption

“I ain’t fucking with you, boy, I will flash back there and rip your lips right off your face.”

The growl that broke from Abe made the entire vehicle shake and had the glass vibrating almost to the point he wasn’t sure the glass wouldn’t shatter. Pulling back from the haven of Nita, Abe met the Raven’s stare with a pointed warning. “Last I checked, I ain’t been a boy in a very long time, ancient. You want to square up with me, have your friend pull the fuck over, and let’s go.”

Nita’s fingers tightened around his. Her entire body went rigid. His brother Link growled while Tank unbuckled, placing Bailey into the backseat on Link’s lap.

“Alright, that’s enough. Last I checked there weren’t any boys or girls in this vehicle. Dimi, tell Abe you’re sorry for being a dick, and Abe, chill the fuck out. You keep rattling the rig like that we’re not gonna make it back to the homestead.” Vasilis glared at his brother then at the back of the SUV.

Nita gave a snarl toward the other female.

“Can I please go back to my seat up there? Nita looks like she’s ready to shred me from the inside out and honestly, I think she can do it without blinking,” Bailey mumbled.

Nita snorted, then laughed as she reached for Bailey’s hands. “Sorry, girlie. I was feeling a bit bitey. Go on, you can take your seat back. The two fools up front are gonna turn around and continue onward, while these two are gonna keep their hands and noses to themselves. And that one next to you, well, he’s gonna sit there and be bossy ’cause that’s what he does.”

Abe controlled his urge to show Nita he was superb at bossy. But he didn’t think she’d appreciate it if he jerked her onto his lap while he ordered her around. Instead, he did as she’d asked, keeping his hands and, fuck it, his nose to himself. Her sweet honeysuckle and berry scent filled his senses to the brim already.

By the time the site of the huge metal gates that guarded the trailer park came into view, he and the others had done a good job of pretending to relax into a comfortable silence. The Ravens had driven around the area a couple times, probably ensuring there was nobody following them. When the perimeter gates had first gone up, surrounding the entire property, he and the others had bemoaned the lack of freedom. Now the protection was welcome, and nobody questioned the enormous image of a howling wolf on one side of the gate or the gorgeous raven in flight on the other. When the gates were closed, the two images came together as if they were back to back. There was probably an iron designer who could’ve done the work, but they had the power of Zeus who blinked the entire thing into existence, sort of like he’d done with the trailers, expanding them into large homes that would look good in Better Homes and Gardens. Not that he or the others were complaining.

The SUV was mere feet from the beautiful gates when they began opening silently.

“Nita, those females... they were here for you,” Dimitri said, breaking into the relative silence as he eased between the gates.

Their female gave a slight nod. “I figured that out. It’s why I cloaked myself and the three of them. Sorry, Bailey, I wasn’t prepared to run into a shifter when we entered the restaurant. By the time I realized you worked there, the females were already entering.” Nita reached forward, rubbing the younger female’s arm.

“It’s no problem. I’ve encountered a lot of others while working in town. However, I do think it’s getting a little risky, but Selena said her dad would give me a cloak of some sort that would block other kinds from noticing me but wouldn’t affect any of my abilities. When I get home, I’ll have Jaklyn reach out to her.” Bailey patted Nita’s hand.

“No need, we already put in the request for all members of the pack. Zeus will have it taken care of in no time, Bailey. It’s something we should’ve taken care of a long time ago.” Dimitri shook his head, his knuckles turning white as he gripped the steering wheel.

“Hey, why are you stopping at Jaklyn’s place?” Link asked.

“We’d like to talk to the four of you. We’ll take Bailey home then come back. Look there’s Jaklyn waving at y’all.” Vasilis shook his head.

Sure as shit, their best female friend stood out on her huge wrap around deck waving like a damn loon. Abe sighed, figuring there was no way they’d get out of this shitshow. Her males got on their very last nerve, which made the three of them do all they could to freak the ancient Ravens the fuck out even more.

“Behave. The last thing I need to deal with tonight is a dogfight between you three, and those two.” Nita pushed up from the seat, her fine ass filling Abe’s vision.

“Hey, we always behave. It’s those two Neanderthals who have no manners,” he protested.

“I know I didn’t hear some fool pup calling us names from the interior of a rectangle on wheels.”

Abe didn’t have to look to know Gray was now beside Jaklyn, or that it was he who had spoken. The male was always speaking in weird ways to piss him off, like it was his life’s lone enjoyment or something.

“Get over yourself, pup. I have a lot of other things I enjoy. Fucking with you is just a simple pastime. Now come on before I get cranky since you’re messing with our nooky time,” Gray boomed out.

“Gray, I will so beat your ass if you continue to announce to all and sundry what we get down to in the privacy of our bedroom.” Jaklyn slapped the male on the chest. Her words were muttered between clenched teeth.

“So can I talk about what we get down to in all the other places?”

Abe ignored them all as he followed his female out of the rig. Envy hitting him at their easy banter, and then he realized the fuckers were reading their minds. “Stay out of my fucking head, or I’ll start projecting shit you won’t ever get rid of. Not even with Zeus and his amazing powers will you be able to get rid of the images I show your creepy asses.”

Jaklyn let out a laugh, her knowledge of just what he and the others could think of not lost on her. “Trust me guys, you don’t want to know what length my besties can and will go to just to fuck with you. And no, you do not have the right to give me angry glares, either of you.”

The red-haired female turned and led the way into her home, knowing her males would follow as would he and his crew. Abe held out a hand for Nita, waiting for her to take it before he started forward. Tank took hold of her other hand while Link followed behind. Again, he thought of the four of them, working in perfect unison.

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