Monroe, Marla - Their Border Lands Temptress [Men of the Border Lands 3] (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting)
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This was their routine over the next few days. Always, the threat of the gang coming back hung over them. It wore on Ronnie enough that she lost her appetite and had to be coaxed to eat. She just wished they would come on and get it over with. Was it their plan to lure them into feeling safe and then just snatch her? She didn’t know what to believe now.
Finally, late one evening, a truck pulled up into their drive with four men in it. They got out and slowly walked to the front of the house.
Ronnie saw them from the garden and ran to the house where the men were already cutting up corn.
“They’re here. They just got out of the truck up front.”
“Come on, it’s going to be fine, baby.” Brice pulled her into his arms.
They walked into the house and for once, didn’t take off their boots but walked straight into the living room with them on. Just as they made it to the door, someone knocked. Brice held her close to him as Garrett walked over and unlocked the door. He opened it, blocking it from their view with his big body.
“What can I do for you?” he asked.
“You’ve got my woman here, and I want her back.”
Ronnie nearly passed out. It was Carl. How in the hell had he gotten here? She was lost. They would take her from Brice and Garrett. She began to shake.
“We need the female, please,” one of the men said.
“She’s not his female. Does he have a bill of sale?” Garrett asked.
“I don’t need a bill of sale. She’s mine.” Carl’s voice sounded even whinier than what she remembered.
“Without a bill of sale dated after ours, you can’t have her.”
“Do you have a bill of sale, sir?” one of the men asked.
“I sure do.” Garrett dug in his back pocket and pulled out his wallet. He pulled out her paper and unfolded it. He handed it to someone.
“Looks in order to me, Sam. What do you think?”
“Yep, looks like Clemmie’s work. They probably bought her from Clemmie,” the other man said.
Garrett fiddled with his wallet then put it back in his back pocket. “Does this stop this mess of harassing us?”
“You have a bill of sale for her, and this man doesn’t. Without a bill of sale dated after yours, he doesn’t have ownership rights.”
“Like hell! She’s mine. I had her back before they even knew her. She’s mine, I tell you.”
“Sir, you’re going to have to leave this area. If you return for any reason, we will be forced to escort you, and that will lead to a penalty.”
“Penalty? You’re threatening me?” Carl demanded.
“Just telling you the truth. Let’s go.”
Garrett stepped back from the door to close it, but not before Carl caught sight of Ronnie.
He lunged for her and nearly had his hands on her, but Garrett stopped him with a fist to the gut. The scrawny man bent double, gasping for breath.
“You ever try and touch our woman again, I’ll kill you. Do you understand me?” Garrett asked him.
Carl couldn’t do anything but nod. The three men who’d come with him grabbed him by the collar and hauled him out of the house and back toward the truck. One of them turned around and looked at them. He stared at them a long time then climbed into the truck, and it pulled out of their drive.
“It’s over,” Brice said.
“It’s over,” Garrett agreed.
“But we’re not,” Ronnie said with tears in her eyes.
“No, we’re just getting started.” Garrett pulled her into his arms and kissed her while Brice hugged her from behind.
THE END
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Marla Monroe lives in the southern part of the United States. She writes sexy romance from the heart and often puts a twist of suspense in her books. She is a nurse and works in a busy hospital, but finds plenty of time to follow her two passions, reading and writing. You can find her in a book store or a library at any given time when she’s not at work or writing. Marla would love for you to visit her at her blog at themarlamonroe.blogspot.com and leave a comment. You can also reach her at themarlamonroe@yahoo.com
Also by Marla Monroe
Ménage Everlasting: Men of the Border Lands 1: Belonging to Them
Ménage Everlasting: Men of the Border Lands 2: A Home with Them
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