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Chapter

Four

“Hello Athena, nice to finally meet you.”

Well, double shit. Now his attention was on her and she just had a mini orgasm in her pants just from looking at the man.

“S-same t-to you.”

What the fuck was wrong with her? She couldn’t string a damn sentence together worth shit.

She grabbed her beer bottle and took two large gulps trying to cool her rising body temp. Especially when she was wondering about how intense he could look at her as he fucked her into a screaming orgasm.

“Athena! Let’s go, now !”

When Draco continued to stare at her like she was his next meal, she bought the beer bottle to her lips and took a couple of more gulps of the cold brew. Damn it, what the fuck was wrong with her.

“Damn it, Athena. Move your fat ass now!”

When she saw Draco’s eyes leave hers, she finally heard her brother and Rob demanding she leave with them. She was done with their bullshit.

She slammed her beer bottle down on the table and stood up from her seat. She stepped in front of Draco and put her hands on her hips as she glared at the two men.

“Go to hell, both of you! I am not here with you. Both of you can go fuck yourselves. Leave me the hell alone!”

“Bitch, I will fuck you up. You better watch how you speak to me.”

“Or what, Robert? I already told you, my brother, and my mother that I am not marrying you or any other fucking reject they demand I marry or fuck. I don’t live in your house or theirs. Neither of you pay my fucking bills. So, go to hell with your controlling bullshit.”

“You fucking bitch ass whore…”

“I believe the lady has spoken. Now, as I reminded you earlier, you are out of your jurisdiction. My sister has informed me that her best friend lives and works in my territory, so, that alone places her under my protection. Since she is my sister’s best friend, that puts her under the entire Blackwood Pack’s protection.

Do yourself a favor and heed my warning and leave! ”

“You may be the Alpha here, but she is my property.”

Athena bristled at the term of being Rob’s property. She belonged to no one but herself.

She was totally blaming the alcohol when she balled up her fist and punched Rob in the face, breaking his nose and her hand at the same time. She was suddenly yanked backward when she screamed out from the pain in her hand.

When Athena heard several deep growls, she jerked her head up to find Deidra’s brother in front of her with his hands wrapped around her brother and Rob’s throats, lifting them off their feet.

Holy shit the man was strong! Athena stared at her best friend’s brother with her mouth wide open.

“Draco!” Deidra said loudly to her brother. “She’s okay.”

“This is your last warning, Maplewood. Do not come back into Blackwood territory again without permission. That goes for your friend here, too. Athena Chapman is under my protection. Walk away, now!”

Athena watched as Draco shoved her brother and Rob away from him. She was so paying for that scene later.

“I think I just got a lady boner,” she mumbled to herself.

“I’d support that cause.” Deidra laughed next to her.

Shit! She said that out loud.

“Are you okay?”

Athena looked over at Draco and nodded as she moved to sit in her seat once again. When she was handed an ice pack for her hand, that’s when she not only noticed Tony and Ray, Deidra’s other brothers, but two other men who were hot as hell, too.

Okay, not as hot as her bestie’s oldest brother, who makes her hot enough to strip buck ass naked just to feel a cool breeze, but still hot as hell.

“Let me check out that hand, beautiful!” One of the hotties winked at her as he took her hand into his.

“Athena, excuse my brothers’ manners…” Deidra started when Draco growled as he turned around to see her hand in Leo’s. “This is Leo Mason. My brother’s oldest, or should I say only best friend. They joined the Army together and are still joined at the hip all these years later.”

“You met in the Army?” Athena asked Leo softly, smiling down at him.

“No. We grew up together. Our parents have been best friends all of our lives. Okay, gorgeous, your hand isn’t broken. Looks like you just bruised it really good when you socked that asshole.”

“Thank you.” Athena smiled at Leo sweetly as she put the ice pack back on her hand.

“The lugnut behind me is Justin Holt, but you can call him Case,” Leo introduced her to the other hottie standing off to the side behind him.

Athena awkwardly waved her hand at the man before she turned her gaze back to Draco shyly, biting her lower lip. She couldn’t understand why he seemed so pissed at her.

“Hey, mouse, you okay?” Tony Blackwood asked as he pushed his way toward her.

“Yeah, hurts like a bitch. At least I don’t have to work tomorrow, so I can keep it still for a few days.”

“You’re still coming for the welcome home party for Draco tomorrow, right? Mom can look at it more to keep it stabilized.”

“Um…”

Athena hesitated at the answer when she heard that low deep growl again when Tony got close to her to look at her hand. Why was he growling like that?

“Probably not. That’s more for your family…”

“First off miss thing, you are family. Mom and Dad love you like one of their own. It would be an insult to Mom if you didn’t come, as well as me, since we were the ones to invite you.”

Athena leaned over toward Deidra and whispered as she pointed her thumb in Draco’s direction, “I don’t think that he wants me there.”

When Deidra glared up at her big brother, Athena actually wished she hadn’t said anything. “Ignore him. He forgot his manners in California.”

“Don’t take his surly behavior serious, beautiful. He’s always a grumpy asshat. It’s part of his charm actually.” Leo winked at her as he stood up.

“I’ll take offense if you’re not there, too,” Tony backed his sister up, smiling down at her.

Athena looked around the small group and realized she had been surrounded by them the whole time. Deidra was right, she and her mother had invited her for this thing with Draco.

Then tonight happened with her brother and Rob, and she was afraid to really show her face at the event, if she was being honest. While Deidra knew most of the horrible things those two had put her through, she didn’t know it all.