Page 53 of The Prey (The Hillers of Barratt County #6)

Shit. Total fucking shit. Jason didn’t know what to do now. He just didn’t. The judge was staring at them both now.

“Explain yourself.”

What was it with women around this fucking town thinking they had the right to make demands of men like him? To give orders like they ruled the world or something? “Fuck off, bitch.”

The judge’s eyes widened. “Excuse me?”

He didn’t know where the words came from but he just kept spewing shit. “I said ‘fuck off’. Stay out of this. This is between me and her. ”

“In case you’ve missed it, these are my chambers. And Ms. Hiller doesn’t look like she’s really that into the conversation.” She turned to Giavonna. “Tell me, did he do that to your neck? Did he hurt you somehow?”

“Yes. And it’s not the first time.” Giavonna was pulling herself to her feet.

Behind the judge. Like that little bitch judge could protect her.

Collins was nine inches shorter and twenty years older.

She wasn’t exactly a threat to a man like Jason.

“I’m pressing charges. For today and for two years ago. ”

Like hell she was.

Jason just acted.

He grabbed her, and slammed her against the wall. “No. You’re not. Why can’t you just keep your mouth shut? This is all Hanan’s fault. You should have just kept your mouth shut and he should have minded his own business. The two of you have screwed me over again. Just like before.”

“Your actions, your consequences. Not that hard to understand.”

She just kept shooting fire at him. Why couldn’t she be reasonable? Didn’t she understand…? Why did she just keep taunting him? “Can you just talk to me for once?”

“Maybe she’ll talk to you, if you keep your hands off of her,” the judge said. Jason turned to the other woman. This wasn’t any of the judge’s business.

She had her phone.

He just lashed out, and knocked it from the woman’s hand. “ No. She’s going to fucking listen to me for once. Before she ruins everything.”

But he wasn’t stupid. Jason had ruined everything all ready.

Now he just had to find a way to get his ass out of here before it was too late.