From The Shadows (From The Shadows #1) by Line F. Nielsen Read Free Book Online Page B

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    He stepped in and as his eyes met mine I saw something in them that made it run cold down my spine and then something very strange and unexpected happened. I got pissed. I got pissed that he made me want to hide. I got pissed for all the years I had let him rule my life. AND I got pissed that he thought he could just barge into my work place because he couldn’t wake up and smell the God damn coffee. I was through.
    “There you are, pack your shit we are going home” He spat at me.
    “Screw you Mike I am not going anywhere with you. WE ARE THROUGH, OVER, Capish?!”
    Oh shit that didn’t go down well because the next I saw was his eyes sending lightning bolts my way and he took a step closer to me as he began lifting his arm to strike me. I had feared he would hit me before but this time it was really going to happen, so I tried to prepare myself for the sting by closing my eyes and bracing myself for the pain. I even expected it to blacken before my eyes. But the strike never came. Instead an even angrier voice broke through. “You do NOT lay a hand on her Mike! If you do I swear I will END YOU!”
    I opened my eyes to find Mike´s hand still in the air but his arm was stuck there because Nathan had caught it midair. Nathan had one hand wrapped around Mike’s wrist and the other around his neck, his grip was tight and his eyes were starring daggers into the back of Mike´s head.
    “I can do to my woman what the hell I want” Mike growled back, and I was sure this was going to end in a fight that would potentially cost me my job, no matter how much Mr. Leban liked me. Because those two angry guys fighting each other, in this small room, was going to destroy the entire room and it would be all my fault.
    “She is NOT your God damn woman!” Nathan hissed out through gritted teeth. “Not anymore!”
    I looked over at Nathan to try and catch his eyes so I could convey my worries to him. He was so focused on Mike that it took me calling out his name to catch his attention.
    “NATHAN! You guys can’t do this in here. please stop!” I pleaded with him.
    There was so much rage in his eyes as he turned them to me but some of it instantly vanished as our eyes caught. And then he began pushing Mike towards the door in an effort to get him out of there and out of the restaurant all together. I could hear Mike swearing and struggling but I didn’t see any more because I didn’t follow them out. I had had enough for the day and my nerves were kind of fried from that short but intense confrontation. I was just so grateful for Nathan and the fact that he was bigger and stronger than Mike. There was no way with him here that Mike would come back in now.
    Breathing a sigh of relief I fell down on a chair, running my fingers through my hair. I had totally forgotten that Mr. Leban was still there until he cleared his voice.
    “Nikki I think tu should take the rest of the giorno off..”
    Frowning I looked up at him. “But you needed me to take Sasha’s shift?!”
    “I can take it me stesso!” he said with conviction in his voice so I knew I’d better just listen and go home. He didn’t mean to fire me, but he cared and he could see the tool this was having on me. I was pretty sure he had caught me telling Mike it was over as well.
    I wanted to ask him if he was sure but he just gave me a nod and left the room. So I sat back to breath for a bit longer before I would go find Nathan. I figured by now he had gotten Mike to leave.
    I went to remove my apron and get my stuff and then I headed towards the door. As I was about to open the door Nathan opened it for me. “You got off already?” He asked me.
    “Yea I think Mr. Leban thought I needed to get out of here after what just went down”.
    He just nodded and motioned me towards the truck.
    As we got to the truck, Nathan still behind me, I figured he would open my door, but instead he backed me up against it and with his hands put on my hips he pulled me to him