Nic by Jordan Summers Read Free Book Online

her with their bodies.
    “Guys, I told you that I have to go home.”
    “We thought you might be up for a private party. You know, just the three us.” Marco ran his fingers along her arm.
    Fear warred with anger. Was this kind of behavior why Izzy made Celina promise never to invite her to the bar? Ugh, she’d been so stupid. She should have listened to Celina and just stayed away.
    “I think I’d better leave,” she said.
    Emmett moved in front of her door handle, cutting off her escape. “It’s early,” he said. “We won’t keep you long. We can make it quick, so you can get home and have a good night’s sleep.”
    “As appealing as that sounds, I’m not interested,” Mindy said with as much sarcasm as she could muster. She could barely hear the words over her pounding heart.
    Marco snorted. “If you weren’t interested, you wouldn’t have come here.”
    “I came here to dance,” Mindy said. “Not to meet people.”
    “Come on, baby,” Marco said. “Stop playing coy. Nobody comes to Sticks for the music.”
    “I do,” Emmett said.
    “Shut up,” Marco said. “Nobody is talking to you.” He ground himself against her so she could feel the bulge protruding from the front of his pants. “You’ll have a good time. It’ll almost be like dancing. Promise.”
    Emmett laughed. “At least it’ll be memorable.”
    Marco met his gaze and smiled, then he licked the side of her neck.
    Mindy opened her mouth to scream, but Marco clamped his hand over her lips.
    “Shh,” he said. “Save the screaming for later.”
     
    * * * * *
     
    Nic was determined to finish his beer now that the woman in red had gone, but he couldn’t shake the unease coursing through his veins.
    He’d watched the pups follow her out. They could be just planning to party, but this close to the full moon there was a chance their hormones were overriding their good sense.
    They wouldn’t rape her. That crime brought an automatic death sentence from the pack. But they could become excessively aggressive while trying to convince her to do what they wanted.
    He wasn’t a white knight. And he certainly wasn’t the type to rescue anyone. If a human came here looking for a good time with a Were, then who was he to interfere?
    Nic swore under his breath and shoved his hand into his pocket to pull out some cash. He tossed the money onto the bar and waved goodbye to Lucien. His friend gave him a knowing smirk, then went right back to work.
    He rushed out the door and headed through the parking lot. He didn’t get far before he heard sounds of a struggle taking place. Nic bolted in the direction of the sound. He found the two pups clumsily groping the blonde and trying to convince her to go into the woods. Her brown eyes were wide with alarm and she stank of fear.
    Fury overtook him and Nic growled low. So low that only the two Weres could hear him. Their heads whipped around to confront the threat. Matching sets of glowing eyes stared at him.
    “Leave the lady alone,” Nic said.
    “Don’t you have somewhere you need to be, old man?” the more daring of the two asked.
    His friend shuffled his feet, putting some distance between him and the woman. Sweat broke out across his forehead and his Adam’s apple convulsed in his throat.
    At least one of them is smart , Nic thought.
    Thirty wasn’t exactly ancient, but he could see how a couple of twenty-somethings might think so. Nic didn’t know these two, and they certainly didn’t know him or they wouldn’t be so mouthy.
    “I’m not going to tell you again, son .” Menace dripped from Nic’s words.
    “We’re just having ourselves a good time. Aren’t we, sweetheart?” The young pup grabbed the woman’s arm, and she squeaked. “You need to move along before you get hurt.”
    At 230 pounds, Nic wasn’t exactly a lightweight. Maybe the pup thought that since there were two of them that they could easily take him. It was a mistake they were going to regret. He might be