Shackled (The Lord Series) by Amy T

182. Olivia - New friend V

Rueben opens his beer. "No wonder you are still single despite your daddy being rich and all that shit. No man wants to be with a woman who nags all the fucking time. Unless you learn to keep your mouth closed, you will end up an old maid. And not to mention your makeup and clothes."

Alma narrows her eyes. "What about them?"

"Too much fucking glitter. You think men are attracted to that shit?" Rueben asks. "That shit from Hell has a habit of even getting between buttchecks."

"I like glitter. Also, I don't give a shit about men's opinions on how I dress. So fuck off," Alma huffs.

Rueben drinks from his beer. "You should care if you ever want to get married. No Lord would want a sparkly clown like you as a bonded."

Alma grabs one of the glasses from the table and throws it in Rueben's direction while screaming, "Hijo de puta! Son of a bitch. You can go ahead and kiss my sparkly ass!"

Rueben ducks, avoiding being hit by the glass, which slams into Jasper's forehead as he enters the kitchen, cutting him above his left eyebrow. The glass falls on the floor and breaks.

"What the hell?" Jasper looks confused.

I gasp. "Are you alright?" Despite the circumstances in which I came to live on the farm, Jasper has always been kind to me and I don't like seeing him hurt. "Sit on a chair so that Mose can look at your wound."

The confusion on Jasper's face disappears, and he smiles before grimacing. "It really hurts," he complains as he sits on a chair. "But you being here helps."

time you and Rueben are near each other, innocent people get hurt," Mose sneers before going to Jasper. "Can someone give me the first aid kit?" Ansel goes

Rueben's fault," Alma huffs and

am to blame because you are toxic. If you

making me think the snowstorm will

her stay until the blizzard dies down," I try to reason with Rueben. "She can't drive under

be happy that I am trying to convince

problem," Rueben

sink, I shift my weight from one leg to another,

before I can finish my protest. "And where is she supposed to sleep? The guest house is

"There are plenty of

his head in my direction. "We are not going to have a woman who is not you sleeping in our beds. We might be fucking assholes, but we

house!?" Tyson and Rueben shout

am with Ansel on this one,"

fuck me and record it before Rueben ends my life, but I don't point that out. Mose puts a bandaid

nose

had breakfast and have spoken to

to Alma. He drinks from his beer before

and chocolate and a knife for when her period comes," Alma