Shackled (The Lord Series) by Amy T

191. Olivia - Taken II

My back is to the entrance. Thinking it is Rueben, I say, my eyes on the horses, "I know you told me not to "

I am cut short not by Rueben but by Jason. My blood chills in my veins. "Here you are, you stupid whore." Diva starts to bark and I grab her by her collar before she can attack Jason. "Keep that mutt away from me if you don't want me to kill it!"

I look over my shoulder. "Wait for me outside," I say to my brother while I hold back Diva, who is getting more agitated.

Jason takes a few steps towards me. “Are you telling me what to do?" he questions me.

Holding his gaze, I say, “No.”

"Are you looking at my face?"

I quickly shake my head and keep my gaze focused on his coat. "I won't be able to keep Diva back for much longer."

"Diva," he scoffs. “What a stupid name.” He turns to leave and Miss Teapot gets in his way.

Knowing Jason hates cats, I try to say, 'no' or 'don't,' but he kicks the poor thing so hard she flies out the barn through the open door. Tears swirl in my eyes. I need to find Miss Teapot before she gets lost in the blizzard.

Jason leaves. I let out a sigh. "Stay here,” I tell Diva—who thankfully listens to me—before I go after my brother.

the barn. I close the door before he grabs my arm, his fingers digging painfully into

"Let's go."

find Miss

his

"The cat."

shit about it. I said

my heels in the snow. "What is

me so hard my ears ring. "Say one more word and I will

just follow Jason as he goes in the direction of the shed-which is behind the barn and from there to the pasture. It is snowing so hard that our tracks will be covered in seconds. There is no way Ansel or the others will find Jason and me in

doesn't take long for me to stop feeling cold. Am I getting hypothermia? If so, it won't be long until I die. I will start feeling hot, and then I

car is waiting not far from the pasture, and I curse myself in my mind for bad

the driver's door and gets out of the car. "Where's Roy?" Turning his attention to me, he adds, "What happened to

door. "Get in," he orders me. I obey without hesitation and I get in the back of the car next to Leo. "Roy is dead," Jason's replies to Sean's

wasn't the worst of Jason's friends, he took great

we going to

without it." Looking at Leo, he says, “We will, but first we need to get the whore home.

but it's been so

and Sean get back in the

have it now?" I

at me. "Have