Amir (BBW Bear Shifter Moonshiner Romance) (120 Proof Honey Book 3) by Becca Fanning
Authors: Becca Fanning
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relieved to hear.
After a while, the woman who had taken her information came back. “Okay, we have your insurance all set. We connected your next of kin listed, Darius Cruz, per the instructions on the account. He said he was on his way.” The woman smiled and left the room.
Whatever panic Jasmine had felt at the sting was nothing compared to the panic she felt now. She looked at Knox with a wild expression.
“What’s wrong?” he asked.
“Why would they do that? Why would they call him?”
“She said your account said to. Why? Is that a problem?”
Tears already formed in her eyes. “I have to get out of here before he gets here.”
Knox seemed shocked by her reaction. “Okay. I’ll find the nurse.”
“No!” Jasmine looked around, making sure no one was near the door. “If they know I’m leaving, they might tell him.”
“Okay, it’s okay.” He stood up and went to the door, looking out in both directions before saying, “Come on.”
They hurried through hall, trying not to draw attention to themselves. He kept looking around, watching for anyone that might notice them or approach them. They got to his truck, and he pulled away quickly.
Jasmine closed her eyes and couldn’t stop the tears from running down her cheeks. She felt the truck stop and opened her eyes to look at Knox. He had pulled over and was turned in his seat to face her.
“What’s going on, Jasmine? Who is Darius, and why are you so afraid of him?”
“He’s my ex-husband.” She wiped the tears away. “He can’t find me. He just can’t.”
“Okay…”
She didn’t want to tell him everything. Maybe he didn’t want an employee that had so many problems.
“Jasmine.”
She bit her lip and met his eyes.
“Did he hurt you?”
Her vision blurred with fresh tears. She heard her seatbelt click as he released it. Then felt his arms around her. He pulled her close and let her cry on his shoulder.
“I’ll keep you safe,” he whispered.When she’d finished crying and making a complete fool of herself, Knox drove them back to his house.
“Why don’t you just come inside and rest for a while?” he said. “Don’t worry about doing anything else today.”
“Maybe you should just take me home.”
“I will. Later. I want to make sure you’re okay.”
He led her into the living room and brought a small blanket to her. She laid down and started to relax. Here, she felt safe. All these big men around and Knox who said he’d protect her.
“Do you need anything?”
“No, I’m okay, thanks,” she said.
“Alright. I’m going to head back outside, but just yell if you need something. Amir is in the basement and Slade’s in the office, so you’re not alone.”
“Thank you.”
She managed to calm down enough to take a short nap. The chaos of the day had gotten to her and made her tired. But she hadn’t slept long, and she woke to shouting. She recognized Knox’s voice out front and went to the window to see what was happening.
To her horror, Knox stood in the front lawn, yelling at Darius, who was flailing his arms and yelling back. She put her hand to her mouth. He had found her. She snuck to the door and peaked out the window in its center, listening carefully to what they were saying.
“She is my wife! I have a right to see her. I know she’s in there,” Darius said.
“I don’t care what you think you have a right to. This is my house and my property, and I said you need to go, now.” Knox poked his finger into Darius’s chest.
Darius stepped back. He was nothing in size compared to Knox, and she thought that he looked somewhat scared.
“I have a gun,” Darius said. “I will come in the middle of the night and shoot you in the head.”
Knox threw back his head and laughed. Darius made a huge mistake then. He swung his fist and tried to hit Knox. Knox put his hand up and caught the punch effortlessly. He swung his other arm and punched Darius in
After a while, the woman who had taken her information came back. “Okay, we have your insurance all set. We connected your next of kin listed, Darius Cruz, per the instructions on the account. He said he was on his way.” The woman smiled and left the room.
Whatever panic Jasmine had felt at the sting was nothing compared to the panic she felt now. She looked at Knox with a wild expression.
“What’s wrong?” he asked.
“Why would they do that? Why would they call him?”
“She said your account said to. Why? Is that a problem?”
Tears already formed in her eyes. “I have to get out of here before he gets here.”
Knox seemed shocked by her reaction. “Okay. I’ll find the nurse.”
“No!” Jasmine looked around, making sure no one was near the door. “If they know I’m leaving, they might tell him.”
“Okay, it’s okay.” He stood up and went to the door, looking out in both directions before saying, “Come on.”
They hurried through hall, trying not to draw attention to themselves. He kept looking around, watching for anyone that might notice them or approach them. They got to his truck, and he pulled away quickly.
Jasmine closed her eyes and couldn’t stop the tears from running down her cheeks. She felt the truck stop and opened her eyes to look at Knox. He had pulled over and was turned in his seat to face her.
“What’s going on, Jasmine? Who is Darius, and why are you so afraid of him?”
“He’s my ex-husband.” She wiped the tears away. “He can’t find me. He just can’t.”
“Okay…”
She didn’t want to tell him everything. Maybe he didn’t want an employee that had so many problems.
“Jasmine.”
She bit her lip and met his eyes.
“Did he hurt you?”
Her vision blurred with fresh tears. She heard her seatbelt click as he released it. Then felt his arms around her. He pulled her close and let her cry on his shoulder.
“I’ll keep you safe,” he whispered.When she’d finished crying and making a complete fool of herself, Knox drove them back to his house.
“Why don’t you just come inside and rest for a while?” he said. “Don’t worry about doing anything else today.”
“Maybe you should just take me home.”
“I will. Later. I want to make sure you’re okay.”
He led her into the living room and brought a small blanket to her. She laid down and started to relax. Here, she felt safe. All these big men around and Knox who said he’d protect her.
“Do you need anything?”
“No, I’m okay, thanks,” she said.
“Alright. I’m going to head back outside, but just yell if you need something. Amir is in the basement and Slade’s in the office, so you’re not alone.”
“Thank you.”
She managed to calm down enough to take a short nap. The chaos of the day had gotten to her and made her tired. But she hadn’t slept long, and she woke to shouting. She recognized Knox’s voice out front and went to the window to see what was happening.
To her horror, Knox stood in the front lawn, yelling at Darius, who was flailing his arms and yelling back. She put her hand to her mouth. He had found her. She snuck to the door and peaked out the window in its center, listening carefully to what they were saying.
“She is my wife! I have a right to see her. I know she’s in there,” Darius said.
“I don’t care what you think you have a right to. This is my house and my property, and I said you need to go, now.” Knox poked his finger into Darius’s chest.
Darius stepped back. He was nothing in size compared to Knox, and she thought that he looked somewhat scared.
“I have a gun,” Darius said. “I will come in the middle of the night and shoot you in the head.”
Knox threw back his head and laughed. Darius made a huge mistake then. He swung his fist and tried to hit Knox. Knox put his hand up and caught the punch effortlessly. He swung his other arm and punched Darius in
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