sat.
Gavin stared at her face. Her face told the whole story.
From the way Matt tensed, the sheriff knew the whole story as well.
They sat around the table. Heidi told them everything from
the abuse to the final punch.
“Gavin and Landon were only doing what they could to protect
me, Sheriff. I swear , they wouldn’t hurt Derek without
a reason.”
Matt touched her face then shook his head. “I’m getting an
idea of what happened, missy. I’m sorry for all this trouble. I bet you’ve got
a monster headache,” he said.
She laughed. “More than you can believe.”
After several more minutes Gavin walked them out the door.
The boys who’d come with him were climbing into the car. “I’m sorry you had to
trek out here in the dark and all.”
“Don’t worry about it. A man striking a woman like that is
why I’m here. I’ve always hated men who use their fists, and that’s one of the
reasons why. I fucking hate men like that. Reassure her. I’ll take care of her
ex and make sure he doesn’t step foot in Creek Valley again.”
Gavin shook his hand before closing the door. Heidi stood
watching him. The wrap he’d given her slipped off her shoulder revealing her
creamy skin.
“Nothing bad is going to happen?” she asked.
“No, nothing bad. Creek Valley is a brilliant place, understanding.”
She let out a sigh. “I don’t know about you, but I’m ready
to go to bed. I’m pooped.”
He chuckled. Shutting the house up, Gavin followed his two
subs up the stairs. That night he and Landon slept either side of Heidi. She
reached out for both of them through the night. Neither of them was favoured
when it came to her.
Chapter Nine
Derek was forced out of Creek Valley .
He’d come back to try to win Heidi back. The woman he’d moved in to replace
Heidi didn’t put up with his bullshit. The woman also refused to cook and
clean. He’d gone to Creek Valley with the intent of
winning Heidi back. Matt Dawson discovered this during questioning and then
came to tell Heidi to see if it influenced her decision about pressing charges.
Landon hated hearing the revelation of why Derek had come back, but he enjoyed
listening to the news when Matt Dawson came back to inform them that he’d
forced the other man out of town. He’d threatened him with assault and battery.
The other man decided to leave, and Matt had also told Heidi a restraining
order was filed as well. Derek shouldn’t be darkening their door any time soon.
After the incident with Derek, he and Gavin emptied out her
house and put it up for sale. There was no way they were letting her out of
their sight. They set up a desk inside Gavin’s office for her to work. Landon
loved walking into the house knowing his woman would be waiting for him. She
took up most of the cooking when Gavin was working the field. Most days the
scent of baked bread, cookies, or some kind of cake wafted out of the house.
The ranch hands loved the scents and even asked if they could take some of her
baked goods home to give to their partners. Life had never been so good for
him. Gavin had forgiven him, and he shared his bed with the two people he loved
the most.
When he wasn’t working on the ranch or running errands,
Landon spent time training Heidi. Gavin warned him about what he expected from
her. She didn’t need to be punished in the same way as Landon. The spanking
with the cane and paddle were for him alone. Gavin used his palm with Heidi.
She didn’t go without pleasure either. Their Master promised to give her
pleasure every day, and he lived up to his promise.
Landon loved those moments together. He would sit in the
spare chair and watch as Gavin worked her body teasing and tormenting her. At
first, he thought Heidi becoming one of Gavin’s subs would be impossible. Punishments
were part of the Master and submissive role, but watching the way Gavin
mastered her was pure bliss. He couldn’t believe he ever doubted her place in
their life.
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