Riches in Disguise

A burly man sat on the couch. He was a scary-looking man who was completely covered in tattoos. Lynn was perched on his lap, letting him put his hands and mouth all over her.

I gulped, frozen in place. Despite knowing better otherwise, I could feel my body starting to heat up.

I mean, I was an innocent guy with barely any experience with this kind of stuff. How was I supposed to keep my composure after seeing something so steamy?

So, I just stood there and stared. I was getting more absorbed by the show when Lynn suddenly turned around. Even through the crack in the door, it felt like we were making eye contact.

"Mr. Cummings, can we go to the bedroom? I feel too exposed here."

"What the fuck are you on about? You've already slept with half the town! What's there to be shy about?"

The man struck Lynn across the face roughly, but she didn't even flinch.noveldrama

She said softly, "I-It's just that Riley was kidnapped today, and it was tough to get her to fall asleep. I'm worried we'll be too loud and wake her up."

The man snorted, "She'd be better off dead!"

Ignoring her pleas, he hoisted her up and slammed her onto the coffee table.

Lynn's face twisted in pain, and she had to bite her lip to stop a cry from escaping. The man stood up and stared at her as he unbuckled his belt.

When I saw this, I clenched my fists. I couldn't just sit and watch this happen.

Lynn wanted me to stay out of this because she didn't trust me. However, I was more than capable of dealing with someone from The Dragonshade Society.

I didn't care what history she had with them, but there was no way would let this happen on my watch! With that thought, I flung the guest room door open.

The man was just about to put his weight on Lynn but froze when he saw me. Blood boiling, he yelled, "You slut! I knew you were hiding a man in here!"

Lynn gasped, panic flashing across her face. She clambered up and stammered, "I-It's not what you think Mr. Cummings! He's just a distant relative of mine."

"Your relative?" the man asked, full of suspicion. "We've done a background check on you before, and you don't have any other brothers! Who are you trying to fool?"

There was another crisp smack as he slapped Lynn across the face again.

Seeing him hit her made my vision go red. Unable to hold back my anger, I shouted, "Quintus!"

Instantly, a shadow emerged from the corner of the room. The man's eyes nearly popped out from disbelief. "You-What the hell? You hid more than one?"

He fumed, "You're dead meat! I'll kill you if it's the last thing I do!"

Lynn was equally astonished. She probably never imagined a man would just appear out of nowhere in her house.