Choose Wisely

Chapter 13

Angelina yanked her arm away from Connor while glaring at him. "The way that you are acting says differently. If you weren't jealous, or even felt threatened by the young man who was in the bar, looking to find a job and a place to live, you wouldn't be acting like this right now.

"Don't play dumb with me Angelina. I know that you know that the young man was looking over at my woman. He was looking at her like she was someone to be paid for a good time," Connor growled out.

Angelina rolled her eyes at what Connor was telling her. "Connor, you are being overly jealous. Nobody was looking at your woman like she was a prostitute. She's not even dressed like one. So, why would anyone go and assume something like that about her?"

"If that young man comes hanging around here, it would be in your best interest to warn him to stay away from my woman. I won't tolerate an unmated male to speak, hang around or even look in the direction of my woman. And if he does, I'll be the one to teach him a lesson," Connor growled, before the scent of Natalia Rose hit his nose, causing him to let out an annoyed sigh. "Natalia my beauty...I thought I told you to stay at the table with the others, and that I am only having a civil conversation with Angelina."

Natalia Rose let out a shaky breath before she spoke up. "It looked like your discussion with Angelina was getting pretty heated. I wanted to make sure that things didn't get out of hand between the two of you. I'm just trying to keep peace Connor. Can we please get the hell out of here? I think we had enough excitement for tonight. We had been here long enough before that guy had shown up. Don't you think it's time we go back home now? I'll make it up to you."

Connor gave Natalia Rose a once over, considering what Natalia Rose had said to him. "Are you saying that to get me out of the bar; or are you planning on going through with what you plan, should we head back to the mountain early?"

"Connor, is it wrong that I want to spend alone time with you? Is it wrong that I only want to have you in an intimate way, that I don't want anyone else around to witness what we do together," Natalia Rose asked hoping that she was getting through to Connor.

Connor turned to Natalia Rose, grabbing her in a tight grip, leaning down to Natalia Rose's neck, sniffing her and licking her neck, causing Natalia Rose to let out an involuntary shiver. This caused Connor to smirk.

"I can tell by your reaction that you are telling me the truth. If you were lying to me, you wouldn't react the way that you did just now," Connor growled out.

"What's the rush? I mean it's not like you and your gang to leave the bar this early. The night is still young. Why don't the both of you head back to your table, with the rest of your group. I'll bring another round of beers over to you all. You two will have more than enough time to have a little alone time," Angelina spoke up, causing Connor's head to snap up from Natalia Rose's neck, growling at Angelina.

Natalia Rose quickly reached up, gently running a hand down Connor's cheek, making an attempt to calm Connor down, and keep him from going after Angelina. "Connor it's not worth breaking the peace treaty that you made with the mayor of Lupine Ridge. Besides, I'm sure the owner didn't mean to make you angry with what she said. We have to keep in mind, she is a business owner. She's gonna do what she has to do to make money to keep her establishment going. Don't let her get under your skin. Don't allow her to ruin the mood. Why don't we get out of here, and maybe find a place where we can get a little alone time. What do you say Connor?"

"I can't say no to you. I'll take you somewhere where you and I can really have a good time," Connor said while wrapping an arm around Natalia Rose's waist, beginning to lead her out of Angelina's bar.

Natalia Rose quickly turned to give Angelina a sympathetic look, mouthing sorry to Angelina, before Connor pulled Natalia Rose out of the bar, with his group whooping and hollering.

Connor stopped in front of his group glaring at them, causing them to stop. "As much as it makes me feel oy that you guys are cheering for this, I think it would be best that you all stay here and enjoy a few rounds. The little lady and I are going to enjoy each other's company in private." Connor then pulled Natalia Rose out of the bar, making their way somewhere more private.

John pulled in with Cayden doing the same thing. Cayden climbed off the bike, making his way over to John, as the front door of the house flew open, revealing an elderly woman standing there, giving John a stern look.

"John Tollerman, did it ever cross your mind to tell me when you are planning on bringing a guest home for dinner? I don't want to be rude and not have enough food for our guest," the woman said while making her way over to John.

"Oh Clara, calm yourself down. Earlier you were on my case, telling me that I needed to consider hiring a farm hand to help me run the farm. I went to Angelina's to not only check on the girls, but to have only one drink. Angelina has graced me with the blessing in the form of a young man, who is looking for employment and a place to stay," John explained before turning to a confused Cayden. "Cayden, this is my beautiful wife, Clara. Clara, this is the new farmhand, Cayden. He came to town looking for work and a place to stay."

"I'm also here looking for a girl," Cayden said.

"You won't have any trouble finding a girl. There are plenty of young girls who are single, and would be more than happy to date you," Clara said.

"Actually, I found the girl that I was looking for. But some brute of a man had a possessive hold on her," Cayden began to explain, causing John and Clara to look at each other in worry.

"Cayden dear, you're new to town. You don't know much about the town yet. But you will over time. But that brute of a man you saw...well-" Clara began.

"That's Connor Slaughter. And the girl you saw sitting with him, she's off limits. No other male dares to make their way around her, if they are unmated," John took over explaining.

"Why," Cayden asked.

"The last man that tried to approach that young woman to make conversation with her, well he ended up having a lovely little talk with Connor. That was the last thing anybody heard about that young man," John explained. "Connor doesn't take kindly to unmated males making conversation with the young woman he plans to mate with. So, any thoughts you have of that young woman, forget them. You're better off getting to know Angelina. She won't get you killed."