99 Times for Alpha’s Bestie novel Chapter 141

Remind me to thank my good-for-nothing ex-mate for announcing my return.

“What do you want this time? Since when did my mother owe you money?” My fists clenched tight as I fixed my cold gaze on them.

Sullivan sneered, his eyes sweeping over me and then Liyah with a lewd glint.

“Well, well, Claire. Haven’t seen you in years, and you’ve turned into quite the beauty. And your friend behind you-she’s not bad either. None of us has a girlfriends yet. How about introducing her to us?”

I fought down the urge to punch him in the face and snapped, “Sorry, my friend’s not interested in boys like you. Now speak-why are you here in my house?”

Bang-

Before I finished, Susie slammed her fist onto the coffee table, shouting angrily.

“Sullivan, why waste words with her? Just make her hand over the deed to this house! This belongs to the Reese family. What right does a mated-out daughter have to it?”

“Exactly, Sullivan! Don’t waste our time with her. It’s just the two of them and that old man here-take care of them and be done with it! Even if something happens, our family will cover for us. The Crown of Thornes and the Sterling Moon pack have no power in this city. If you ask me, the family has been too soft all these years. If it were me, I’d have settled this ages ago!”

Solomon ground his cigarette into the table with a smirk.

“Y-you people are dispicable! Over the years, I’ve endured your repeated harassment, but this-this is too much! Treating Ms. Reese this way- you’re nothing but bandits and thugs!”

Carson shook with rage, slamming his cane against the floor.

But they didn’t even look at him.

Solomon scoffed. “Old man, better take your weak opinions elsewhere before you croak with stress. The Reese family’s business isn’t for an outsider to meddle in! Claire, we’re demanding you sign this house over to us today. If you don’t, you’re not walking out of here alive.”

As he finished, he waved his hand.

The idle young men behind him bared their tattoos in unison.

One of them dragged a dining table in front of the door, blocking the exit.

I detected a faint rogue scent from a few of them.

Their eyes gleamed with menace, the message clear.

If I didn’t sign over the last thing I possessed, we would all have died in the house that meant the world.

My anger burned so hot I nearly bit through my lip.

“Claire, once you leave Calgary, don’t you dare come back! Or I’ll make sure you regret it! The Reese family doesn’t want to be associated with trash like you.”

“Our Reese family never mistreated you, yet you tell people that we have? If you try coming back, I’ll be the first to break your legs. Then you’ll understand true mistreatment.”

“Don’t think that you being mated to the wannabe Alpha from the Sterling Moon pack means we won’t touch you! Jack told us how much of a pathetic little kiss-ass he was when they met. Calgary is our city, you’d be smart to stay out of it!”

Those jeers and threats echoed with the memory of the day mum and I had left years ago-when these same people had taken baseball bats and crowbars to the exterior of our car and spat out cruel words as we tried to flee.

They thought because we ran once, that I was the same scared little girl.

But they were wrong.

I was no longer the defenceless girl I had been back then. I was tired of people thinking that they could push me around. I was tired of it all.

Which is why I had come prepared.

I reached into the bag next to me and pulled a black pistol.

I aimed it straight at Sullivan’s head with a sinister smile. The same smile they gave us when they threatened my mourning mother, mere days after my father was announced dead.

“Go ahead; try to take it. If you dare rob me, I’ll make sure we all go down together!” I said as I clicked the safe switch off.