Book 2: Chapter 16

Malachi’s POV

Dropping my phone, I return my attention to the man seated in front of me who is busy on his laptop with Odette hovering over him. Her silver hair is pulled up in a messy bun and the urge to weave my hand through it becomes a little intense so I shift my gaze from her and settle on Elvis again.

Back in the car when she told me about Zach threatening her, I swear I wanted to go back to North Carolina and teach that bastard a lesson. How dare he think of threatening her. If she didn’t stop me, I would have been there by now. He hurt her and still dared to threaten her, how shitty could he be?

“What’s going on, Elvis?”

“I am trying to hack into his phone sir” he responds, “it’s difficult with only his phone number but I am trying”

“Well, try harder” my patience is wearing thin at this moment, “I don’t want my woman’s stuff out there”

The words are out of my mouth before I can even stop myself and I find her looking at me, a bewil