Missing Scene from Protecting His Wolfe from the best selling boxed set Dangerous Intent

Six sit on the edge of your seat stories from some of suspenseful romances best-selling and award-winning authors...fall in love with dangerous men

Cooper’s Redemption by D'Ann Lindun
 
Disappear by Mary Martinez
 
Logan's Redemption by Cara Marsi
 
Nightmare in the Woods by Sue Fineman
 
Protecting His Wolfe by Melissa Keir
 
Secret Past by Anna Sugg



Thank you Daryl for having me on your blog. My short novella, Protecting His Wolfe is in the Dangerous Intent book bundle. Sexy dangerous men and the women they protect. I thought I’d share with your readers a special piece I wrote. It’s a missing scene from Protecting His Wolfe. It takes place between Jonah and his father, who we never get to meet in the novella. Jonah took on the mantle of becoming the parent to his two younger brothers after his parents’ deaths while he was still a teenager. I think this scene shows why Jonah would change his life and take on the additional challenges of raising his brothers and I hope you’ll get to know Jonah in Protecting His Wolfe as a part of the Dangerous Intent Book Bundle.
Missing Scene from Protecting His Wolfe:Jonah Pigg ran into the house and slammed the door shut.  The window on the front door shook from the force of his anger.  Jonah was determined not to cry.  Squeezing his face tight and his eyes shut, he bounded up the stairs to his room. Whacking the door shut with his foot, Jonah surveyed his sanctuary—his “man-cave”, his “safe-house”.  “This was the worst day of my life,” he screamed as the tears began to fall.  “I’m not a baby but it hurts so much.”Throwing himself down on his bed, Jonah let the tears come.  He was tired of being strong.  As the oldest of the three boys, he watched out for his brothers and shouldered his fair share of chores for a twelve-year-old.  It made him feel older and responsible.  But now he felt beaten and abused, whipped by the words of Steve Vincent.  “What does he know. Steve is such a little prick.” Jonah choaked out among the tears.  Wiping his nose with his arm, he sat up as a knock sounded on the door to his room.  “Yeah?”Jonah’s dad peeked his head into Jonah’s bedroom.  “Is it safe to come in?” he asked with a smile on his face.“I guess, but it’s been a bad day.”“I could tell.  The doors must have done something to upset you.  They were sure taking a beating.  Do you  want to talk about it?”“Not really…but Steve is such a jerk.  Do you know what he did today?  At lunch he stood up and recited the story of the Three Little Pigs in the cafeteria and when he got to the part about the pig who made his house out of straw, he said that the pig’s name was Jonah. Everyone was laughing at me.  He even started chanting ‘This little piggy went wee-wee-wee all the way home’.  I was so mad that I wanted to hit, punch or even kill him.  I knew that I shouldn’t use my fists, so I dumped my lasagna on his head.  Of course, I got in trouble with the principal, Mr. Stevens.  You would think that he would have understood.  Steve is such a idiot that he didn’t even get in trouble.” Jonah shared his day with the passion of a prize-fighter after a winning battle.  He never seemed to take a breath.“I see.  Steve sounds like a real loser.  I’m sorry that you  were teased. I’ve taught you to let it bounce off your back but this sounds like more than ordinary teasing.  It sounds like Steve has targeted you.  Maybe we can go to the basement later and practice throwing some punches.  It might help you feel better.  But I want to share a story with you about your Great-Grandpa Pigg.  It will give you a different perspective on things.”Jonah sat up and listened to his dad.  He was interested in hearing more about his family.  His dad didn’t really share much about his great-grandfather except that he had served in Vietnam and was a decorated veteran.“You knew you were named after your great-grandpa.  His name was Jonah too.  When you were born, we saw something in your face that reminded us of his strength and compassion.  Great-Grandpa Jonah was serving in Vietnam.  This was not a popular war.  Many people didn’t believe that the United States should have gotten involved.  But you couldn’t tell Great-Grandpa that.  He wanted to do anything he could to keep the world safe.  He was overseas and was working to help this Vietnamese family who lived in the jungle near the US base.  The family was trying to hide from the enemy and thought that by living nearby the Americans, they would be safer.  The father of the family would sometimes interpret for your great-grandfather’s unit.  In turn he used to sneak them his extra rations or would sometimes give them extra blankets, money, or whatever he could get.  One day when your great-grandfather was out on a recon mission, the enemy came in and slaughtered the family, right down to the sixteen-month old baby.  In blood on the people’s hut was the words ‘Evil American Pig’.  When your great-grandfather found out, he set out to track down those responsible.”“Did he kill the bad guys who killed the family?”   “Yes, your great-grandfather did find those responsible.  He refused to speak about what he did when he found them.  But the whole incident changed him.  When the war was over and he came home, he once explained the whole story to me.  He said that seeing the word Pig in a derogatory way, made him ashamed of his name until he settled the score.  When he made those men pay for what they did to that family, he celebrated in his name. He was a Pigg but a proud one.”“And I was named after him?” Jonah asked with awe in his voice.“Yes, but while your great-grandpa was recognized for his time in Vietnam and the work he did there.  He never forgot the family who paid the ultimate price for being a friend to him.  When people looked down on his name or teased him about it…he’d remember Vietnam. Soon he developed a sarcastic tone that kept other people away from teasing him about his name.  His tongue was as sharp as a tack and no one wanted to feel its sting.  Using humor to throw the other person off, was his way of coping with the teasing.  He never felt that his name was a bad one again.”“I want to be like him.  What can I do to not let the teasing bother me?”Wiping his face with his hands, Jonah looked up at his dad with red and tired eyes.  However, a smile was beginning to show on his lips.  That look of determination was there in his gaze as well.   “I will teach you how to use humor and sarcasm to put Steve on the offensive.  And I want you to always remember your great-grandfather.  His name wasn’t derogatory.  It was the name of a hero. Now, come on and let’s get some punches in before mom calls us to dinner.”Grabbing his son by the shoulders and giving him a hug, Mr. Pigg knew that this was only the beginning of a rough road for Jonah but hopefully he had given him a push in the right direction.  After all, family and honor are always the most important to the Piggs. 




Protecting His Wolfe from Melissa Keir Blurb: Betsie Wolfe is a small-town girl who leaves her cozy little life for a job in the big city, never expecting to become a witness to a murder or face vicious threats.Detective Jonah Pigg is attracted to Betsie’s green eyes and small frame when he arrives on the scene of the murder.When the threats begin, he takes her into his home under the protection of the three Piggs who own the Pigg Detective Agency. It will take all his detective work to keep her safe from the killer.Passion has a way of igniting when people are under stressful situations, and lust leads Betsie and Jonah into each other’s arms. But is their relationship a matter of desire, or is it something more?

Melissa‘s Bio: Melissa Keir has always wanted to be an author when she wasn’t hoping for a career as a race car driver. Her love of books was instilled by her mother and grandparents who were avid readers. As a writer, Melissa likes to keep current on topics of interest in the world of writing. She’s a member of the Romance Writers of America and EPIC. Melissa is always interested in improving her writing through classes and seminars. She also believes in helping other authors and features authors and their books on her blog.Melissa doesn’t believe in down time. She’s always keeping busy. Melissa is a wife and mother, an elementary school teacher, owner of a publishing company as well as an author. Her home blends two families and is a lot like the Brady Bunch, without Alice- a large grocery bill, tons of dirty dishes and a mound of laundry. She loves to write stories that feature “happy endings” and is often found plotting her next story.Melissa loves to hear from readers:Website: http://www.melissakeir.comBlog: http://melissakeir.com/blog.htmlFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/melissaakeirAuthor page on FB: http://www.facebook.com/authormelissakeirTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/melissa_keir

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