Hot and Badgered (Honey Badger Chronicles, #1)

by Shelly Laurenston

Dougie rolled his eyes. “You haven’t changed, Maxine.” “It’s Max. Just Max.” Once a small pile of knives of varying sizes sat on a lab table, Dougie continued explaining the “lovely deal” his father and uncles had come up with for Freddy MacKilligan’s girls. “Now, we know you lot have no say in the shite your father does. And we also know that threatening any of you with death . . . well, to be honest . . .” “He’s not going to care,” Charlie reminded him. Dougie smiled. “Exactly. But, dear cousin Charlie, we know how persuasive you can be with your father. So this is the deal. These gentlemen will take your baby sister”—one of the men grabbed Stevie’s arm and pulled her close; all the men in the room ignoring how Stevie’s eyes widened and her body went completely rigid—“but, and this is an important ‘but,’ they’re not going to kill you and they will never hurt her. In fact, you’ll even be able to get her back.” His eyes locked on Charlie’s. “Once me Da gets his money and she helps out our associate.” He spread his arms, palms up, smile wide. “That seems fair, don’t you think?” “You really think you can trust these men?” Charlie asked, a little disgusted by her cousin. “They want one thing. They want Stevie.”

jeebus that extended family >< assholes