Sassy Ever After: Sassy and a little Bad-Assy (Kindle Worlds Novella) Read Online Free PDF Page B

incapacitate him without permanent injury. You should be thanking me for disarming your grandfather before he accidentally hurt someone.”
    His mate’s eyes were brimming with angry tears, but not one fell down her face. Cruz watched as she snatched her hands out of his grip and then pulled herself back out of his range with her crutches so he couldn’t grab her as easily again. She glanced back once to check on her grandfather then returned her now cool and collected stare to him.
    “You’re absolutely right. He did attack you with a weapon. I also know that sword could have killed you. The thing is, call it intuition, but something tells me that you could have disabled him without throwing him out like last week’s trash. Call me crazy, but somehow, I think that would have been more of a gentleman’s response to dealing with someone much older and feebler than you obviously are.”
    With those damning words, Cruz felt about an inch tall.
    She was absolutely right. He should have thought the situation through a bit more clearly, not let his wolf get out of control. Then he would have thought of a way to disable her grandfather without doing what he had done.
    What a way to realize you were a total jackass. It was obvious there was no way he could defend himself.
    You hurt our mate , the wolf whined inside of him.
    Awesome. Now even his animal half thought he was an asshole.
    With wooden steps, Cruz stepped around his mate, ignoring her squawk of protest. Squatting down, he looked the Viking straight in the eye. “I’m very sorry for what happened, sir. Are you okay?”
    The old man seemed out of it and rather confused. “Not sure what you’re sorry for. Nikki says I tripped and fell.”
    His mate hissed at the sound of her name. It seemed as though she didn’t like her grandfather revealing that tidbit. Too bad. Even though he had fucked everything up, he still wanted whatever he could get of her right now.
    Her name was like music to his ears. Just as beautiful as she was. With it, he could track her down. For now, though, he needed to let her go and cool down. As enraged as she was, it was obvious she would never listen to him right now.
    Without taking his attention off the Viking, he tried to figure out why the man was so confused about this situation. Was it a head injury? Or was something else at play here? He guessed it was time to ask a few questions to clear things up.
    “Do you know where you are, sir?”
    The Viking looked around. “I don’t think I do.” Looking up at Cruz’s mate, he asked her, “Where are we, Nikki, my girl?”
    His mate glared down at him over her nose. It was a look that told him she was thinking about bashing him over the head with one of her crutches. “Just down the street from Mom and Dad’s house, Papa Ái. If you’re okay, we can walk home. It’ll only take a few minutes.”
    Pursing his lips, the old Viking nodded.
    Looking back at Cruz, he held his hand out. “Help an old man up?” he asked kindly.
    The sincere tone of his voice made Cruz’s gut twist. He was starting to get the feeling he had screwed up more than he could have initially realized.
    “Before we stand you up, do you hurt anywhere? Your head, legs, or back?”
    The Viking moved his shoulders around a little, as if testing them. Then he patted his legs down with his hands. “I think I’m A-okay. I was lucky I didn’t hurt myself, huh?”
    No, he was lucky Cruz hadn’t accidentally hurt him.
    Hating himself for being such a dipshit, Cruz held out his hand to the man. Once the old Viking placed a wrinkled hand in his, he gripped it gently so his fingertips were touching the veins of the grandfather’s wrist and covertly checked for his pulse.
    “One last question to make sure you’re all right, okay?”
    The old Viking nodded again.
    “Do you know your name and today’s date?”
    “Name is Arthur Wolf. Don’t let that Saxon first name fool you, though, son. I’m a Viking through and