Hagen, Lynn - Murphy's Madness [Brac Pack 15] (Siren Publishing Everlasting Classic ManLove) Read Free Page B

customers, they shrank back.
    “Ludo, can you pace in the kitchen?” Tangee approached him, “You’re scaring the customers.”
    Ludo gave a low growl as he tumbled hard back onto his seat. He wrapped his hair back in its band then began to strum his fingers. Once again, Keata reached over to still them.
    “Sorry, Ludo.” Cody finally got off of the phone. “No one knows.”
    Ludo pounded his fist onto the countertop, pissed that he had to wait until morning to see his mate. “Thanks.” He mumbled as he got up and walked out.
    There was an apartment building over by the police station, a few above some of the stores, and too many houses scattered around the urban area for him to go door to door. He had no choice but to wait. This was going to drive him mad.
    As he climbed into his truck, his thoughts went back to what his mate looked like. He didn’t care. Fate had chosen the man for him, but he was curious as hell.
    Was he short like some of the mates? Or tall like the rest? What color hair did he have, and what was his eye color? How was his temperament? What did he like to do? Ludo growled at the unanswered questions.
    He may have to wait, but when he found Murphy, all bets were off. The man was going to be his.

Chapter Two

    Murphy looked over his shoulder as he made his way to the bookstore. He continuously turned his head left and right, looking around so quickly he was becoming light-headed.
    He was about to get whiplash if he didn’t stop snapping his head back and forth.
    If Maribel was going to strike, then he wanted to see it coming. Okay, maybe not, but not knowing when the next attack would come was driving him crazy.
    He had practically packed his whole apartment last night. Now all he had to do was inconspicuously pack his bookstore and get out of town before sundown. There was no way he was sticking around to find out how accurate her aim was when it came to his bits and pieces. His sex life may be at a stalemate, but that didn’t mean he wanted to be put out of commission.
    He prayed his plan worked. If she caught him trying to slip out in the middle of the night, he wasn’t sure what she would do. His balls clenched once again.
    Picking up the pace, Murphy hurried to get to his bookstore and begin his packing. He brushed the wayward locks from his face, feeling his face flush from the exertion of speed walking. His wrist had turned an ugly shade of greenish purple, and he feared she had done more damage than originally suspected.
    Crazy bitch.
    Scrambling in his pocket for his keys, he nearly jumped out of his skin when someone shouted his name. He turned to see the most amazing face staring at him from a few doors down. The man was all dark looks. Black shoulder-length hair, dark eyes, and a body to give sin a bad name. Did Maribel send a henchman?
    Murphy fumbled to get the stupid key to go into the lock. It wouldn’t go! He shot a look over his shoulder to see the man quickly eating up the distance between them.
    Oh god , he was dead for sure. Finally getting the tumblers to turn, he glanced one more time before pushing the door open and slamming it shut, he engaged the lock and ran to his office.
    Murphy bit his nails as he heard banging at the front door. The henchman didn’t sound like he was giving up. The knock sounded angry. Oh god, oh god, what was he going to do? He felt trapped as his heart felt like it was going to explode out of his chest.
    “Murphy, I just want to talk to you,” the man shouted outside the door.
    Yeah, up close and personal, he bet. There was no way he was allowing that gorgeous man in. Even if he was hot, no way, no how.
    “Murphy, answer the door.”
    Not likely. He may be a spineless geek, but he wasn’t stupid. There was no way that hot-ass man out there wanted to talk about dollies and tea cups. No, he wanted to talk about immense pain from the looks of him.
    “Murphy, if you don’t open up, I’m going to force my way in.” The banging continued as