Chp 182 - Prickly Hedgehog

She did not have the chance to scream or attract the kids' attention, which was sure was her intention, before he had her arms tied and her mouth gagged with the strips of ribbon that someone had conveniently left behind in the gazebo. Probably Jasmine. Jason mused at the irony of tying the woman, whom Jasmine did not like, with her ribbon.

“Is she here to be my new mum?” she had whispered to him in question the other time.

Yeah, right. As if he would want such a banshee like her around his children. Jason thought in vexation as he slightly rubbed at his shin, prepared he must have been, but she had still been able to get one in. Just not at the point where she had intended.

He leaned back on the settee with his arms folded as he showed her his apparent amusement at her muffled yells and glare.

“We can do this all day or you can stop yelling and let me know when you are ready to talk like the adult that you keep insisting that you are '' he said slowly.

More muffled yells and he simpl