Chapter 5 Jailbirds

Despite being locked in the stable I was quite comfortable with the dog and in my nest of hay. I was not going to let some weirdo tell me to stay as if I were a dog. Pushing Magnus off my lap I brushed off the hay and tried to pick it out of my bra.

I could hear more yelling coming from outside, looking around I searched for a leash to put on Magnus, one of needed to be under control and I would rather take the heat and not have him carted off as a vicious dog. The US didn't look kindly on vicious dogs, I was not sure how Scotland handled a situation like this.

Pushing the door open the woman was still screeching and I was sure that the windows would start breaking soon if her voice got any higher. I handed the leash to Mack and pushed him back, I was now the owner of this place and I was going to handle it.

There was the sound of tires on gravel, I hauled back and slapped the woman to shut her up. I heard Mack let out a string of curses as I shook the feeling back into my hand.

"Great, now that you have shut up and stopped squealing like a scared pig, tell me what my dog supposedly did and then get off my property." I could feel Mack's glare on my back. I would deal with him in a minute, right now this useless bag of oxygen was my main concern.

"Your beast bit my child, she just wanted to pet the little sheep and he bit her." I stared at the girl and she held out her arm and I saw nothing that looked like a bite. Narrowing my eyes, I made a mental note to install video cameras around the property, especially on the four acres near her property.

"Was your child on my property at the time?" Her face turned pink and I could see the wheels turning in her head as she tried to come up with a lie.

"Mack, are her children known to come on to MY property and antagonize my animals?" Mack made a strangled sound but cleared his throat as I continued to stare down the woman.

"Aye, and we have it posted that there be electric fencing and a dog patrolling the grounds." I smirked at the woman and stood further into her space.

"How old are your children? I am sure they can read signs correct?" Crossing my arms over my chest I was momentarily distracted by the sound of brakes squealing to a stop. I saw a cop car and a van pulling up, the woman went screaming and crying to the pudgy cop that was heaving himself out of the car.

Mack handed the leash to me and placed his large hand on my shoulder. He was ticked off, I could tell by the set of his jaw. Whether he was ticked off at me or the woman I wasn't sure, I did not care because if they were going to take my dog, I was going to put up a fight. I didn't care if I did get arrested.

"Alright Lydia, I will handle it. Go back home and I will let ye know what is going on." Tears and snot were streaming down her face as she shot another nasty look in my direction.

"Well isn't she just a lying piece of..."Mack squeezed my shoulder and shook his head.

"For the love of God woman, let me handle the constable." Shrugging his hand off my shoulder I gestured for him to go and handle the fat man who looked like he was one glazed doughnut away from a heart attack. Two men got out of the van, both were carrying catch poles. Magnus let out a small whimper and his eyes grew wide as he tried backing away from the men.

Have they done this before to my dog? Anger seethed through me and I hurried Magnus into the stable and closed the door, I stood guard as they came closer, ready to wrangle my dog as if he were some rabid animal. Oh Hell no, he was terrified there was no way they were taking him. I stared them down and they stopped in their tracks.

"Excuse me ma'am but we need to remove the animal from the premises." His voice shook a bit and I sneered at him. He was scared of my dog? He should be scared of me, I was ten times more dangerous than my dog.

"Oh do you now? Well I see no dog here, now get off my property." The other man started moving forward and I turned my attention on him, he stopped and grinned at me.

"Aye pretty lass, come let us take the wee doggy. He may be too much doggy for you to handle...." I kicked him in the sporran and he fell to the ground with an undignified squeak. Both Mack and the Constable turned towards me as I launched myself at the other man. I punched him and then put him in a head lock as he wheezed for air.

"That dog is not a menace, the one at fault is that dead frog faced witch with her nasty little crotch goblins. If you want to take my dog it will be over my dead body bitches." Mack started cursing again and there was the sound of the contsable lumbering towards me as he tried pulling me off the animal control officer.

He was strong for a bakery muncher, I felt the cold bite of metal on my wrists and he hauled me to his car while the guy who was writhing on the ground was dragging Magnus to the van. Mack stood watching flabberghasted.

"Off with ye jailbirds, Mack if you want to come pick her and that mutt up you know what to do." The cop slammed the door in my face and I felt my heart break when I saw them shove Magnus into a cage. I was definitely going to make that frog faced hag pay for this. I don't know how but it will be slow, painful and she will wish she never messed with my animals.