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“Still, we can’t keep you here forever, helping us.”
Liam shrugged. “We’re friends, aren’t we?”
“Perhaps,” Regent said.
Liam raised an eyebrow as Nico stiffened beside him. Then a sudden scream pierced the air.
“Lottie!” Nico said frantically, taking off in the direction of the cry. It hadn’t come from upstairs, but from the living area. Liam followed after Nico. Regent and Victor were close behind.
Victor reached around to the small of his back, pulling out a gun. Regent and Liam drew theirs. His heart raced. Fuck. What the fuck was happening?
When they slid into the room, Nico was standing in front of Lottie, his arms out to his side.
“Lottie, it’s me, it’s Nico. You’re safe. You’re safe.”
There was something frantic in Nico’s voice that stabbed him in the gut. They both loved this girl. They’d do anything for her. Sacrifice themselves for her.
He didn’t risk a glance at her brothers. Nico’s love for her was clear in his voice.
“No! No! Don’t touch me! Don’t hurt me! No!”
Liam slid his gun away, her brothers doing the same when they realized that she was trapped in a nightmare rather than being threatened.
“Step back from her,” Regent said calmly. “She doesn’t know who you are. She might think you’re him, and you’ll scare her more.”
Nico turned his frantic gaze to Liam, and he nodded.
“She’s hurting herself though,” Nico told them.
Fuck! He glanced down at where she’d scratched her arms with her nails. Fuck. Fuck.
“Lottie, darling. It’s me, Regent.” Regent moved toward her, his voice calm, hands out to the side.
“No, no, no! I won’t let you hurt me!” She stumbled back, nearly tripping over a footstool.
“Don’t get closer to her,” Liam warned. “She could hurt herself further.”
Regent shot him a look.
“Want me to get the Doc?” Victor asked. “She might need a sedative.”
“Drugs?” Nico snapped. “How would drugging her help? She hates to even take fucking ibuprofen when she has a headache.”
“It’s better than her hurting herself,” Regent snapped.
“Lottie?” Liam said quietly but using a firm voice.
“Liam?” She stared directly at him.
“That’s right. It’s me, baby.”
“Baby?” Regent snarled.
“Liam, we have to get out of here. He could come back. He could hurt you too.”
“He’s not here, baby. He can’t hurt you.”
“But he might have a gun. He might try to shoot you.”
