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I reached for the doorknob, but Robert grabbed my hand. Just as I readied to break his hold, I felt the presence of a group of men. Two of them I’d know anywhere.
“Lavinos. Let her go, or the Caves are your next stop.” Xander gave his threat in an utterly emotionless way, but his meaning was plain and clear.
Imminent death.
“I have orders to keep her downstairs, sir.”
Robert’s grip tightened into a hold that may have hurt someone who hadn’t dealt with worse. I could handle way more than he could ever dish out. He should know since he’d been privy to countless incidences when Andraius manhandled me.
I’d taken it from Andraius. I refused to take it from this asshole. I hadn’t spent the last few months training for nothing. I twisted my wrists, jerked his arm to the side, and shoved him with my hip, breaking his hold.
Breathing heavily, I glared at him. “You will never touch me again. You work for me, not the other way around.”
First, shock flashed on his face, then his eyes narrowed. “I work for the boss.”
Just as he lunged at me, Xander grabbed him by his hair, hauling him back with a hard jerk. He flailed in Xander’s hold but couldn’t free himself.
“No, you work for me. I assigned you to Andraius. And I gave you a direct order. Did you forget she is the Angelos everyone protects above all else? If you touch her again, you won’t leave the Caves.”
He’d barely finished his statement when two men separated from the group that had come up with Xander and Theo. They grabbed Robert and, without a word, dragged him away.
“Did he hurt you?” Theo took my hand, inspected my wrist, noticed the light red marks, and frowned.
“I’m not going to bruise. This is nothing compared to the evidence his bastard boss leaves behind. Those marks last for days or even weeks.”
“Jesus, Angel.” Theo closed his eyes for a second. “Don’t tell me shit like that.”
I shrugged. “It’s my reality, Theo. Do you understand why I want to escape?”
That’s when I realized what he’d called me, and a chill ran down my spine. He couldn’t use my nickname around others. I glanced at the soldiers standing behind me. I counted eighteen men, with a good handful being the originals.
That was a lot of manpower for this situation.
“Did you expect a war or something? Why would you bring so many people up here?”
“We were following through on your request.” Xander paused. “I was coming up to show them the layout of your security.”
I nodded then I turned around to face the door. “Before we do introductions, I need to handle something right now.”
Theo set a hand on my forearm. “You don’t have to go in there. You already know the situation.”
“Oh, I need to go in there. Andraius wants to embarrass me. I’ll let him. But remember, everyone who’s loyal to him because he lines their pockets is as much a piece of shit as he is.”
I opened the door, and if Theo hadn’t kept me from taking his gun, I would have shot Andraius right then and there.
“You’re fucking her in my mother’s wedding dress?”
Thirteen
Theo
The fury on Nerine’s face flowed out in wave upon wave. Her eyes burned with rage, embarrassment, and a feral need for violence unlike anything I’d ever seen.
She glanced in my direction for a split second. I immediately shifted, barely managing to keep her from grabbing my gun as she crossed the threshold into the bedroom.
Xander tried to follow behind her, but I blocked his way and shook my head. “Let her handle this. We step in only if he touches her.”
“That dress,” Xander said.
