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“Enough,” the taller man said. “We need to have a talk with you Alex, and since your fiancé is here, then she’s invited to join us.” He waved his hand toward the door. “Shall we go inside?”
Madden growled. “She has nothing to do with me. It’s all just a ruse. I paid her to pose as my fiancé, and our business is done. She leaves now.”
My body started trembling. What was happening? I needed Madden to tell these men that they were crazy and he was Madden Cross and that they were wrong. He said nothing.
“I’m sorry Alex, but she stays.” The tall man moved to my side and held out his arm. He smelled like cigars and expensive cologne. “If you would be so kind as to let me escort you inside.”
I looked to Madden but he wouldn’t meet my gaze. His jaw was hard and he clenched and unclenched his fists, but he didn’t move. I seemed to have no choice. I put a shaky hand on the man’s arm and he reached out and patted it. My heartbeat pounded in my ears.
“Very good,” he said with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes.
The short man went first and opened the door. I could feel Madden behind me, though he didn’t touch me.
I hadn’t seem him back down from anyone in the short time I’d known him, yet he wasn’t questioning the decisions that these men were making. He wasn’t standing up to them at all.
That scared the ever-loving crap out of me.
As I stepped inside, my arm firmly held by the tall man, I told myself that Madden had taken care of everything thus far, and he would take care of this situation too.
But a moment later, I wondered if I really knew anything about Madden, whom I’d trusted so quickly and so deeply.
And suddenly I knew that I didn’t.
I didn’t really know this man at all.
