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And frankly, I don’t care.
But Ian does.
“What the fuck, man? You better speak up quick before the police get here.”
The guy looks at us, bitterness etched on his face, “Your father was fucking my mother. And he deliberately left her out of his fucking will.
“I damn near made it as a Belcourt brother!” The guy is practically going mental. “You motherfuckers think you’re so hot. You’re nothing! And I’ll find a way to get my portion of that billion-dollar fortune. It was supposed to go to me!”
I look at him for a long moment and realize what he’s saying. This must be that guy Simon.
I knew my father had some kind of mistress, but I had no idea her son was such a wild, raving lunatic.
The pieces are all clicking into place in my mind, and yet I still have no idea how Meg is involved.
He’s ranting and raving as the security team comes and finds us. They look at him, and they look at us. They know better than to ask any questions.
I hand over the gun, and they haul him off, dragging him across the grass.
And then all four of us go to attend Meg. She’s clutching onto Matt for dear life, and I can only imagine how afraid she must be.
If we had been here a second too late, it might’ve been all over for her.
I check her over for any other wounds.
“Baby, are you hurt? Did he hurt you in any way? Did he...” My voice trails off because I can’t even say the word.
Rape.
Thinking of that sleazeball hurting her in that way makes me fucking furious like nothing ever has.
She’s quick to say, “No. No, he didn’t get away with it. He was close, but you guys came in time.”
I sigh with relief. Had that happened, I’m not sure how I would’ve handled it. I might have to break into the jail and kill the guy myself.
Thank God he didn’t touch her, save for a few scratches. But the fact that he came so close makes me realize how quickly my life could have virtually ended. If something happened to Meg…if she disappeared or died or anything else, I’m not sure I’d ever get past it.
And it takes this moment of absolute horror for me to realize that I love the girl.
I’m in love.
There’s no use denying it now. All I want is to wrap her up and take her to safety. I want to envelop her in my arms and make her feel like everything is going to be okay.
I pick her up in my arms and start walking back to the house.
She looks into my eyes. “Evan…”
I look down at her, and our eyes lock for a second. Both of us know what this means. Both of us are feeling the same thing.
I don’t need to explain the feeling.
It’s love. Nothing more. Nothing less.
She knows that I love her. Our connection is as strong as ever. It’s made stronger even by the fact that I almost lost her.
It was too close of a call, and I vow to myself to get bodyguards on Meg. Her life is about to change, because I’m going to make sure she’s safe forever.
“Baby, let’s get you back to the house and into a warm bath. You’ll feel better after that.”
