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“It’s not what you think,” he grumbled, his kind eyes flashing with desperation.
“Isn’t it?” Tobias moved closer, so close I felt the warmth of him against my back. “You came on to Ryth, tried to fucking poison her against us.”
Gio stiffened. But it was Lazarus who spoke. “Not poison…” he denied, glancing my way. “Keep an eye on.”
Rage rippled at my back as Tobias reached around, sliding his hand along my stomach and cupped my breast, pressing me against him. The move couldn’t be any more primal.
Mine.It said and something inside me howled with satisfaction.
Gio flinched, his gaze moving to Tobias’ warm hand kneading my breast. He licked his lips, then met my gaze.
“I knew you were a cold, ruthless bastard, but this is a new fucking low, even for you,” Lazarus growled. “She’s a kid, Tobias.”
“She’sfamily,” Nick spat as he came through the door.
His mouth was bleeding and one eye was weepy and swelling. “Nick!” I tore from Tobias’ possessive hold and rushed forward, touching his forehead above eye before I turned on the leader of this pathetic fucking club. “Youfucking piece of shit!”
Nick just smiled over my shoulder. “Looks like she’s got your number, Lazarus.”
“Fuck you, Nick,” Lazarus growled. “Fuck your goddamn brothers, too.”
I reached toward the corner of Nick’s eye and saw him flinch. God, if the bone was broken…
“Ryth.” Lazarus held Nick’s glare. “Why don’t you come to the bar? I can get ice for your…for Nick.It’ll give us time to talk.”
That same possessive glint shone in Nick’s eyes.
“You want to talk to her,” Caleb sneered as he tore his arm away from a bouncer and strode through the door. “Then you talk in front of us.”
There was no ice to be found, not for Nick’s face, or for the searing rage that burned between these two warring sides. There were no strained fences to be mended. Lazarus saw that now as he met my gaze. I swore there was a flicker of disappointment mingled with…fear.
He nodded toward Gio. “You ever want to talk to me, Gio will make that happen, until then…” he glanced at Tobias and the others. “Watch your back.”
“Watch her back?” Tobias snapped as Lazarus turned and strode away.“Watch her fucking back, Laz? Come back here! Come back, you fucking backstabbing bastard!”
My pulse spiked with the roar.
Fear punched through me as the rest of the club came into focus. They all stared, every asshole who'd refused to help me…and every dancer on stage. There was no twirling around the poles in this second, not until the other guy at Lazarus’ side snapped.“Get back to dancing!”
Tobias clenched his fists.
Nick seethed with anger.
But Caleb…Caleb looked at me with tormented need as he licked his bloodied lips and muttered, “Let’s get out of here.”
I followed all three as we made our way through the tables. Caleb reached out and grabbed a bottle from one of the tables as he passed.
“Hey!” the asshole seated there roared, and shoved to his feet.
“Forget it!”Lazarus barked. “Let them go.”
It seemed everyone always did as he ordered. The asshole quieted as we made our way out through the black door and into the blacker night, all four of us bruised and shaken.
Caleb lifted the bottle to his lips and took a swallow.
“You’re a real fucking asshole, you know that?” Tobias snapped as we strode toward the car.
Caleb glanced my way, then held out the bottle, his focus fixed on me as I took it and drank. Heat burned all the way down, making me splutter.
