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“Yes.”
He fills Gage in. “We’re on our way.”
Fingers crossed Kyle coming doesn’t piss Carolina off, but he’s a cop. If James pulls anything dumb, Carolina can file a police report, providing further evidence of his harassment. The drawback, though, is there’ll also be evidence if I kick his ass.
I cut the wheel into Tricia’s driveway, arriving before Kyle and Gage. I sprint up the stairs, hearing arguing from the loft, and burst inside without knocking.
Everyone’s attention swings to me while I take in the scene. Sure enough, James is here. Carolina is standing across from him, her hands clutched to her hips, and fury covers her face. Tricia is next to her, glancing around and searching for answers.
James’s bitter eyes shoot to me, a sinister smile on his lips. “Oh, look,” he spits. “Your little boyfriend came to the rescue, bitch.”
Not a thought stops me from rushing to him, clutching the collar of his shirt, and Tricia gasps when I punch him in the face. Last time, I was nice, only choking him a bit, but James needs to learn a bigger lesson this time.
He shuffles back a few steps, his hand curling around his nose to stop the blood from my blow. “You broke my nose, you little shit!”
I stand in front of him, blocking his view of Carolina and Tricia, and my knuckles ball into fists as I wait for his retaliation.
“James!” Carolina shrieks. “You need to get out of here.”
“No,wife,” James barks, lifting his hand from his nose, blood now dropping onto the carpet. “I’m only getting started. How dare you go to the dean and pull that shit, you stupid fucking whore!”
His insult pushes me to advance his way again. He stumbles backward, attempting to dodge me, but I’m faster. A rough grunt leaves him when my hand wraps around his neck, and I pin him against the wall—the same way I did in his classroom.
Apparently, this is how we communicate best.
For someone who delivers threats to women like he’s a mailman, he sucks ass at sticking up for himselfwith men.
He flails, gasping, and the pain he put Carolina through consumes my thoughts, causing me to tighten my hold. It isn’t until Carolina tugs at my arm, sobbing my name, that I relax my grip.
“Carolina, go outside and wait for Kyle to get here,” I hiss.
“We’re here!” Kyle shouts.
When I glance over my shoulder, not only do I see Kyle and Gage, but Rick is also next to them.
Just great.
“Rex,” Kyle draws my name out in caution. “Let him go. He’d be dumb to pull anything in front of the police.”
Carolina continues to pull at my arm.
“Go to them, and I’ll let him go,” I tell her through gritted teeth. Never in my life has so much anger surged through me.
She nods, scurrying backward, and stops next to Kyle.
James’s blood is on my arm when I release him, and he bends at the waist, panting. Not trusting him, I stand to his side, my eyes glued to him, in case he tries or says something stupid.
I’ve placed Kyle in a shitty situation. He’s a police officer on duty, and I nearly choked a man to death in front of him. If he arrests me, I’ll understand and accept the punishment. James had better be in that car next to me, though.
“What’s going on here?”
My attention leaves James and cuts to Rick at the sound of his voice.
Rick’s eyes darken as they level on James. “Who are you?”
“James Cordry,” he answers through harsh pants, pointing at Carolina. “Her husband.”
It takes everything in me not to knock his ass out.
