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“She said something this weekend,” I start, not even wanting to say it. “She suggested leaving, going home so it would be safer for me.”
“Maybe that’s it.” Finn jumps on it, but I don’t think he believes it any more than me. Going back to her house with Blade and Arrow protecting her is one thing—going to a random rental house without telling anyone is something completely different.
“Fifteen minutes out,” Leo says.
I need to calm down. Channel the same focus I use during emergencies. Whatever is going on with Ari, she needs me to be clear-headed and not freaking out.
After another minute of box-breathing, I think I’ve nearly done it.
And then my phone buzzes.
“It’s Ari.” I jab at the screen, relief sweeping over me. She’s going to explain everything. It’s all going to be okay.
But it’s notAri.
And my chest freezes.
“Brother.”
His name comes out in a strangled wheeze. “Brett.”
“Are you looking for your girlfriend yet?” It’s smug. Slimy. Satisfied. “You reallyshould keep a better eye on her.”
Rage surges through me. “What have you done?”
“Ah, Cash. Always assuming the worst.” He chuckles darkly.
I snarl at him, “Did you hurther?”
He laughs again. “Not too much.” After another pause, there’s a harsh slap, skin on skin, and a muffled cry, soft and feminine. “Yet.”
A growl erupts from my chest. “Don’t touch her!”
“You don’t get to make the rules, Cash.” Brett’s voice goes hard. “Ido now.”
Fuck.Fuck.Fuck.
Not Ari. I can’t let him hurt her.
I clamp down on the terror, the anger, the panic. “What do you want?”
“You. Just you. None of your guards. No police. You come to the address I send youalone, or I’ll kill your little girlfriend.” He pauses, then thoughtfully adds, “Maybe I’ll take her for a spin first. See why you’ve been stuck on her for so long.”
Then he hangs up. A moment later, an address is sent to me.
The bone-chilling fear.
And this rage. I’m burning with it.
Brett. Not my brother, but my enemy.
But he’s already made mistakes. He doesn’t know about the earrings. That I’m already on my way. Or that I’ll do anythingto protect the woman I love.
“I’ll killhim,” I grit out, my jaw clenched tight. “I’ll kill him before he hurts Ari again.”
Chapter 21
ARI
