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“Understood. Enjoy the diversion.”
Diversion was an appropriate term. Handful another. Removing Raven from her life wouldn’t be without its difficulties. And once my enemies discovered she was in my life, we’d both become fair game.
“By the way, you were right about Zoe,” I said in passing.
“Whoa. You’re sharing with me that I’m right about something. What am I so right about?” Maddox asked, still laughing.
“She was thrilled to hear I was getting married.”
His advice had often not been well received over the years, but I was glad I’d listened to him. “That’s good, Arman. It will make things somewhat easier. When are you going to tell Raven about Zoe?”
“When we return to the house.”
“I’ll be curious how it goes.”
“Yeah, me too. I gotta run. There might be an issue.”
“Meaning what?”
“I think the cat is out of the bag as far as Raven and my involvement with her.”
“There’s no way,” Maddox snarled.
I continued my approach. Then the mystery guest lifted his head, staring right at me. We were only fifty feet apart. “It is if I was followed, which makes me think the entire family is being watched. Fuck. I’ll call you later. Make certain we don’t have any additional breaches of security.”
“Yeah, I’ll handle it. Don’t do anything stupid.”
“I don’t plan on it.” When the asshole took off running, I ended the call, bolting after him.
The possible assailant was fast, but not as fast as I was. Yet when he rounded a corner, weaving his way through traffic to get to the other side, I was forced to stop for a passing truck. However, I’d caught a glimpse of a weapon.
“Come on.” I ran further down the sidewalk, barely waiting until the truck passed to race into the middle of the street. And directly into the path of an oncoming car.
Horns blasted.
Tires squealed.
Metal flashed in the sun, the driver of the quickly advancing vehicle forced to slam on his brakes, jerking to a stop two inches from me.
He was hanging out the window seconds later. “What the fuck is wrong with you, asshole?”
I slammed my palm on the hood, gasping for air, barely avoiding another collision before making it to the other side of the street, hissing as I glanced down one side of the sidewalk then the other.
The perpetrator had disappeared.
“Fuck. Fuck.” I threw my hands on my hips, pacing all over again. Who the fuck was watching me? Devin Carlos? One of Ramsey’s men? Or had Thomas purposely put his daughter in harm’s way hoping I would take the bait?
Goddamn it.
After returning to the other side of the street, I took long strides toward the coffee shop.
Raven had confounded me but even more than that, she made me crave to take all of her. To take her as mine, a possession that no other man would ever dare touch again lest they face my harsh punishment. I pushed away from my Lamborghini, glancing at my watch after doing so. She was due to finish her shift in five minutes.
I’d waited long enough. I’d provided her with a gift that she’d never appreciate. Patience. It was rarer than pink diamonds. Now it was time to explain what was happening between us. The danger was real. Now she was directly in the crosshairs.
But no one would take away what already belonged to me.
CHAPTER15
