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“What the fuck?” I just about manage and I cover my mouth with my hand.
“Surprised?” he smirks and takes another step closer to me which has my back straight into Clay’s front.
“Worked like a charm,” I hear Clay’s tone and my eyes lift to the Boot parking lot hoping to see someone who can help, but it’s empty and my nerves consume me.
“You’re an asshole,” I turn quickly, lifting my hand and slapping him hard across the face.
“You little whore, you’re going to regret that,” his arm jolts out as he wraps his fingers round my throat and squeezes, choking me. “Shame, I had another vision in my head for choking you and it wasn’t out of violence,” he smirks, so I spit in his face, but he doesn’t falter, just smiles as his other hand reaches up and wipes my saliva from his eye.
I hear the sounds of tires screeching to a halt in the parking lot, and I pray that whoever is parking will help me.
“Get your fucking hands off her,” Riggs’ voice bellows across the parking lot and relief swarms me.
“Not a problem,” Clay lets go of me and I gasp for air, coughing and choking as I desperately try and fill my lungs, crumpling on the floor like a piece of used paper. Riggs grabs me, holding me tightly as Tripp, Pacey and Austin surround us.
“I don’t know who you think you are, Clay, coming onto our stomping ground then putting hands onmygirl.” Riggs growls, rolling me behind him as he steps forward.
“Yourgirl?” Luke pipes up as he steps towards Riggs and Riggs twists his neck round to look at Luke.
“Who the fuck are you?” Riggs voice booms and I hear Austin laugh.
“Her fiancé.”
I watch as Riggs stiffens.
“Don’t think so, bud,” Riggs laughs and turns to face Clay once more.
“Yeah, check her hand for her ring,” Luke stammers, but puffs his chest out. Riggs spins to face me, I watch as his eyes give me the once over to make sure I am okay as his wrist reaches down and his fingers wrap around my slim wrist, holding it up and looking at it, squinting.
“There ain’t no ring on her finger, and even if there was, I wouldn’t have given a shit about the ring or about you anyway,” Riggs lets my hand fall and my heart thrashes in my chest as I look at Luke.
“You broke up with me, Luke, you left me for that tramp back in LA.”
I hear Riggs suck in air through his teeth before he lets out a soft whistle.
“Big mistake there, my man,” Riggs taunts and I know where this conversation is going before it has even happened. “She hasn’t mentioned you once, but there has been one name that has sounded real fucking pretty coming from her mouth and that’s mine. Only mine. It sounds so good when she is moaning it, so no, Luke, is it?” Riggs steps up to Luke and I watch as Luke cowers, “you ain’t nothing to her, just like she isn’t anything to you. Now run along and fuck off back where you came from.”
I watch as it plays out in slow motion. Luke swings for Riggs and catches him just off the jaw then winces and holds his fist as the pain consumes his hand. Riggs doesn’t falter, just smirks and pulls his arm back before throwing it forward and lumping Luke and that’s when it all kicks off. Luke and Riggs fight as I scream for them to stop. I hadn’t even noticed that Harlow was standing next to Austin. Tripp and Pacey are on Luke, restraining him so Riggs gets the upper hand.
“Riggs!” I scream, tears pricking in my eyes, “Stop! Please,” I beg and it’s not because I still love Luke, I just don’t want to see him beaten to a pulp for something I don’t think he has any idea he is entangled in. Austin runs for Riggs, grabbing his arms and pulling them behind his back as he tries his hardest to lead Riggs away.
“Leave it man, he ain’t worth it,” and I know Austin must be cursing me and Riggs out at hearing the revelation that his sister and his best friend have indeed been sleeping together and I can’t even bring myself to look in Pacey and Tripp’s direction.
A loud clap fills the parking lot and we all turn to face Clay.
“What a show,” Clay chuckles and his eyes roam to each and every one of us before they land on Riggs. “They’re coming for your land, Riggs. There isn’t anything you can do about it. They’re already moving forward with their application to revisit the gold mine that sits at the bottom of Crooked Creek.”
Riggs stiffens.
I watch as Tripp reaches for his gun, hoovering his hand over the handle.
“We ain’t selling the land, tell your fucking suits that,” Riggs growls.
“Don’t say I didn’t warn you,” Clay turns and begins walking away.
“Oh no you don’t,” Austin runs for him, grabbing him by his shoulder as he spins him around and lands a fist right between his eyes, splitting his nose before Clay falls to the ground out cold.
Riggs sweeps me up, his hands cupping my face as his eyes volley back and forth between mine.
