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Trey held her on his lap and stroked her hair as he spoke to her She see for a ride in an ambulance Doesn’t that sound fun?" Trey asked her

"I’d rather ride in the liroaned "Damn, my head hurts"

"How’s your neck?"

"I don’t know I feel sort of numb And tired And nauseous" She turned her head and stared at the guy who had Ethan’s knee in his back and his ar anywhere Reagan shook her head and laughed "I can’t believe I’ve been afraid of Pyre this whole tiot him pinned, if you want to take a cheap shot at him," Ethan said

"Maybe later," shefrom her to Pyre as if he couldn’t decide if he’d rather comfort her or kick the shit out of Pyre

"I’ll be fine I’ave her a harsh shake

"Try to stay awake Okay?" he said "I’m pretty sure that stuff can kill you if you breathe in too et her out of the way So I could havein the opening band"

Ethan tugged Pyre’s arms up another inch, which shut him up immediately A pair of police cruisers pulled to a halt near the tour buses Two officers entered the scene with their hands at their gun belts

"Ethan Conner, professional bodyguard," Ethan identified himself "I’ve subdued the perpetrator"

"I’ll say," one of the officers said as he rerabbed one of Pyre’s wrists

Pyre was handcuffed and pulled upright to sit on the ground He didn’t look the slightest bit threatening now More pathetic than anything The officers started the interview process to get everyone’s story straight Ethan had to talk to one of thean over Besides a severe case of nausea, a headache, and a few small cuts and bruises, she seemed to be fine That didn’t mean Ethan liked to be interviewed for an incident report while Trey got to hold her hand and tell her everything was going to be all right as she recounted her own version of the events to the other officer

When Ethan finally finished describing all of the details, several of the road crew came over to offer their take on the situation Ethan went to stand at the end of the ahtful blush staining her cheeks

"I can’t begin to tell you how sorry I aet his hands on you," Ethan said

She shook her head "I’m okay"

"That never should have happened I allowed ," Trey said "I’ stalked, drugged, and strangled, you tere s"

That uilt "Reagan…"

"While I was being dragged across a parking lot, beaten with a rubber hose, and stuffed into the trunk of a car, you tere kissing, touching, and playing hide the salaan chuckled "No, I’oing to hurl, I’d say the two of you have a lot to ? He’d put her in danger She could have been seriously injured She should be yelling at hiuard on the planet Ethan stroked her hair behind her ear and brushed her soft cheek with the pad of his thumb "I love you"

"I know," she said "I love you too"

Ethan glanced at Trey It was the first tian say those words to another rinned and squeezed Reagan’s hand

"Ethan, I need you to do so"