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Let the , Dillon blew out an annoyed puff of air "Kimberly, how many ti you in here anymore? Go back to your desk, and I’ll call you later if I feel like it"

"It’s not Kirowled His eyes zeroed in on Dillon when he turned around "I told you I’d kill you with ain"

Narrowing his eyes, Dillon opened his ed hih mammoth, the solid piece of cherry wood screeched a few inches fro on it With Dillon pinned beneath hi the blow froainst his mouth Blood fro down to his chin As Gavin stared into the soulless eyes of a man he’d considered a friend at one point, flashes of E his brutal treater si it fro

Hands wrapped around Dillon’s throat, Gavin lifted up his head and shoved it back down against the desk It hit the surface with a hard thud Gavin was sure he’d cracked Dillon’s skull open "You pussy!" Gavin spewed, his body shaking "I told you I’d fucking kill you if you hurt her!"

"Fuck you and her!" Dillon choked out, squirht

Gavin squeezed harder, his grip tightening to the point he could feel Dillon’s pulse haht his arms up and circled his fists around Gavin’s forearms in a lame attempt to pull Gavin’s hands from his neck It didn’t work, and it only pissed Gavin off ain After the second, possible skull-cracking blow, Gavin heard Dillon inhale sharply as he fought to breathe Gavin also heard his own blood rushing through his ears Dillon released his hold on one of Gavin’s arain, but this tih for Gavin to dodge Gavin could feel hi away as he stared into Gavin’s eyes Gavin watched Dillon’s capillaries pop to the surface, turning his face a light shade of blue

And then it hit him

"Gavin Blake, you’re more of a man than any man I’ve ever known You have a heart you wear on your sleeve, and you couldn’t do a thing to "

Now, Gavin found hiht on by E inside him twisted, a debate on whether or not to stop The sick bastard below hiht own his e to kill for would own his heart forever Choosing love over evil, Gavin pulled in a steeling breath, released his hold from Dillon’s neck, and stu his hands in his hair, Gavin paced and watched Dillon’s close to lifeless body slither to the floor, dragging stacks of paper, pens, and a telephone with it Choking, Dillon rolled to his side and clawed to his hands and knees, his chest heaving up and down for air A barrage of chills overtook Gavin’s syste to stand It was no use He couldn’t Gavin had stripped hiy he had Gavin tore his attention fro from behind the door Gavin didn’t know if they’d just started or if they were trying to get in the whole tih his hands, ti fro hard, Gavin stalked over to Dillon and grabbed hi beside him, Gavin yanked Dillon’s face within inches of his He shook as he spoke, his breath a vicious whisper "You better listen to every fucking word I’m about to say to you"

"Fuck off, asshole," Dillon grit out, staring into Gavin’s eyes, his breathing still labored "You’re going to jail for this, motherfucker"

Gavin quickly elbowed Dillon’sto jerk away, Dillon winced Now Gavin wasn’t the only one with a split lip Gavin gripped Dillon’s hair tighter, a sick so to prison You’re lucky I didn’t fucking kill you But just know this"--Gavin paused, trying to taain choke Dillon within inches of his life--"I’ll get out one day Oh, you bet your ass I fucking will And when I do… nothing will stopyou Not even the insane love I have for the wo sure you never take another fucking breath So, consider this bit of infor to the cops If you know me at all, then you’ll know this isn’t an empty threat fro froas charave Do you understandhard, Dillon stared at Gavin and remained quiet Simple resolution to the unanswered question Another elbow to Dillon’sunderstand er

"Yes!" Dillon replied through clenched, bloodied teeth

"Good," Gavin repliedHe started for the door, but before unlocking it, he turned, his eyes narrowed "And if I find out you showed up to her job again, I’ll make sure it’s a closed casket funeral"

With that, Gavin unlocked the door and pushed through the crowd Without looking back, he heard the cla place in Dillon’s office Strike that He heard Dillon yelling at everyone to get out of his office The edge of eh the air as Gavin stepped into the elevator

On his way down, Gavin checked his watch With less than five minutes to make it across town, he whipped his cell frooing to be late By the time he made it to his car, she’d replied

E for you Please be careful No speeding! I love you

Gavin pulled out of the garage As he crawled through traffic, he couldn’t help but flick his gaze down to his cell He reread Eh, Gavin are he had to walk into the café holding some semblance of normalcy He just wasn’t sure he’d be able to Thirty minutes later, he was about to be put to the test

After finding a parking spot, Gavin stepped froh his hair, and made his way in He hadn’t taken but three steps into the café when he spotted Emily His breath faltered as it always did when he saw her sitting at a table and reading a book It was then Gavin kneas bound to her He knew there wasn’t a thing he wouldn’t give up for her Hell, as long as he was inhaling the air around her, every day would feel coive up his freedom for her His life She was in his bloodstream, and he didn’t care if he spent the next twenty years behind bars, shackled in chains for what he’d done to Dillon Gavin only hoped he could remove the shackles around her heart Dillon left behind, because no a Dillon’s ass could rid her of the scars she had from him Gavin knew he’d alipe away her tears, but he desperately wanted to be able to wipe away her painful past