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She looked over his shoulder at Colleen “You’ll see to it, Colleen?”

“Yes, Ms Ross”

Mari ai smile at him and took two steps away

“If you think that’s good enough, you’re mistaken, missy Don’t you walk away from me!”

A heavy hand reached out and gripped her wrist painfully, jerking her back and she yelped and cowered before she could think better of it Her eyes closed, waiting for ould coh her She stilled It was only worse when she showed pain or fear

“Is there a problem here?”

Mari gazed up at Luca, wanting to ith gratitude Luca, eyes dark with fury, glared like an avenging angel at the lad to see someone in all her life

“Nothing I can’t handle,” theher wrist an extra squeeze Mari couldn’t help the wince that flickered over her face, and instantly saw a muscle in Luca’s jaitch in response

“I strongly suggest you release the lady’s arm” He uttered the words softly but the steely threat was unmistakable When Reilly didn’t ierously low “While you still can”

“We were just having a little disagree disappointed at having to relinquish his hold on Mari Now that her wrist was free, she rubbed it with her hand She knew she should say so at Luca

“Mari, are you all right?” He teenuine concern reaching through the fear and touching her deep inside Luca wouldn’t let anything happen to her She nodded slightly and forced calet hiht

“Perhaps I htly, his polite words laced with veno Luca didn’t resort to violence Causing a scene was clearly what the man wanted A chill ran over her body She knew his kind The kind that wanted to provoke a fight Who thought physical power solved everything

“And who ht you be?”