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Once they’d distanced froht Ben into one of the offices off the hallway, laying hio stood in the doorway, his arms crossed over his chest This wasn’t how he’d expected his night to go He’d heard Belle was fighting, and he couldn’t stay away He’d hoped the ruht and then hit the bar Noas in over his head “All of you, take a walk I need to talk with Ben alone”

The little shit leaned up on one elbow, gingerly touching his face with his free hand “You hit me?”

“Head butt” The lastthem alone Even after retirement, his reputation stuck He rarely had to reo closed the door and dropped the blinds

“You have no idea what you’ve done Randal Aiello owns this city You’ve just fucked over the biggest fight of the year, and one with his daughter no less”

“That fight was a death hter for a quick buck?”

“She knehat she was getting into Belle signed an agreeun to her head” Ben sat up, still rubbing his forehead

“You stole her kid, so yeah, I’d say that’s the sa” He unfolded his ar back and forth in front of the sofa “Where is she?”

“Who?”

“Don’t play smart withher kid,” he said “And you better hope to God Belle’s okay”

“I don’t knohat you’re talking about That bitch probably sold her kid for drugs”

Drago clenched his jaw hard, hisback—the fighting, the blood, the death ht now, the ruthless ht to be unleashed He wanted to kill this little fucker,over Belle Of all people, she didn’t deserve this

“Watch your daet to talk shit about her Understand?” He wanted to punctuate his sentence by ra his fist into Ben’s face, but he had to tread carefully Until he had Belle’s kid, he needed to rein in his beast

“I swear I don’t knohere they’re keeping her kid I don’t get paid enough for that kind of shit”

“If I find out you’re lying, I’ll find you and fuck you so bad, you’ll wish you were in that ring with Deadman You knohat I’m capable of, no?”

“I swear on my life!”

His cellphone went off He strode to the other side of the room and turned his back