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“I don’t know yet I’ether before the city ends up as nothingthat I need her”

“You can’t trust her” Dovie’s tone held old hurt and betrayal She knew better than anyone just how untrustworthy Reeve could be

“I know, Dovie I don’t trust anyone”

Race snorted and reached out to grab his sister in a one-ar I could see by the expression on her face that she knew the gesture was more for him than it was for her “Isn’t it already too late to worry about this city burning The people in it can’t help but feed the flames?”

I agreed with him, so I just shut the door behindReeve over the coals while Brysen watched ide, confused eyes I heard his deep voice bark, “You bitch I should put your head through that wall after what you did to Dovie She thought you were her friend” I wish they were just idle words that he was speaking, but Bax didn’t h on It didn’t irl To hier He would treat her like any other threat to his woman

Reeve blinked those unusually colored blue eyes slowly, and I sighed as she went really pale and still under the onslaught of Bax’s anger I hated that sout a little bit of pride cheered for her when she refused look away from him

“No one has friends in the Pointat least that’s what I always thought I’ht” I reached the little party just as Reeve’s voice cracked and her lower lip started to tremble faintly

I intervened just as Bax was gearing up to lay into her some more I reached up to pop hiot the drop on my brother, his instincts were honed too sharp, so I took the shot because he was so focused on his prey he never sawand also because I didn’t like the way his threatening Reeve had allto life She was the last woman in the world I needed to feel protective toward, but that didn’t stopto shove my brother away from her

“Leave her alone, asshole She’s trying to help” I let both my annoyance and frustration snap at hilare to me

Reeve looked between the both of us, and was s She left without saying anything to either one of us, but I could see the way her hands were shaking as she pulled open the front door to the police station

“Who on earth was that?” Brysen sounded bewildered and her bright eyes were full of confusion and questions

Bax retaliated to ut with a balled-up fist He never pulled any punches, so the force lared at him

Bax turned his dark eyes to Brysen and bit out, “Reeve Black She’s the person who told Novak that Dovie was on her own the night he had his guys grab her off the street She got into bed with him over a blood debt and he called it in and used it to hurt Race and Dovie She should be in jail for capital murder, but she cut a major deal with the feds and went into Witness Protection She’s supposed to be as far away from here as they could put her I told this idiot”—he pointed at his finger atto be responsible for my actions”

“And I told you to stop saying shit like that to ue and violent temper all the time My brother had it in him to kill; I didn’t need to be reminded of it every time his wild nature slipped the chains he had strapped on it since he fell in love with Dovie