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Rowan i off her The guys are dressed in jeans and t-shirts, co off the to be trouble

The back door of the car opens, and a guy steps out He's dressed in jeans too, but they look designer and he's wearing a black silk shirt His dark blond hair is slicked back fro Roith a look that makes my blood instantly flame

"There'sat the infamous Juice--kidnapper and potential murderer

Rowan takes an involuntary step backward, stepping right into my body I ibefore me

Juice's gaze narrows on me as he watches my protective irl is stepping out on "

"Not your girl any my arms loose beside me

He doesn't take kindly to my proclamation and his face darkens in fury He never even hesitates before he says, "Get this piece of shit out of o"

I tense because I know the attack is couys lunge ate to tear one arcrack when my elbow meets his mouth and blood sprays everywhere

I don't even have tiuy lands a solid punch to ht kidney while the other dude's knuckles drive into my left temple My knees buckle and the sidewalk rises up to meet me, but not before a knee rises up and catches ether with ht in between and blood fills my mouth

Fuck, that hurt!

Rowan lets out a piercing screahto hold onto consciousness as both guys really start landing soe with their coordinated attack, I'm only able to block a few of the punches and kicks they're ai at me

To ain and tries to ju onher around the waist to pull her back She screae and my stomach flips over when I see Juice actually nuzzle her neck

The sensual ht exit her eyes, her body going liirl yes, uys backward I don't hesitate, ra him back onto the hood of the car

But again, it's another short-lived victory and, within a round again While one holds my shoulders, the other aims a well-placed kick into my ribs, which causes stars to burst in my head from the pain

My ure out how to get et Rowan out of that fucktard's ar

"You tell your goons to get off that boy or I' to splatter your brains all over the sidewalk in front of my bar"

Everyone goes still--one of the guys who is whaling on me has his arm cocked back, ready to throw another punch But I don't have tioes to Rowan

She staring back at me with a look that is so intense orry, I can feel it down into thehis teeth together, a vein in his teer

"Now, let Rowan go"

Juice doesn't coun that he has pressed up against the back of Juice's skull and nudges him hard Juice slowly unwinds his arrip, running to my side

The two goons ihtly to the sides I watch warily as Rowan crouches beside razes her thuainst my jaw, possibly the only place I had not been hit

"Rowan you and your fella get over here behind e says

Rowan stands up and tries to pull ony as I stand but it doesn't stopher to George

Giving another hard shove with his shotgun, George pushes Juice toward his cronies He turns to look at George and murder is reflected in his eyes

"You just fucked up, old man," Juice sneers "Nobody crosses me"

George only laughs at Juice "You think a two-bit punk alks around with thugs because he's too scared to take on soet out of here becausea little twitchy"

Juice doesn't oons I suspect they have guns on thee I instinctively push Rowan behindof bullets in the near future

George calun trained on Juice and reaches into his pocket with his other hand Pulling out his cell phone, he hands it to Rowan

"Call the cops, honey Tell them we have some trash to pick up"