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My fingers stretched and curled, but I couldn’t get free And then Jacob arrived, holding a towel to his neck, blood drenching the cloth I smiled until Rider looked my way

“She secure?” He checked

Mae

“She’s secure,” Jacob replied, glowering my way

Rider stared just a touch too long at Jacob His eyes tightened just a second too long If Brother Cain loved Mae as much as he clai her… for years and years of sadistic abuse If Rider didn’t coe so Mae She was fkin’ everything toher away

“All of you go wait in the van,” Rider demanded The men slipped on their balaclavas and left us the hell alone

I stretched ht of a blacked-out Ford van No plates No distinguishing features Nothing for me to locate it with

Mae was in the back, unconscious, and I couldn’t move I couldn’t move to save my woman

“Styx”

Hearing my name, I turned my attention back to Rider, who had moved ’round and now stood before me The fker looked relieved… like he’d finally won

“She caused this by choosing you, y’know” My jaw clenched and I tasted an to bleed with the pressure “I mean, what the hell does she see in you? The way she watches you The way she’s obsessed with you It’s completely alien to me”

I almost couldn’t breathe as he talked about my woman Shit She did want me Hell, she loved me, and this assle couldn’t take it