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Prologue

Watching my ex pick himself up off the deck, I winced at the deep cut above his eye Ouch He’d need a few stitches for sure But I wasn’t feeling very syht then

“Maybe you should do so up to me

I gaveNo one with a brain would try to get between Dane Davenport and soht then, what he seeround

I would not at all be opposed to that

Owen had been soht not have made hi Dane and

Melinda turned to her husband “We can’t just stand here”

“Why not?” asked Wyatt “Owen should have known better”

Why yes, yes, he should’ve An uber-successful businesssomeone you did not cross or underesti Intient Richer than God And, until several o, married to his job

Noas married to me

He was also my boss

He rarely lost his cool like this Probably because he didn’t waste eet under his skin But as others weren’t supposed to know that our ement, he naturally had to play the role of possessive husband And since there was no er he carried, he certainly had a ht now

Dane stared the prick down “I warned you, didn’t I? I warned you tiain to stay away from her, but you didn’t listen,” he reprimanded, his tone soft “Worse, you pulled this shit For someone who claims to care for Vienna, you sure don’t show it”

Owen clenched his fists “I do care for her, she’s—”

“Not yours,” Dane finished “They’re er It’s my name she’s taken It’s my bed she shares She isrelevant”

Oed “She was mine first”

“And you should have held tight to her You didn’t You let her go That was your mistake”

“I did as best for her”

“No, you did as best for you You ht have cared for Vienna, but you didn’t put her first She was never your priority”

Owen nostrils flared “I was young back then A kid”