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His hands bunch into fists at his sides He’s pissed because he knows I’ht mind, whether froo with sos he’s done

His eyes shoot daggers at me When they move behindin preparation to take him down if I need to

We glare at each other with loathing for several tense seconds, until a small voice captures everyone’s attention

“Daddy?” Aria says croakily I look toward the back door and see Aria standing in the doorway, her eyes filling with tears and her face cru behind her with a hand on her shoulder, her own pain evident on her face as her eyes move from me to Theo When they land on Jules, her hand flies to her listen

Theo colance After curling his lip up into a sneer, he turns and stalks to the door Once he has it open, he turns back “This isn’t over,” he says with venom The door slams behind him

My eyes slide over to Dad to see his jaw juet toat the cuts on her face

Gently, I grab her chin “Let me see,” I murmur

There are several se of her nose, and several e looks worse than what it is because they’re head wounds and tend to bleed like a bitch

“After the police leave, I’ you to the hospital,” I tell Jules

She shakes her head then winces with the , but her eyes are swollen and red “No”

“What do you mean no? Baby, we need to have your head looked at”

“I don’t want to go back there” Her voice cracks “Please, Luca I don’t want to go back there” She grabsgrip she has on it Her eyes are wide and anxious as she pleads

I unwrap her fingers froainst them

“We’ll let Vicki look over them and see what she thinks” Relief fills her face I hate to make the look fade away, but I add, “But, if she thinks you need to go, I’ you” My voice is stern, while still soft

After a moment, she nods