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“Emma,” he said
“Shut the fuck up, Gideon I’ Gabriel in her sight Even as heto Gideon, not unless he hurt her
He could do it, but with Owen and Wyatt here he wouldn’t be able to do it for long
“This is family business, Miss Colton You need to leave,” Maddox said
“What I see is a bunch of fucking cowards hurting one ive him a weapon Such brave men I wonder how your women can even look at you” She kneas a lo “I wonder what Lou would say” That was for Jacob “Or Harper, I wonder what she’d think” That was to Abel “What about Ruby? Knohat you’re doing” She glanced over at Oliver “I thought Mia had better taste, but I guess she doesn’t know the truth”
“You going to throw shit at me?” Gabriel asked
She turned toward her brother “Don’t worry, brother dearest I already knohat a piece of shit you are You forget, I greith you I knohat I’hed, but it wasn’t frousted by what she saw “You think you’re good men because you’re Dentons You’re no better than a Colton” She threw the bat at the Gabriel “Landon’s hurting, and all you want hiet over it I wonder if you’d handle it any better if any of your woet a taste of your own medicine”
“E was clear
She was crossing a line
“No! Enough! I said fucking enough!” She stepped up to Gabriel “You want to be a Denton, be one Gladly I reht up to Maddox Denton “I’ve been a Colton froed who I am You want to hurt ht now, right here, in front of everyone, I will hurt you back”
“You think you scarewith”
She sreat deal You see, daddy-in-law, I’m your son’s woman, and what I noticed about all men in this room is none of you pay attention to the women I have secrets I know more about you and your family than I ever should, but that’s what I do That’s whatHurt me Kill et that irl I’ the way Landon has turned out, it’ll be quite easy to snuff the life out of every single woman you all have”
Her father had once told her, while he’d been drunk of course, the best way to deal with a predator was to stare him in the eye, to not back down, and to wait for them to break eye contact You know you’ve won
Right now, she couldn’t believe she was threatening Maddox Denton He was a fucking force to be reckoned with
The thing was, Owen and Wyatt would avenge her They would do what she asked They were Coltons United together