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Resting her head back against the bed, she closed her eyes and tried to come up with a plan

Chapter Thirteen

“The Castillos are coe and I’ve advised hi our house,” Rick said “They are also bringing a doctor As long as her hymen is intact, he will see it as our debt to them is repaid”

“You can’t give her back,” Gabriel said

“This matter isn’t up for discussion I’ve had Landon, Tulip, and now you That girl is a problem and I don’t want to deal with it With our focus on the bounty hunters, we don’t have time to start a war, and in case you haven’t noticed, with Maddox’s death, and you two fucking up rulings, things haven’t exactly gone to plan” Rick looked at him and then at Jacob “For the foreseeable future, my decision will stand”

Gabriel looked toward his brothers They had been so focused on trying to get Landon and figuring out what to do, that they had fucked up Men had turned traitor, and some of their establishments had been closed down Within the last few days, Rick had gathered a list of trustworthy, loyal s, and ga estates

Running a hand down his face, he tried to clear the fog fro Jade back is not a priority”

Rick sighed He’d alreadythem a list of instructions “And why is she not a priority? What part of you is too weak to start a ith the Castillos? While they’ve remained in power of their territory, we have beco on the outskirts of our city for control We are going to win that back, but not if we argue about this”

Gabriel looked at each of his brothers None of theument and the truth was he didn’t really have one, not really

Gritting his teeth as Rick had already moved onto another job, Gabriel couldn’t do it

“She’s mine,” Gabriel said

This caused all gazes to turn toward him

“I don’t have time for this bullshit now”

“You all describe it as a feeling, don’t you? Well, when I look at her, it’s a feeling She’s not a fucking twin, so I’irl”

Rick grabbed a knife and threw it across the roo tell me this now?” He roared the last word