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My blood ran cold.
“I hate you.”
Ryan shrugged.
“This is what I have to do to take care of you, little sis.”
I wanted to lunge across the table and strangle him with my bare hands. He smirked.
“Don’t act like you haven’t done this shit before. You’ll open your legs to any man who’s willing to offer a quick fuck ‘cause you’re a damaged little girl with daddy issues.”
“You fucking pig—”
I broke off when I caught a glimpse of movement at the window. Gideon was headed straight for the diner. Kingpin and Vlad flanked him. With Ryan facing the door, he would see them as soon as they stepped inside.
No, no, no.
I wanted nothing more than to run into Gideon’s arms and beg forgiveness for our stupid fight earlier. Of course he’d been protecting me, watching my back. But it had spooked me, realizing he knew all of my dirty secrets before I was ready to tell them.
And now, he was here. Ryan had already shot him once. I couldn’t bear it if Gideon took another bullet because of me.
Before I could come up with a plan, Ryan’s gaze flicked to the diner’s entrance. A split second later, the bell over the door chimed. I twisted in my seat to see Kingpin, Vlad, and Gideon step into the diner. Crash waited outside, shifting in place nervously.
“Well, look at this,” Ryan said. “The cavalry has arrived.”
Gideon ignored him, striding up to our table. He held his hand out to me.
“Come on, Liss. Time to go home.”
Ryan shot to his feet, standing nose to nose with Gideon. It pained me to see how different they were. Gideon was calm under pressure, confident in his ability to handle whatever came his way. Ryan was restless, jittery, as if the urge to prove himself swarmed under his skin like fire ants.
“You’re not taking my little sister anywhere without my approval,” he replied.
“Your little sister is a grown woman,” Gideon countered. “She can make her own decisions.”
I placed my hand in his palm. He pulled me up to stand beside him. Ryan’s eyes flashed with anger.
“Oh, I see how it is. Do you really want to be kept like a little sex doll for this old guy, Larissa?”
“Don’t talk about her like that,” Gideon growled.
“Or what?” Ryan lifted his shirt, displaying the gun tucked into the front of his belt. “I’m not afraid to go down shooting. Are you?”
In a flash, Gideon grabbed the handle of Ryan’s gun and hooked his finger around the trigger. Fear flickered in Ryan’s eyes.
“If you knew a damn thing about handling a gun properly,” Gideon bit out. “You wouldn’t be wearing it so close to your microscopic dick.”
Ryan gulped and seemed to shrivel on the spot.
“One twitch of my finger, Coleman,” Gideon went on. “And you can say good-bye to your balls. Now, I’m going to walk out of here without any trouble from you, and I’m taking Liss with me. If you come anywhere near her, if you even breathe in her fucking direction–”
He tightened his grip on the gun. Ryan flinched.
“We will finish this conversation,” Gideon added. “And you won’t like what I have to say. Is that clear?”
Ryan nodded.
“Speak up,” Gideon snapped.
