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He slammed her against the wall, knocking the breath out of her. He raised the knife she didn’t realize he was still holding and pressed the slick blade against her cheek. She stopped breathing.
“Do you want me to bleed him dry in front of you?” he hissed.
Her heart stopped. “No.”
“Then don’t fight me.”
The monster that lurked inside him was in control now. Her husband was nowhere in sight. She was very aware of cold steel against her cheek and his charged body caging her in.
“You betrayed me,” Gavin hissed.
He tipped his head back and let out an angry roar before he brought the knife down. She screamed and raised her hands to protect herself as the knife sank into the wall six inches from her head.
She felt a whoosh of air as Gavin’s body disappeared. She lowered her arms and saw Blade standing in front of her, facing off with Gavin.
“Get out of my way,” Gavin demanded.
“I’ll take her home and give you some time,” Blade said calmly.
He bared his teeth. “Get the fuck out of my way.”
Blade reached into his pocket and pulled out a syringe. Blade had sedated Gavin several times after Manny was murdered. It was clear Blade thought he needed another dose.
He stepped up to his second in command. “Are you threatening me?”
The guards took a reflexive step back, but Blade didn’t budge.
“It’s my job to keep her safe, even from you.”
Blade was putting his life on the line by defying his employer. She opened her mouth to intervene, but she was too late. Gavin snatched the needle and plunged it into Blade’s neck. Blade flinched, but didn’t try to protect himself. He emptied the syringe, and Blade dropped to the floor.
“No one comes between us,” Gavin said.
He stalked toward her. She tensed to make a run for it and blinked when Blade shot to his feet and put Gavin in a chokehold from behind. He produced another syringe and deployed it into his neck. Instantly, Gavin swayed.
“You fucker,” he wheezed.
“I have to save you from yourself,” Blade said grimly as Gavin dropped face first on the carpet and didn’t move.
She and Blade stared at one another.
“Call the elevator,” he ordered.
She stumbled toward the button and pressed it as Blade pulled the knife out of the wall, handed it to one of the wary guards and hefted Gavin over one shoulder. The elevator arrived with a merry ding, and they all got in.
9
Lyla
She stoodin the corner of the elevator, staring at Gavin draped over Blade’s shoulder. How Blade was able to handle his weight was a mystery. The guards stood as far away from Blade as possible, as if they expected Gavin to wake and kill them.
She shook from head to toe. He almost killed her. He was inches from—
The elevator opened on the ground floor. Blade dug in Gavin’s pocket and tossed one of the guards a set of keys. The guard jogged toward Gavin’s Aston Martin while Blade dropped Gavin in the trunk of the SUV as if he was a piece of luggage. He closed the back and pointed at her.
“Get in,” he barked as he rode shotgun.
The driver floored it. She hastily belted herself in as the SUV careened out of the lot. She glanced in the trunk as Gavin rolled from his back to his front.
