Page 307 of Wicked Brutal

“No, YOU watch yours!” Victor screams back. “You took my money. You took my family’s money. You signed the agreements. You made the fucking promises.”

“She is still my daughter!”

“And you sold her to me!”

“STOP!” Mom screams. Neither of them even looks at her.

Victor points at my stomach. “You guaranteed me she was untouched.”

Ryan explodes. “STOP FUCKING TALKING ABOUT HER LIKE THAT!” He’s fighting Arthur again, X right there with him. “Let me fucking go!”

Gideon catches X.

“HE JUST SAID HE BOUGHT HER!” Ryan roars.

“I HEARD HIM!”

“THEN WHY THE FUCK IS HE STILL STANDING?”

Victor looks at him. “This changes nothing.”

Ryan stops fighting. “What?”

Victor’s eyes move to me. “This is a problem. Problems can be handled.”

My hand covers my stomach. Mom’s hand covers mine. “No.”

Victor steps toward us. “We’ll deal with it before Switzerland.”

Ryan loses it completely. “YOU TOUCH MY FUCKING BABY AND I’LL KILL YOU!”

“Ryan!”

“I’LL FUCKING KILL HIM!”

Arthur shoves him backward. Victor screams right over him. “YOU THINK GETTING HER PREGNANT MAKES HER YOURS?”

“SHE WAS NEVER YOURS!”

“I BOUGHT HER!”

“SHE ISN’T FOR FUCKING SALE!”

“She was when her father took the money!”

Dad shoves Arthur aside. “Enough!”

Victor turns on him. “No. You don’t get to be offended now, Roman. You knew exactly what this was.”

Dad gets in his face. “You were supposed to marry her.”

“I still will.” My stomach drops. Victor looks at me. Cold. Certain. “I can handle the minor issue.”

“No.”

His eyes narrow. “What?”

“No!”