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“Juliet. Stay. Here.”
Then he was gone, and she found herself sinking to her butt in the middle of her bathroom.
Breathe.
You don’t have time to lose it.
Someone was here. Someone who could hurt her.
But they’d had the gate code. Who would be able to get through? Reuben. But he’d let them know. Kiesha. But she didn’t drive.
Xavier.
That thought got her up on her feet and she stumbled towards the window, gaping down at the car she saw pull up.
Oh no.
She had to tell Brick. But he’d told her to stay here. She froze, indecision tormenting her. Juliet didn’t want to do something stupid. But she was certain that was Xavier. And he wouldn’t hurt her.
But what if Xavier got hurt? She couldn’t let that happen. He was one of her best friends.
Shoot. Shoot. Shoot.
She moved to the door and opened it, hurrying out to the top of the stairs. Lightly, she raced down to the second-floor landing so she could peek over the edge and see the front door.
“Who the fuck are you? Are you the guy who thinks she’s his?”
“I don’t know who you are, but you need to calm down and keep your hands where I can see them,” Elias urged.
Where was Brick? She leaned over the railing. She caught sight of Elias’ broad back blocking the door.
“Get out of my way!” Xavier demanded. “I’m not letting you keep me from her. Juliet! Juliet, get down here now!”
Her feet were moving before she even thought about what she was doing.
“Juliet isn’t coming down here,” Elias warned. “And you’re not getting near her. Now, tell me your name or I’m calling the cops.”
“Call the fucking cops. Then you can explain to Ed why the fuck you’re keeping her prisoner.”
“Juliet isn’t a prisoner,” Brick said.
Oh shit. She sat and peered through the rungs of the stairs as Brick stepped up and Elias took a step back.
“Juliet!”
Xavier stepped forward. Brick pushed him back. She winced, feeling bad for Xavier. He was no slouch, but Brick was a wall. There was no getting through him.
“Let me fucking see her. Now!”
She jumped in shock. Xavier rarely swore. Rarely lost his temper. What was going on?
“Want me to call the cops, Brick?” Elias asked.
“Not yet.”
“Juliet! Get down here!” Xavier called.
“You’re getting nowhere near her. Not until I know who you are, what you want, and definitely not until you calm the fuck down,” Brick told him in a low, dark voice she’d never heard from him before.
