Light concussion from being body slammed onto the concrete.
“That’s for fucking up her goddamn birthday party.”
Stomach punches.
He’d experience nausea for a little while.
“That’s for breaking into my fucking house.”
Kidney jabs.
He’d need to piss more often, remaining sore for several days.
But he’d live.
“That’s for terrorizing the woman I care about. If you ever do it again, I won’t hesitate again. You will die.”
“That’s enough,” Mikhail said quietly as he grabbed my arm. “He got the point.”
So in tune to what I was doing, I snapped my head toward him. My arm was still reared back, my fist bloodied.
Exhaling, as soon as my eyes were able to focus, I backed down and he let go of my arm.
After glaring down at the man crumpled on the floor, I spun and walked away. The ache in my hand and fingers reminded me I was very much alive.
And I felt a hell of a lot better.
Vissarian flanked my side as I burst from the building. “Excellent self-restraint.”
“Don’t fuck with me. I’m not in the mood.”
“I’m not fucking with you, bro. I’m serious.” He also had to stop me in my tracks before I reached my Corvette.
“Then what? Just fucking say it.”
He shook his head. “If this was seven years ago, we’d be picking up the pieces one by one.”
“Yeah? So what? Maybe I’m a better man.”
“Maybe so. Do you want to know the reason why?”
“Do I?Brother?”
“Stop being an ass and listen to me. Did you hear yourself back there? Did you hear what you said about Lainey?”
Grumbling under my breath, I rubbed my goatee, remembering what she’d said about it early that morning.
“You’re much sexier with a goatee and I like the way it scratches me in all the most delicious places.”
My cock stirred from the thought. “Why don’t you tell me since you’re gloating about it?”
“You said you cared about her. That’s the first time since you lost Selena. Revel in the feeling, bro. You deserve it. You’re finally ready to forgive yourself. All because of a beautiful woman who just set your soul on fire. Look out. Your heart is next.”
CHAPTER 17
Sasha
“Liam O’Leary,”I said after following Alexsey into O’Leary’s lair.
