A minute later, I follow him out to the kitchen and open the cabinets.
Bronco grabs his phone.
And freezes.
His eyes meet mine.
They widen, and he reaches for his gun.
Then the world explodes around us.
I scream as glass rains on me, the windows all around us breaking. Movement blurs as bodies come through, one after another. The door is kicked in and more stream through.
“Run, princess!” Bronco shouts over the noise.
Gunshots ring out.
I duck and scramble forward, blindly heading through the chaos.
Something heavy hits the ground several feet away.
Bronco’s gun.
Acting on instinct, I go for it.
Flesh hitting flesh, grunts and thuds threaten to halt my progress, because they’re coming from Bronco. I push through, making it half a dozen steps before a hand snags in my hair, yanking me to a stop.
“Uh uh,” a familiar voice snarls.
It’s one of the men who took me from my room. One of the two that chased me in the streets. I spin around as far as I can, held in place by his firm grip, and fight for my life.
He grabs one of my wrists, and before I can strike with the other, he releases my hair and grabs me by the throat, squeezing. “You’re lucky the boss wants you alive. I’ve had enough of your kitten claws.”
I gasp and choke, fighting for air.
He pins me against the wall by my throat, eyes flaring with excitement as I struggle to breathe.
I claw at anything I can reach. His face, his eyes, his hands.
He curses and strikes me so hard my head bounces against the wall.
“Camille!” Bronco roars.
My eyes blur. I blink them clear and see him fighting five men. Blood streams from his lip and nose, but he’s knocking them down as fast as they come, looking like a gladiator in his ferocity.
Boot steps crunch on glass.
Suddenly the air in the room shifts.
“Enough,” Aiden says, strolling into the carnage.
Ice grips my heart when his eyes find mine.
He scans me, fury washing over him when he spots the hand around my throat. “Let her go,” he bites out.
The thug’s hand tightens for half a beat. He releases me but doesn’t step back.
I suck in a sharp breath and double over in a coughing fit, throat raw.
