Oh, no!
“Will you have more flowers arriving soon?”
“Not in time for your wedding, dear. I can’t apologize enough.”
“I understand. Thank you.”
We ended the call, and I slumped back against the wall with a sigh. Wouldn’t you know it? I found my dress only to lose the flowers I ordered months ago, too close to the wedding to order more. I didn’t have a clue how I would fix this.
“Hi. Would you like me to take the dress for you and box it up?”
The saleswoman startled me, and I nearly jumped. “Sure. Thanks.”
I opened the door and handed the gown to her, watching her walk toward the register. Cam and Mimi were waiting for me at the front of the store, looking over the dress racks as they talked.
“Hi, Nylah.”
My head swiveled as I recognized the male voice even though I’d only heard it once. “Tony?”
Where the hell did he come from?
He smiled before walking up to me, reaching for my arm, and steering me out of sight of Cam, Mimi, and the front register. Confused, I stared up at him. What did he do? Follow me?
Did he watch me the whole day?
I had to fight a shiver.
His grip remained firm, but he didn’t hurt me. “I’m not going to harm you, but I need you to listen.”
Listen to what? “Why?”
“Because you’re making a mistake.”
Blinking, I fought to process his words. “What do you mean?”
“The wedding dress. You can’t marry a Graven Bastard. You don’t know what they are.”
For the second time in less than five minutes, I went still. Shock speared through me first, followed by fear. Not of Tony,but what he knew, and what he could do about it. “He’s a biker.” I didn’t say Rael’s name on purpose.
“Azrael. They call him the angel of death.” Tony shook his head. “He’s dangerous.”
Oh, I already knew that. Rael was more than dangerous to a man who put his hands on me. He would be lethal—literal death to Tony.
But my sexy bastard biker loved, protected, and cherished me.
Tony was delusional.
“Don’t marry him. You can’t. Take your babies and leave him.” He crowded me into a corner, caging me in. “I’ll help you get away.”
Until this moment, I hadn’t been afraid of him, but now that Tony mentioned my kids, I realized he knew way more about me than I ever would have imagined.
“I don’t think I can.” It was the only way I could think of to respond without making him react badly.
“Then I’ll figure it out. With my help, you’ll get free.”
I shook my head. “Please. There’s no need.”
He lowered his head and kissed me. I didn’t expect it, and I didn’t want it, but I had zero control as he seized my shoulders and held me in place. The shock of it mixed with fear, and I shoved at him as he released me.
