Just thinking about that motherfucker’s search history has the hair at the back of my neck standing on end, because if it’s anything to go by, this marriage is a foregone conclusion already.
A lot of the shit he searched was standard, like how long does it take to get a marriage license and real estate outside the city with enough bedrooms for all the kids he plans to impregnate his future wife with. But it took a turn when he started researching how to render birth control ineffective and looking into “wife trainers” on the dark web. If you’re wondering if that is exactly what it sounds like, it is.
He doesn’t want a wife with fire. He wants a subservient woman who will birth him a litter of boys and that he’ll cheat on relentlessly, and that woman is not going to be my Hannah.
I was out the door before I could read anything further, and that’s probably for the best.
If there were more of the same there, I’d probably have already kidnapped this asshole and had him strung up at the warehouse.
Hannah’s face twists with disgust at something Trent said, and my chest tightens. My girl is polite to a fault. She never raises her voice, she has never sent the wrong meal back at a restaurant, and she goes out of her way to be kind to everyone, even those who have been cruel to her. So whatever it is that he just said must have been bad.
She carefully folds her napkin and places it on the table before pushing herself to her feet.
Is she walking out on dinner?
Fuck, I’m proud of her.
She’s always hated disappointing others, which is probably how she found herself sitting at that table in the first place, but she’s standing her ground.
Good girl.
Someone has earned themselves a reward when she’s finally ours.
Hannah says something before turning on her heel to walk away, fury shining in her green eyes. God, there’s something about when she’s mad that gets me so fucking hard.
But she only gets a handful of steps away before he grasps her wrist, and by the way her body jerks back against him and her face twists with pain, he’s far from gentle.
I’m barely aware of the fact I’ve moved until I smell her sweet vanilla scent and she’s staring up at me with a mixture of surprise and hurt.
“Take your hands off her,” I bark, turning my glare on Trent.
“And who do you think you are?”
“I’m the one who will put you in the ground if you ever touch what doesn’t belong to you again.” I turn my attention to Hannah, who’s still staring at me like she’s seen a ghost, which I guess she kind of has. “Have you got everything you need?”
She nods once, tears gathering at the corners of her eyes as she tugs at Trent’s hold on her that only seems to have tightened.
“She’s not going anywhere. We’re finishing our meal, and then we’ll be spending the night together.”
Thunder cracks through my chest, tension bleeding into every muscle as I step forward until I’m towering over both of them. “Did I fail to make myself clear, Trent?” I spit his name out.
Surprise tugs at his brows at the sound of his name on my lips.
“There are many people in this city who do not take kindly to people harming women, and I happen to have a few of them on speed dial,” I tell him calmly. “Kovu Black is a close friend.”
His eyes widen, and his hold on Hannah quickly falls away.
The Syndicate of the Legion may have stepped back from their role as the gatekeepers of the New York underworld, but that doesn’t mean they don’t carry the same notoriety they always have.
Hannah immediately steps forward, skirting around me until my body stands between her and the threat.
Trent glares at me, his hands fisted at his sides. “Your grandfather will not be happy about this little performance, Hannah.”
“She doesn’t give a fuck what that old fuck thinks,” I snap. “Have a nice evening, Trent.” The menace in my words doesn’t go over his head because the color drains from his face.
I turn around and gather Hannah under my arm, guiding her toward the front of the restaurant.
It’s not until we’re out on the street that she tries to pull away from me, but I’m not letting her go. She’s coming home with me tonight, and that’s where she’ll be staying until further notice.
