ores's arm. The grip was immens

, ready to curse whoev

he man towered over him, his presence overwhelming, his eye

bly handsome, now stood in front of her, a

f his broad back gave her a sense of

fixed on Guss, sharp as a blade. "Let her

o bluster. "Who the hell are you? Do yo

yes went lethally cold. He applied

choed through the n

d pig. His wrist bent at an unnatural a

s frozen, stunned by the

rumpled to the floor, howling

t, meticulously wiped the fingers that had touched Guss,

onds to get yourself and your men out of my sight," he said, his voic

ey could feel it. This man was some

led to his feet with the help of

ned to face Chloe, who was st

g more complex-a mixture of scrutiny, curiosity,

She pushed herself off the wall. "Thank

d stranger and turned to leav

dy's voice

ooking back at

een them. She could smell a

made her think she was hallucinating. "You need a way to ge

, stunned t

process. He dropped an ev

open. Her mind wen

eed a wife to deal with my family. You need a husband to act

e had just met

ght of her own desperate situation. Her toxic family.

ifying in her heart. She met his gaze. "Are you sure

ible smile. "I'm sure. From now on, your trouble is my