“Back off.” He laughs before baring his teeth. “Or what? I’m one of five leaders here, and I—” Kade pulls the trigger. I jump with a strangled gasp as the blast rings in my ears. The man’s body falls to the ground, lifeless – dead – while red trickles from the hole between his eyes. My palm crushes to my mouth to muffle my scream, bile rising in my throat. Unfazed, Kade tucks his gun into his waistband. “None of you will lay a finger on her – are we clear?”
HELL YEAH
