Total pages in book: 100
Estimated words: 96249 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 481(@200wpm)___ 385(@250wpm)___ 321(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 96249 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 481(@200wpm)___ 385(@250wpm)___ 321(@300wpm)
One of the guys shoves her in the process and I see red. I black out. When I come to, Cody, Tom, and Roger are all holding me, nearly dragging my ass out of the bar.
I look around wildly for Lynn. I don’t see her right away and that causes me to fight them all off me. Looking through the glass of the bar, I can see the two guys rolling on the floor, trying to get back to their feet.
Sobbing catches my attention. I turn left and see Lynn surrounded by Maggie and Elise as she cradles her guitar against her chest. My heart sinks immediately.
“Fuck,” I bite out and shove them off me, holding my hands up in surrender.
I didn’t mean to lose my temper like that. The thought of those two having a picture of Lynn and trying to track her down during this trip made me see red. Then when that asshole shoved her, I snapped.
I pull a hand down my face and take a calming breath. Part of me wants to go back in there to finish the job. Another part of me needs to make sure Lynn is okay.
I move to Lynn and pull her into my arms. She comes to me, but she’s stiff as a board. I rub a hand up and down her back and kiss the top of her head.
“Are you okay?” I murmur into her hair.
“I just want to go to my room,” she sniffles.
“Okay, let’s go.”
“I’m going to head back with Maggie and Elise. I’ll see you later,” she says as she pulls from my embrace.
“Lynn,” I say in warning.
“Give me space, Trev. Please.”
“Not when those guys were sizing you up to snatch you. Who knows if it’s just the two of them? I promised your mama and daddy I wouldn’t allow you out of my sight.”
“This is too much, Trev. Can’t you see that?” she yells. “We’re not kids anymore. You can’t go around beating everyone up because you think they hurt my feelings or something.”
“Have you lost your mind? Did you not hear what I just told you? They were plotting to hurt you.”
“How do you know that?”
“Because I understand Italian. Lynn, stop acting like a baby and use your head. I’m trying to take care of you, protect you.”
I regret the words the moment they’re out of my mouth.
“Elise, Maggie, can you please come back to the hotel with me? You can stay in my room for the night if you like. The bed is large enough for you to share with me,” Lynn says through clenched teeth.
“Lynn.”
She holds a hand up to cut me off. I run a hand through my hair, frustrated and pissed off. Her gesture causes her to come into the light.
I nearly growl as her busted lip comes into view. I close the distance between us and reach for her face.
“Darlin’, come here,” I murmur.
She pulls away from me and shakes her head. “No, Trev. I can take care of myself. I’ll talk to you tomorrow. I’ll text you once I’m in my room.”
“Lynn,” I call after her as she walks away. “Lynn.”
Rage runs through me. I turn and punch the glass of the bar, sending spiderweb cracks through it. Tom grabs me and tugs me to take off.
“Come on, we need to go,” he says sternly.
“I need to pay for the damages.”
“We can send them a check or something. I’m not comfortable being behind bars in a foreign country. Besides, your issue is heading to our hotel, not the local precinct.”
“Fuck,” I snarl and shake out my stinging hand. “What the hell just happened?”
“Hell, if I know. What did the guy say to set you off?”
“‘We’ll take this one and the other two brown girls with her. We’ll get a nice price. Distract the—’ he didn’t get to finish,” I reply and shrug.
“Well, hell. I don’t blame you now. But you’re gonna need to fix this with Cakes.”
“How did I ever think we wouldn’t end up fighting?”
“You two love to be at odds almost as much as you love each other,” Tom says while shaking his head.
“She so stubborn,” I grumble.
“So are you.”
“Shit.”
CHAPTER 20
Rain Showers
Lynn
It’s been raining all day, which isn’t helping my mood at all. I still can’t believe what happened last night. I never thought Trev would lose his temper like that—not that I don’t know he has a temper.
I don’t know what that guy said to make him snap, but whatever it was turned him into another person. Then I got shoved and all hell broke loose.
“You okay, honey?” Elise asks, causing me to turn from the window I’m sitting in front of.
“No.”
“You want to talk about it?”
I look around the room for Maggie. The two slept over last night to keep me company. I wouldn’t stop sobbing once it all came crashing down on me.