Oh, my God.
He flipped the pen, letting it fall onto the desk and shoved the contract at Gabriel, his expression defiant. Then he reached over the desk, grabbed me by the collar with both hands and hauled me over, my legs and feet sending papers, a tray of files, and a lamp crashing to the floor.
“Kai,” I breathed out, clutching his hands as tears welled in my eyes. What did he do?
He stood me up in front of him, both of us facing Gabriel as Kai wrapped his arm around my neck. “Now you’re mine,” he threatened in my ear. “At least until the wedding.”
“’Atta boy.” Gabriel smiled as he picked up the contract and flipped all the pages back into place.
“Kai, what did you do?” Rika rushed forward.
But Kai didn’t say anything.
“I’ll inform your bride of the good news,” Gabriel told him.
Kai clutched my collar in one hand, pushing me to the side as he backed away.
“We’ll be in touch,” he assured Gabriel.
And he squeezed my hand, dragging me out of the cottage as Rika and Will both jogged to catch up.
“Kai, listen to me!” Rika tried to get his attention.
But Kai just kept walking, leading us around the house and into the driveway. I stumbled, my muscles burning to keep up.
We stopped in front of their cars.
“Kai!” Rika growled. “You can’t do this!”
“You’re not thinking straight, man,” Will chimed in. “We need to get th
at contract back.”
“That contract is the least of my worries,” Kai spat out, reaching the cars. “I needed leverage, and now I have it.”
“No, screw that!” Rika yelled. “You can’t—”
“Damon has something on me!” Kai said, cutting her off.
What?
He spun around, looking at all of us. “Something bad, okay?”
Everyone froze, just staring at him.
What? He has something on him. Why wouldn’t I know that?
“What does he have on you?” Rika stepped up to him.
“Does it matter?”
“What does he have on you?” she shouted again.
Kai stared off, fury in his eyes but hesitant. What didn’t he want to say?
“His mother,” he finally said. “She’s dead because of me.”
My mouth fell open slightly, and I stared at him in shock. Rika and Will were quiet.