“You’re the woman I’m destined to be with.” He placed her hand right over his chest. “This is not how I wanted to do this, but I can see I don’t have much choice. I want you. Only you.”
“That’s not possible.”
“It is.”
“But we’ve known each other for so long. You’ve never even shown an interest until now.”
“I’ve been fighting it. It’s you. I’m not lying to you. It’s you that I love. You that I want.” He hated this feeling right now.
This wasn’t part of the plan, and it was falling all around him.
Just as he was going to try to rectify it somehow, his cell phone buzzed. Gritting his teeth, he pulled it out of his pocket and answered.
“You’re seriously taking a phone call right now?”
“I’ve got no choice.” It was part of the Denton agreement from now on. Everyone answered their cell. No one went radio silent.
“Hello,” he said.
“Gideon, you need to come home now.”
“What? Why?” He was shocked that Jacob was calling him.
“Sarah’s been killed in a car crash in England. We just got the call. Landon’s losing his shit. You need to come home.”
“Holy shit,” Gideon said.
“What?” Emma asked. “What is it?”
“I’ll be there as quick as I can.” He hung up before his brother could ask any more.
Chapter Four
They had no choice but to give Landon a sedative to knock him out for the night. The doctor didn’t look hopeful.
Emma sat on the sofa in the main sitting room as most of the Dentons were in residence, even Gabriel. Her brother hadn’t looked at her though since she walked in with Gideon.
Sipping at her water, she saw the concern in Maddox’s eyes as he stared at the retreating doctor’s back.
“What are we going to do?” Charlotte asked. She was Maddox’s wife, Gideon’s mother, and from what Emma recalled, a force to be reckoned with. Right now, she didn’t look the part. If anything, Charlotte looked broken.
“There’s nothing we can do.”
“Haven’t you heard of anything like this?”
“If I’d heard of something like this, don’t you think I’d have fucking told you?” Maddox growled the words as he paced the length of the sitting room.
“Don’t be an asshole.” Charlotte stormed out of the room, and Emma saw Maddox watch her go.
“Dad, this has never happened before?” Jacob asked.
“You mean one of our women just dying like that? Being killed? No. It hasn’t.” Maddox ran a hand down his face.
“Landon’s going to blame himself,” Gideon said.
“We don’t need you being a wiseass,” Gabriel said.
“You’ve been a Denton for two minutes. You’ve not spent nearly enough time to have a vote at this fucking table. Keep your mouth shut,” Gideon said.