Violent Ends (The Denton Family Legacy 5)

“You know, he used to be a great father. Always hard and demanding. He’s changed.”

“Power does that to a person.” She cupped the back of his head, holding him close. “You can’t kill him, Gideon. I don’t want to live without you.”

“Just say the words.”

They were on the tip of her tongue, but she couldn’t bring herself to say it. She knew she loved him. There was no doubt. He’d somehow gotten under her skin and into her heart. She couldn’t turn her back on him, not now, not ever.

“I’m not going to say the words to you, until I know you won’t hurt yourself.”

She kissed his lips, pulling his head down so that she could.

He groaned, capturing her ass and leading her back. They both ended up naked and in the en-suite bathroom.

There was a gun near the sink, and she even saw one next to the toilet. So many weapons. She wished it was strange to see them, but that would be a lie. They were a normal part of her life.

Guns.

Violence.

He cupped her face. “I love you, Emma. So fucking much. You drive me crazy. I will never do anything to hurt myself. I want to live a long life. To have kids with you.”

“Soon,” she said.

“Just say the words,” he said.

“Soon. I promise. Soon.” If she said them and he got killed, she’d never forgive herself.

She may have apologized to the women and told them it had been all words with no intention of hurting them, but it had all been lies. If anything happened to Gideon, she would unleash a fury they didn’t even know existed inside her.

After all, she was a Colton, and part of that blood lived within Gabriel. They shared the same mother, the same bond. They were not ones to be screwed with.

Climbing into the stall, she turned on the water, gasping as the cold hit her flesh. Gideon moved her up against the tile. She stared into his eyes, seeing the love he often kept hidden.

“I can’t let anything happen to you, Gideon.”

“Nothing will happen to me. I’ll deal with my father, and it will all be okay.”

She didn’t argue with him. Maddox Denton needed to go. They both knew it, but there was no way for them to end his life just yet.

“Stop thinking about it. For now, we’re both safe. He’s focusing on expanding, and while he’s doing that, we’ve got each other. That’s all we need.”

He slid a hand down her back, cupping her ass. He kissed her hard, and as he traced her lips with his tongue, she gave up the fight.

Maddox was tomorrow’s problem.

Right now, she just wanted to feel her husband, to know he was here with her, safe, where he was supposed to be.

Everything else could wait.

****

Sitting outside Tamsin’s door wasn’t exactly a good time for Gideon. An hour ago, he’d been balls deep inside his woman, and now here he sat, protecting his baby sister.

Tamsin didn’t deserve this.

Yes, she had a mouth on her.

Attitude.