Page 80 of Heartbreak Hero

She giggled, then glared, then smiled and sipped at her juice.

“They whispered. I think we missed something,” West told Rowan with a grin.

“Ya think?” Rowan smacked West on the back of his curly dark hair.

The slender man only smiled and rubbed at the back of his head.

“It’s settled then. We’ll head over this afternoon,” King said and shoved from the table.

King’s phone rang, and the Aries leader frowned before speaking into it.

“King.” Whatever was being said on the other end had King’s mouth in a flat line and anger flashed in his storm-colored eyes.

“Got a handle on it?” King asked after several more moments. “All right, keep me posted.”

“Why afternoon?” Sara whispered to Levi as King wrapped up his call.

“It gives the perp time to wonder and suffer,” Levi whispered back.

“You guys are mean,” she said with a slight smile.

“He tried to take you, he’s lucky to be breathing,” he said gruffly.

She cupped the side of his face and rubbed her thumb along his jaw.

He had trouble swallowing his bite of eggs. He had trouble concentrating on eating breakfast when…

Her touch was all he craved.

Desperation turned his eyes back to King, otherwise, he was tempted to pick Sara up and carry her back to his room.

King pinched the bridge of his nose and shoved his cell phone away.

“What’s going on?” Levi asked.

“Sara’s attacker got away and stabbed Aiden in the process,” King said.

“How the hell is that even possible?” West asked, gaping at King.

“I don’t know, but Slade will hunt him down,” King said.

“Tell Slade not to kill him,” Levi said. He couldn’t help the growling order.

“Try telling Slade anything when it comes to someone hurting Aiden,” King responded.

“Well, shit,” Levi muttered.

“It’s okay,” Sara said, her voice low and soft. When she laid a hand on his arm, he pulled her close.

“Slade will get the guy.”

He didn’t make the promise lightly.

Slade would get the man who attacked Sara.

But Levi wasn’t sure that the guy would still be breathing.

Not once Slade got his hands on him.

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