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Hailey speaks up, “What the hell, Liam? Why are you going all caveman?”
I grab Jason’s wrist and squeeze as tight as I can, so he’ll release Allison. Once he drops her hand, I bring it to my chest and cover it with my own to comfort her. I then turn to Hailey. “What are you doing here with them?”
Hailey squares her shoulders and looks me straight in the eye. “Todd and I have been out on a couple of dates.”
I pull Allison closer, feeling her start to relax. “What do you mean dates? You’re better than this loser.”
“Really, Hales?” Aiden asks, his jaw is tense. You can hear the anger in his voice.
Todd has been pretty quiet up to this point; he goes to grab Hailey, but Aiden produces a noise that could only be described as a growl and tucks her in tighter.
“Touch her and die, asshole,” Aiden seethes.
“What is wrong with the two of you? We were just dancing!” Hailey shouts.
“Hales, you’re dating him?” Aiden asks her, barely able to control his rage.
“No, yes. No. We’ve been on two dates, this being the second one. GAH!”
“Well, sorry to tell you this one is ending early,” I growl.
“Liam! You aren’t my ruler. I can date whomever I damn well please,” Hailey hisses.
I feel Allison grow tense. I lean down and whisper in her ear, “What about you, sweetheart? Do you want to finish your date?”
Allison meets my gaze, but she doesn’t speak, just bites her lip as she turns to look at Jason. “You’re coming with me,” Jason growls as he reaches for her again. This time he grabs her arm and jerks her toward him.
Allison yells out in pain, or maybe it’s fear. Blitzen and the rest of our teammates are at our sides now. I hand Allison off to him. “Watch her!” With that I turn toward Jason and begin to unleash a fury I’ve never known. I’m faintly aware of Aiden doing the same thing with Todd. I can hear Hailey and Allison yelling for us to stop. I feel a tug on my shoulder, and I look up to see Mike pulling me back. I glance over at Aiden and Scott has his arms behind his back, holding him, as well. I glance down to see Todd and Jason both out cold on the floor.Serves them right for touching my sister and my girl.
“I’m good, man,” I say, flexing my fist. I can feel my knuckles already starting to swell. Mike releases me, and I make quick work of getting to Allison and wrapping her in my arms. Scott has also released Aiden. Hailey’s currently tucked tight against his chest, and he’s rubbing her back soothingly.They’re both safe.
CHAPTER 15
Alison
My heart is racing, Liam and Aiden are throwing blow after blow. Hailey and I are screaming for them to stop. I struggle against Blitzen, yelling at him to let me go. He doesn’t, instead he tightens his hold. I look over at one of their teammates, whom I’ve yet to meet. “Stop them, please!” I cry.
The guy jumps into action and begins pulling on Liam’s shoulders. I glance over and there’s another one holding Aiden with his arms pinned behind his back. Hailey’s standing right beside Aiden, crying and yelling just as hard and loud as I am. The only difference is they don’t have her restrained.
Liam stands up and looks at Aiden, who’s being released from his hold. Hailey instantly throws her arms around his waist and hugs him tight. Aiden wraps his arms around her, rubbing soothing strokes down her back. Liam moves toward me. He bends his knees to meet my eyes as he lifts my chin with his thumb and forefinger. “You okay, sweetheart?”
I can’t help it, I sob harder. Liam mumbles what sounds like, “Fuck”, and pulls me close.
Turns out the father of the guy, who was restraining Aiden, owns the place. Scott is the guy’s name.
“Hey, guys, you need to leave. I can cover for you,” he motions with his head to Todd and Jason, who are now sitting up on the floor, “but you need to leave now.”
“Thanks, man,” Liam and Aiden say at the same time.
As we walk outside, Liam grabs my hand, and I wince from the tenderness. He stops me by sliding his arm around me. “Allie, baby, what’s wrong?” he asks as he wipes the tears from my cheeks.
Aiden and Hailey are at my side. “Ash, what is it?” Aiden questions me.
Liam pulls me to his chest and whispers in my ear, “You’re safe. I’m sorry you had to see that.”
I sob harder. The sobs are due to the fight I just witnessed, not the pain. Liam assumes otherwise.
Liam looks over at Aiden. “Fuck, man, he was tugging on her trying to get her away from me.”
