Page 92 of Scarred Heir
“Are you?”
“Why would you say…”Chance.“What has my brother done now?”
“Betrayed me.”
“Betrayed you how?” My stomach churned as I thought about the ramifications for Chance if what Milo said was true.
“Your stupid brother either tipped off my enemy or the police, maybe both.” He walked around me and leanedagainst his desk. “I don’t have confirmation, but I’m working on it.”
“He wouldn’t have done that on purpose.”
“Don’t defend him.” Milo gripped the edge of the desk. “He was in the vicinity when I was discussing business. That was my mistake, but I don’t employ people who would betray me.”
“I don’t believe he would do that.”Oh no!The night the police showed up at the house, Chance said he’d found a way out. “I mean, unless he didn’t understand.”
How could I protect Chance without betraying Milo? I told my brother not to interfere.
“What’s going through that pretty little head of yours?” he asked. “You’re not naive enough to think that I won’t retaliate for such a blatant act on Chance’s part? He had to know I would figure this out.”
“Let me talk to him.” I sprung out of the chair and paced the office, because I wasn’t sure how I would fix this. “I’ll set him straight.” As if I could.
“Right.” Milo laughed. “The time for you to protect your brother is over. I’ve been more than patient with him.”
“You have been.” I stopped wearing out the carpet and stood in front of Milo. “I don’t know what he was thinking, but I’ll make sure he doesn’t interfere in your business anymore.”
“Maybe you are more naive than I thought.” He caught the side of my face in the palm of his hand. “He didn’t just interfere in my business, he set off a chain of events that’s going to cause me more problems that I don’t need. I have the cops up my ass and an enemy who knows how to get to me.”
“I gave you an alibi,” I said. “The cops don’t think you have anything to do with what happened that night.”
“It opened a door.” He shook his head. “Sweet Sable, I warned you not to let him come between us, and now I have to take care of him like I should have that night at the club. I spared him for you. That can’t happen a second time.”
“Milo, you can’t kill my brother.” Sweat gathered at the base of my neck as my throat went dry. “I can’t believe you think that’s an option.”
“I can’t believe you don’t know it’s my only option.” He wrapped his arm around my waist and brought me close to him. “Chance is a detriment to my organization. He doesn’t understand how any of this works. I have to protect my family’s legacy at all costs.”
“You’ll protect your family at my family’s expense?” When I tried to struggle out of his hold, he squeezed me tighter. “Let go of me.”
“So you can run away and warn Chance?”
“I’m not going to warn him. I’m going to tell him to back off and leave you alone.”
“He doesn’t listen to you.” He tugged me to him. “That’s what got you into this situation.”
“If Chance wasn’t such a screw up, I wouldn’t have found you.” That had to mean something. Chance might have caused more problems for Milo, but we wouldn’t be together if not for my brother leading me to Milo. “Like fate or something?”
“You can’t be that innocent.”
“He’s my brother.” I looked down at my feet, shame scouring over me because Milo had been so good to us. How could Chance do this? There had to be an explanation.
“You want to know why I’ve been distant? Why I haven’t let you in?” He caressed my cheek with his free hand. “Because I’ve been hoping that my information was wrong. I didn’t want to have to make this choice, butbecause I didn’t do it on New Year’s Eve, now I’m in even more trouble.”
“There has to be a way for you to resolve this.” This was a big ask on my part, but whatever Chance did, Milo could forgive him. “I think he was trying to protect me and…” Shit! If I told Milo, I would confirm that Chance did this deliberately.
“What makes you say that?” He took a step back. “Did he tell you he did something?”
“No, well, I’m not sure.”
“You’re not sure about what?”
