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Levi’s gaze flickered to her, then sharply away.
“No?” Hunt said. “In that case…” Before Emily could figure out what Hunt was up to, because she was still trying to catch up to what this was really about, Hunt grabbed her and dipped her back, planting an open-mouthed kiss on her lips.
She pushed at his chest, but he didn’t let up immediately. Not until his body was physically yanked away.
Hunt straightened and wiped his mouth, smiling. “She tastes sweet. Just like—”
Whatever Hunt was about to say got cut off by a vicious right hook planted on his chin.
“Keep your filthy mouth off Emily,” Levi said, leaning over his brother, who was now on the ground. “She’s not yours.”
“Is she yours?” Hunt snarled.
“Yes!” Levi hit him again, but in some martial arts move, Hunt flipped his brother over him. As soon as Levi regained his footing, Hunt punched him in the stomach, forcing Levi back. Levi quickly caught his breath and leapt on Hunt. They wrestled, striking one another, and a crowd formed around them.
“Stop!” Emily shouted, searching for Adam or Bran, who she saw moving quickly through the crowd toward them. She wore the stupid sexy heels her sister had chosen—and that Emily had agreed to in a moment of weakness. She could barely walk in them, let alone break up a fight.
“Jesus, Levi!” Hunt said angrily. “You didn’t even hit me when I fucked Lisa.”
Levi elbowed Hunt in the head, knocking his brother over. “Don’t talk about Emily’s sister that way,” he growled. “If you ever touch Emily again…”
“You’ll what?! Disown me? Dad already did that, you asshole.” At Levi’s surprised expression, Hunt said, “Should have looked more closely at the will, big brother.” Hunt climbed to his feet and stormed away right as his brothers finally broke through the crowd.
Everyone watched to see what Levi would do next.
Without looking Emily’s way, Levi straightened his clothes and caught Adam’s eye. “I’ll be outside if you need me.”
Adam nodded, putting his arm around Hayden’s shoulders. Both of them appeared worried.
Emily walked over, her hands twisting together. “I’m sorry. So sorry.”
Hayden gave her a soft smile. “It’s not your fault.”
“They haven’t gotten along for years,” Adam said, but his mouth twisted. “I didn’t know about our father and Hunt… Didn’t know about the will. None of us were interested in what it said after he died. Once we learned we were in charge of the club, that’s all that seemed to matter at the time.” He looked off in the direction Levi had gone. “I should check on him.”
“No,” Emily said. “Let me. You two visit with your guests.” She glanced at the entrance and sighed in relief. “The dessert just arrived. Maybe people will forget there was a fight?”
Adam chuckled. “You kidding? They’ll be talking about it for weeks. That was some serious gossip fodder my brothers just dished out.”
And sure enough, the room was back to happy chatter, but with an elevated pitch.
Emily wasn’t sure more gossip about these brothers was a good thing, but there was nothing to be done about it. “Okay, well, I better check on Levi.”
Hayden nodded. “Go. We’ve got this.”
Chapter 25
Emily glancedaround the pool area, but she knew where Levi would be. He stood at the end of the dock, his back to the resort.
She closed her eyes and paused on the edge of the sand before stepping onto the wooden platform. What could she say to make things better? By the time her feet were moving, she still didn’t know.
He’d called herhisback there, but he hadn’t meant it because he’d made it clear he didn’t want anything serious. Claiming someone as yours was about as serious as it got, so what was he doing?
“Levi?”
His shoulders didn’t tense and he showed no outward sign of registering her presence. Probably because he’d already heard her coming. Pretty obvious with her spiked heels making clacking sounds on the wood. Come to think of it, she was sick of these darned shoes. They’d been pinching the hell out of her toes all evening.
Emily lifted her foot and pulled off one heel, then the next, setting them on a bench near the end of the dock and Levi. She sighed. “I wasn’t trying to hide anything from you. When Hunt suggested the children’s program, it was an excellent idea. He asked me not to offer up information on who’d given it. But I told him that if you asked, I would tell you. I’m sorry if it sounded like I lied.”
