Page 45 of Unruly Protector
“Kill ‘em,” Dustin roars at the top of his lungs.
Bullets ring out and the thunder crackles through the air, and it’s over before it started.Dustin frantically whips his head around to see what just happened.All his men are no longer standing.
Blood leaches from their bodies as they are slumped over their chairs, the table, the floor.Our three men are all standing, guns still raised and eyes locked on mine, waiting for the order to kill Dustin.
Dustin assesses what just happened and is palming Rina’s knife.Before I can so much as blink, he has dragged Sofia from her chair and has her pinned to him as a shield, the knife pressing deep into her skin.
“Put the fucking guns down,” Dustin snaps.
“You’re not running the show, Dustin.Showtime is over,” I simply state and regret the words as soon as they fall from my lips.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
My heart belongs to him
— CATERINA —
Dustin’s arm shifts, taking Sofia in a chokehold so his other hand can now palm his gun.Shit.There’s a brief switch and I can only watch how Dustin throws my knife in Clemente’s direction.
A split second is all I have to react.I roughly bump against Clemente’s shoulder and at the same time he tries to shield me from impact.
“Motherfucker,” Clemente roars while I grunt due to the knife which is now lodged in my shoulder instead of Clemente’s heart.A win for me—a painful one—but at least Clemente didn’t suffer a possible deadly injury.For nowsince Dustin is still holding a gun.
“Careful or I’ll blow her brains out, killing you and your wife next,” Dustin sneers.
“Enjoy the last few seconds of your miserable life,” Clemente mutters underneath his breath and doesn’t take his eyes from me when he asks, “Are you okay?”
“Peachy,” I reply.
“I warned you not to do it, didn’t I?I’m going to redden your ass the second we’re back home,” he vows.
I wince from the pain and tell him, “We’re kind of busy right now, Clemente.Head out of the gutter.”
“Please let her go,” Fredo begs.“I’ll do anything, just let her go.She didn’t ask for any of this, please.”
“Shut the fuck up, Fredo.This bitch is mine and I’ll put her to work as I see fit.And you should be ashamed of yourself.Begging for her life while you practically gave her to me.A sweet little trade.I get a nice fuckhole and I’ll give you some others and some quick cash on the side for you to gamble away.So, don’t play the damn victim in all of this.”
