I shrugged at that.“He’s probably right.”
Sloane frowned as she stared down at me.“Wouldn’t you rather prove him wrong?”she asked, cocking a brow.
I scoffed.“And disappoint him?Oh, I could never.”
She paused for a moment, probably realizing that her job was about to become much more difficult.Keeping me in line had never been easy for anyone.
But to be honest, I wasn’t really planning on beingthatcombative.Mostly really, really fucking annoying.I was going to exploit the fuck out of every single pregnancy symptom until Darren couldn’t stand to be around me.
He wasn’t the only one experienced with psychological warfare.
The sudden piercing sound of a short scream quickly muffled caught my attention, the unmistakable noise of an ensuing struggle quickly following.I bolted from my perch, bursting through the double doors of my gym in search of the scream.
“Jaden, wait!”Sloane called from behind me, Camaro’s bark echoing in the hallway.
The sound was coming from behind a door just down the hall.Bursting through the door, I found an unfamiliar guard holding Katherine by the throat with his other hand over her mouth.
With my throwing knife still in hand, I flipped it and threw it hard at the guard, the tip piercing deep into his upper thigh.He immediately released her, but by the time he did, I had already advanced and kicked the knife in even deeper.
“Jaden, stop!”Sloane called as she hauled me away from the guard, pulling me behind her while she trained her gun directly at him.“What the fuck are you doing?”she yelled at him.
He groaned as he ripped the knife from his leg, his eyes shooting daggers at Katherine as she clutched her throat in panic.Observing her closely, I noticed that her shirt had been ripped open at the top, exposing her white lace bra underneath.
“Katherine, are you okay?”I asked her, Sloane still clutching me tightly behind her body while Camaro growled at my side.
“I’m okay,” she gasped, her voice clearly strained as she pulled the remnants of her shirt back together.
The guard stumbled slightly, straining with the knife still in his hand and glared at all of us.
“Drop the fucking knife, or I’ll put a bullet in the other leg,” Sloane warned, her voice deadly sharp and loud, despite the pounding boot steps thundering from down the hallway.
“Fuck you, bitch,” he gritted out.“This little whore has it coming.”
Katherine’s eyes widened with shock as she stepped farther away from him.“How dare you!”she shrieked at him.
“What the FUCK is going on?”came a booming voice behind us, causing me to flinch.The last goddamn voice I wanted to hear.
Sloane released me as we watched Darren, Daniel, and several other guards enter the room, guns drawn and tensions high.
“This man was attacking Ms.Katherine,” Sloane offered, her gun remaining pointed at the guard still clutching the knife.
“What?!”shouted Daniel as he moved toward Katherine, looking her over from head to toe.“Did he hurt you?”
“I-I’m okay,” she stammered, clutching herself tighter.
“Isn’t he one of yours?”Darren asked, nodding at the guard before turning his eyes to Daniel.
“Yes, kill him,” Daniel ordered without even looking at him.
“Hold on!She’s a damn tease!”the guard suddenly shouted, pointing my knife at Katherine.“She’s been throwing herself at me for years!”
My stomach immediately dropped to my feet.
Darren swiftly turned and punched the guard in the mouth, knocking him on his ass and quickly removed my knife from his grasp.
Katherine gasped, a look of horror on her face.“That’s a lie!I would never do that, Daniel!”
But Daniel’s face was already turning murderous as he looked down at his now shaking wife.She placed her hands on his face, her eyes pleading with him.