Sean stepped forward, his eyes icy as he looked down at the Jones family’s second daughter. She was so scared her voice shook. “Go on. Hit me if you dare. My man’s right here!”

Sean said coldly, “Hit you? You’re not worth getting my hands dirty.”

On Sean’s face, I saw something I almost never saw—an edge of ruthless violence, sharp and freezing.

The Jones family’s second daughter was pinned by security and shut up, still looking ...