CHAPTER 7

The dumb animal was impressed by his dominant display, liked that he was shielding and protecting her. She wasn’t even adverse to the idea of him

squeezing Ben's throat a little tighter despite that the guy had lowered his eyes in a sign of submission. She could understand why Ben had. Gio had a certain intensity about him that made him always seem intimidating, but this was different. He was menacing, fierce, unyielding. Every word had been a command and rung with power and authority. It had Danica feeling a little

flushed, if she was honest.

"Cody gets here on Sunday," warned Ben. "He’ll come for you."

Gio laughed. "Oh I certainly hope he does." With that, he flung Ben away from him and signalled for Chris to release Matt. He then turned his

back on them, communicating his lack of fear, and snaked his arm around Danica’s waist to pull her tight against him. "Time to look mesmerised by