Dumping My Fiancé For His Uncle By Danielle Sayers

Fiancé Uncle 274

Fiancé Uncle 274

Chapter 274

A chilling sense of menace hung in the air behind Chad and his men. They had followed Corey for years, with more than a few bodies on their hands, but this was the first time they felt a murderous intent so palpable from a single man. Just Nicolas standing there was enough to strike fear into them. "Not only you," he stated coldly, "but everyone backing you, I won't let a single one slip away."

Nicolas had one unyielding rule. Anyone who harmed Thea would pay, and pay dearly.

After Logan and Jamie took Chad and his accomplices away, Thea trailed behind Nicolas into the room, visibly wilted like a flower beaten down by frost.

"Tell me the truth," Nicolas said, his piercing gaze making her feel laid bare. "If I hadn't discovered something was wrong on my own, would you have told me about any of this?"

Under that look, Thea had nowhere to hide. She lowered her head, voice soft. "You're already so busy, and the situation was handled... I didn't want to trouble you."

But this rare, meek reply did nothing to soothe him. "Sometimes, Thea, I wonder a thing. What do you really think I am to you?"

Nicolas's voice held both a bitter laugh and seething anger. "I'm open with you about everything, yet you keep me in the dark? Even if I were just a dog you kept by your side, shouldn't I have the right to know when you're in danger?" Nicolas rarely showed this level of anger. The mere thought of finding Thea's lifeless body chilled him to the core, filling him with dread. He couldn't remember how many times he'd felt this sting of being undervalued by her. "Thea," he continued, "if you'd just called me when Chad started breaking in, none of this might have happened." Nicolas lived right next door. He could have arrived in an instant.

can

on in moments of

"But

still don't truly trust me. You don't believe

say no, that wasn't true, but her actions had already spoken for her. When trouble started, she hadn't thought of Nicolas at all, convinced he had his own burdens and responsibilities. She'd forgotten that this constant habit of trying to spare him only deepened the chasm of mistrust

Feeling a rare pang of guilt, Thea tugged gently on his

"Security is poor here. How about moving in with, me? At least

was caught up in this because of

frustration. Thea tried to follow, but an excruciating pain shot up from her ankle,

a moment, Thea couldn't tell if her ankle or her heart hurt

brothers. And now, because she didn't know how to speak her feelings, she'd managed to drive away the only person

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table was gone?" Dressed impeccably in his suit, Nicolas held an oily takeout bag, looking hilariously out of place. "I brought more. After

on her mind, but being with Nicolas filled her with quiet happiness. Taking his arm for support, Thea deliberately leaned further into him, letting herself fall into his warm

murmured, nestling closer, "please don't be mad at me anymore. I promise, next time, no

her soft fluffy hair brushing against him, always tempting

replied, "Don't make promises you can't keep. For now, eat up.

in surprise, her clear, wide eyes full of unspoken curiosity.

do you still have any lingering sentiments for him? For

appeared radiant in Thea's eyes, glowing with an intensity that filled her with warmth and security. Later that night, a sleek silver Maybach cut through the dark, speeding toward the outskirts

composure unraveling, face contorted in anger. "You must be out of your mind," he spat, barely able to control his rage. "How many times have I told you never to provoke Thea. Even I wouldn't dare to cross the man protecting her." He had worked hard to build a relationship with Thea, only for April's rash

five angry red marks in his wake. "Do you have any idea the

shock and tears, utterly stunned. He'd never raised his voice, let alone his hand, to her before. "You hit me? For that woman?" She choked out, her voice shaking. "Have you forgotten my father's last words? He entrusted