Chapter 235

MARCUS

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“What did you just say?” My voice was low, but it carried a dangerous edge as I paced back and forth across the office. The phone pressed tightly against my ear; I was on a call with Ethan. He was giving me some feedback about the man who had been getting close to my family the one I didn’t trust. The one who was starting to make me see red.

“Listen, man, I’ve already told you. I will keep an eye on him and the family,” Ethan said, his tone calm, almost too calm for the situation. “There’s no need to panic.”

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. “Are you serious, Ethan? You think I’m going to just sit back and relax while there’s a potential threat lurking around my family? You want me to just let that go?” My pulse was racing, blood pounding in my ears as I struggled to keep my anger in check.

“Do you honestly expect me to just sit here, waiting for something to go wrong while I know there’s a man who could hurt them? How am I supposed to do nothing? You know that’s not me.”

I could feel my hands clenched into fists. How could Luke have been so careless? How could he not have done a background check on this guy? It was maddening. My mind was spiralling as I thought about all the ways things could go south. The thought of my wife and children being in any kind of danger, it was unbearable.

I continued, my voice rising. “I’ve got this. I will handle it. But you better

a little advice, Marcus,” Ethan cut in, his voice turning sharper. “Stop acting like a child. You need to trust us. There are three of us here, me, Luke, and Nick. We can handle things. Xander is just one man. Do you honestly think he

a brief wave of frustration and guilt wash over me. I knew Ethan was trying to calm me down, but at that moment, I couldn’t see past the fear gnawing at me. The urgency in my mind told me there was no time to waste. But, deep down, I knew Ethan was right, Xander was just one person. Still, that didn’t make me feel any

to make me mad. “If you want Olivia back, if you really want her back, you will respect her wishes. She has made it clear. When she’s

was just hard dry walling, but the pain was nothing compared to the ache in my chest. This wasn’t about just protecting my family anymore. This

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trying to calm myself before giving Ethan a response, but all I could hear was my own blood pumping in my ears. I was done being calm. This

something reckless. I’m warning you for the last time, calm down, trust us, and find something else to focus

Nick listen to you about this guy? When he left here, he promised he would keep him away from my wife and kids. So why the hell is he letting him

beneath my skin, hotter with every passing second. What the hell had I been thinking,

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Chapter 235

house with my kids, trying to charm my wife and worm his way back into her life while I was stuck here in New Village. The whole situation was spiralling out of control, and I felt like I was losing my grip on

a saint if you met him. He’s got that innocent

for a rundown on the guy. I didn’t need to know how charming of smooth he was. The last thing I wanted to hear was how

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