Page 4 of Under Their Watch

“I’m surprised you didn’t react, Quinn. You good?” Max asks.

“Yeah, just a bit on edge tonight, I guess,” I say. “I’m good.”

“What’s wrong?” Anika asks, turning to me. “Don’t you dare fucking lie to me either.”

“I’m okay,” I smile. “The energy is just weird in here tonight.”

“I know what you mean,” Jace says.

“Hey,” Emma says as she comes around the corner. “I hate to interrupt, but I need to steal Quinn and Jace.”

“What’s wrong?” Max asks.

“Marvin brought his wife in here. I’ve never met her, so I made her fill out paperwork. She looked fucking terrified of him, and then grabbed the red pen to fill everything out,” Emma explains.

“Marvin is married?” Anika asks, confused.

“Ew. Who would marry him?” Mia asks. “Fucking creep.”

“He’s been married a while,” Rowan says. “I have no idea what her name is, but it’s been listed on his paperwork since he started at Genesis.”

“Can I see her paperwork?” Jace asks.

“Yeah,” she says. “I don’t want Marvin to get spooked and take her. He thinks I’m running her ID. They’re sitting with some new guy named David Jenkins.”

We follow Emma around through the back hallway to get to her office. Her blinds are pulled closed, so the others come in with us. She hands Jace the paperwork and I can see it on his face that he is angry. I’ve known Jace my entire life and he is usually the calmer one of the two of us.

“What?” I ask.

“Man… You’re not going to like this,” he says, handing me the clipboard. I give him a confused look before I glance down at the paper.

Rhea Miller…. Miller… Fuck no.

I throw the clipboard down on Emma’s desk and turn to leave. Jace jumps in my way and tries to calm me down. “Quinn, man.You need to calm down before you leave this room. It’s not going to help her.”

“Move,” I say through gritted teeth. Jace sighs and steps to the side, gesturing for me to continue on.

“What is happening right now?” Emma says. “Quinn, come here for a second.”

I ignore her and storm out of the office. I look around and see a man sitting alone at one of the tables, so I go to him. When I get to him, I kick the table out from between us. His eyes go wide when I grab him by the shirt and drag him up to his feet.

“Marvin. Where is he?” I demand, trying not to snap his neck. I don’t know who he is to Marvin. I don’t know if he is guilty of hurting my girl.

“B-Bathroom,” he stammers. “He’s in the bathroom with his wife.”

I drop him and turn. Emma steps in front of me and looks confused. “I love you Emma, but you need to move, or I’ll move you,” I say with a warning in my voice. She nods, understanding I’m finding him no matter if she wants me to or not.

I go to the first bathroom and step in for long enough to see it’s empty. I turn and go to the second bathroom, and it’s locked. I kick the door beside the handle and it slams open, crashing against the wall.

I see red when Marvin has his hands wrapped around Rhea’s throat. She is hitting his chest, trying to get him to stop.

I grab Marvin by the back of his shirt and sling him across the room, slamming him against the sink. I am so fucking angry that I can’t stop myself. I don’t want to do this in front of Rhea, but this fucking scum doesn’t deserve to be breathing. I draw the pistol tucked in my waistband, pull the hammer back, and press it to his forehead.

Chapter Three

Rhea

We get to atable off in the corner and Marvin pulls a chair out before pushing me down to sit. “David,” Marvin says, shaking his hand.

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