Page 69 of The Rancher's Secret Relationship

"I'll kill any man who'd dare take you away from me. Fucking kill them. Fucking mean it. Gonna kill any sonuvabitch who thinks he can look at my Blake and get away with it."

Aidan's ears were ringing. So this was what happened when you were the strong and silent type like his twin. Getting drunk was the only time those vocal chords were finally put to work, with the way Thornton was roaring his every word out.

He was about to remark on this to Ethan when he saw his younger brother training his iPhone on a still-raging Thornton. "You know that's illegal, right?" Aidan felt obliged to point out.

"I'm only doing this because Blake wants a copy of Thornton's first drunken confession," Ethan said innocently. "Right, Blake?"

Blake, who had heard what Ethan said, could only nod fervently.Yes, oh, dear Lord, yes, she totally wanted a copy of—-

"Stop looking at other men,"Thornton roared."Can't I be enough for you?"

Oh!

Blake immediately turned to face Thornton again.

"Because to me, you are."

Blake could feel herself melting even as she heard Thornton's brothers start laughing again.

"You're all I can think of these days."

In the corner of her eye, she saw Ethan's shoulders shaking so bad, she had a feeling that the video he was recording would be as headache-inducing as a Paranormal Activity found-footage clip. She wished she could tell him to pretty please keep a steady hand while filming, but at that moment she was just a little too busy...

Thornton was finally moving towards her, and the look in his eyes...oh, she could drown herself in those dark, burning pools of passion—-

Aidan noticed the purposeful way in which Thornton strode towards Blake.Damn.This was honestly the first time he and Ethan had seen their brother drunk, and they had no fucking idea what to expect. He knew Blake had some feelings for Thornton, but if she already had someone else, and Thornton ended up forcing a kiss on her—-

"Thornton." Aidan's tone held a quiet note of warning. "What are you planning to do?"

"Remind my woman who she belongs to,"Thornton snapped."What else?"

Shit.

Aidan shot their youngest brother a look, and Ethan reluctantly stopped filming so both of them could stop Thornton before he did anything stupid. "Thornton," he said again.

But it was as if his twin had already sensed his intention, and without warning, Thornton suddenly moved in a burst of speed.

Shit!

In a blink of an eye, Thornton stood right in front of Blake, and she could only stare wide-eyed as he slowly reached down to cup her face. Her breath caught, and in the corner of her eye, she saw his brothers stiffen, both men seemingly holding their breaths as well as they waited to see what Thornton was going to do next.

If he tries to kiss her, and she's unwilling, I'm going to have to punch him,Aidan thought grimly.

We should've just left him at the pub,Ethan thought gloomily. That way, he wouldn't have to worry about (pointlessly) getting another taste of Thornton's left hook, which had always been the meanest among them, even back when they were kids.

While the brothers silently cursed their predicament, Blake's thoughts were running towards the opposite direction.

Please let him kiss me. Please let him kiss me. Please, please, please let him kiss me.

Thornton's dark eyes seared into hers."You're mine, Blake."

"Yes," she whispered.Yes, yes, yes!!!

His head started to lower.

Oh yes!

Her eyes closed.

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