Page 84 of Enticing

I look down to tell Izzy, but she drops my hand and squeals before she runs away from me. “Daddy...”

What the—Fuck.

My heart bottoms out of my chest, and I stare, momentarily frozen, as Gavin picks Izzy up.

Gavin.

Oh. My. God.

The paralysis only lasts two heartbeats before I rush through the crowd, petrified to lose him before I can get there. I yank her out of his arms and turn to Lilah, who followed me. “Get her out of here, please.”

“I’ve got her,” Gracie says as she moves next to us.

Lilah reads my thoughts and takes Lennox with them.

My entire body vibrates with fear and anger. “Do not ever touch my daughter again.”

“Mydaughter,” he growls as he crowds me, moving forward for each step I take away until I’m backed against the wall, and he’s in my space and in my face, and I lock up.

We’re surrounded by people, and yet, not a soul even notices anything out of place as he wraps his hand around my neck.

I’m sure it looks intimate instead of terrifying.

No one here knows this man wants to kill me, and in that moment, I figure it out.

If I’m dead, my girls get my inheritance, and their father would be the executor of their trusts.

His hand tightens around my throat, cutting off my airway as he moves closer, blocking me from view of the throngs of people around us. “I told you I wasn’t done with you, Adelaide.”

“You’re insane,” I hiss. “There are people and cameras everywhere. There are police on the door,” I choke when he grips me tighter. “You’re not going to get away with this.”

“I already have?—”

One second, I’m gasping for breath, clawing at his hand, and the next, my head is slamming against the wall behind me as a body flies at Gavin.

Leo . . .

They both fall to the floor with Leo’s first hit, and then a guy I think I recognize as Hendrix is at my side with his hand on the back of my head. “Don’t move, Addie.”

He pulls his hand away from my head and mumbles something about blood.

“Forget me,” I push him away, suddenly dizzy and a little sick to my stomach. “Help Leo. And our girls. Where are our girls?”

There’s too many people for me to see clearly until security starts tossing people out of the way, and I see Leo hitting Gavin over and over and over. Oh my God. “He’s going to kill him! Hendrix—stop him.”

Hendrix stands and looks around quickly. “Nix,” he barks. “Get the kids.” Then he’s at Leo’s back, wrapping his arms around him and attempting to pull him off Gavin, who’s stopped fighting back.

Hendrix holds his brother for about five seconds before Leo breaks free and goes back after Gavin until Cross, Ares, Hendrix,and Nixon all break it up. The security team clears everyone out, and the room starts to darken around the edges of my vision.

“Leo,” I scream as a pair of handcuffs are snapped around one wrist, and he shoves the officer off him and runs to me.

“Addie. Are you okay?” His hands are on my face and my throat, then my head, and I wince. “You’re bleeding.”

“Hands in the air, Sinclair.”

“Fuck off,” Leo tells the security guy. “My wife needs a doctor.”

“Back away, and we’ll get Mrs. Sinclair the help she needs, but you’re coming with us.”

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