Page 47 of Rematch
“I don’t think you understand. It’s about more than just the money. The boy is one of ours.”
I clenched my jaw. Jayden hadn’t told me that part. But, I couldn’t blame him. I wouldn’t want to represent these losers either. “Not anymore,” I replied.
Clyde’s fake smile threatened to fall. “Listen, Maximilliano-”
“Max,” I corrected him.
“Max, our boss holds his deals to the same standards as your father: no exceptions, no excuses.”
“This wasn’t a deal. This is about trying to control a woman who doesn’t want his ass. We all know she doesn’t owe him a dime.”
“She doesn’t?” His eyes flicked behind me to Jayden. “You didn’t tell him about the drugs your mom used to get for free? Or how much money that took out ofourpockets?”
“My mom never used any of it,” Jayden snapped from behind me.
“But you’re not denying she accepted it?”
“It doesn’t matter what she did or didn’t take from him,” I hopped in. “Your boss was the one who was willingly handing out money. You don’t get to chastise her to using it.”
“Like your mom?” He asked. “I heard she was just as a big of a gold digger as-”
My fist hit his lips the moment that slick shit slipped out of it. His face whipped to the side, blood splashing out from the impact.
His other men immediately leaped into action.
One lunged for me and was met head-on with my fist in his nose. Another tried to swing at me. I ducked the punch, and as I came up, swung my leg up to kick him straight in the jaw. The fourth tried to grab my arms from behind, so I swung my elbow directly into his ribs. A scream escaped his lips as my bone dug into his and I heard a satisfying crack.
These motherfuckers were dumb as fuck if they thought jumping me was going to do anything. I’ve been fighting damn near my whole life. They were going to need more than some weak ass punches to stop me.
The other two came for me again. I prepared myself for their punches, but they never came.
To my surprise, Jayden punched one man before he could reach me and, as he swung around, gave a swift kick to the other. While the one fell from the kick, he turned his attention to the other one and gave him a smooth three-punch combination. He finished his strike with another swinging kick, knocking the guy to the ground.
The two still on their feet tried to lunge for me again, so I grabbed both of them by their necks and rammed their heads together.
As they stumbled to the ground, I grabbed Clyde, who’d been watching with widening eyes, by his neck and lifted him up off his feet. “You listen to me, you fucking prick,” I said, squeezing my fingers around his throat as tightly. “If you ever mention my mom again, I will break your fucking neck. Do you understand?”
Clawing at my wrist, he quickly nodded his head. “Yes, yes. I’m sorry. I’m-” His words were cut off as my hold crushed his windpipe.
“And tell ‘boss man’ he better leave Jayden and his mom alone or I’ll put his ass down myself.” I threw him on the ground. “Get the fuck out of my face.Now.”
Like a pack of whining dogs, they hurried off with their tails behind their legs. Fucking idiots.
“You good?” I asked Jayden. I searched his face for any wounds from any hits I might’ve missed. Thankfully, for those assholes, there were none.
“Yeah, are you?”
I nodded. “I didn’t expect you to jump in.”
“And miss all the fun? Hell nah. I’ve been wanting to take a hit at those assholes for a while now.”
I chuckled. “Well, thank you for backing me up.”
“No, thank you for defending me. You…you didn’t have to do that.”
“Yeah, I did.” I grabbed his shoulder and ushered him back towards the front doors of the building. “Now, let’s get you inside. I think that’s more than enough fun for one night.”
Chapter 19
