Forbidden (Blood Ties #7)

Only they weren’t the regular ones.

No.

These men were larger, more muscled, and carried brand new guns. I scanned their weapons and somewhere in the back of my head, a sense of familiarity rose. My fingers twitched, aching to feel the grip of the cold steel in my grasp.

I met the guards’ stares instead as they fixed their gazes on Walker and his men.

Something was happening here.

Something that made me scared.

As the other Daughters drank and ate all around me, I found myself riveted to the play of power in front of me and prayed Riven and Kane would indeed look out for me.

Because without them…

I was vulnerable.

THIRTY-FIVE

Riven

Clunk.Bang.

Clunk.Bang.

Clunk—

I wrenched my gaze from the monitor and the warning splashing across the screen,Access Denied. Anger already seethed in my veins as that fucking sound resounded along the hallway.

Bang!

“That’s it.” I shoved up from my chair and turned toward the door.

I’d been here for three goddamn hours after the Daughters were locked away in their rooms for the night trying to access the files…any files, for that matter. Now every time I clicked on a goddamn document it came up with a warning. Something was going on. Something I didn’t like.

Clunk.

Bang!

That goddamn sound pissed me off. Did they want to entice panic at every goddamn moment? I strode out of my office and into the hallway, finding the dark blur of a guard dragging something along the doors up ahead. I clenched my teeth and lengthened my stride, slammed my card against the scanner and pushed through the doors after him. Goddamn bastard, he was about to get a mouthful.

That festering rage needed an outlet and right now…that was him.

Clunk.

Bang!

“Motherfucker.” I slammed the card against the door and pushed through, finding him dragging the butt of his gun along the doors, heading toward the Daughters’ rooms.

“Hey!” I barked, trying to keep it under control.

But the asshole never slowed, nor did he turn at my command. Only Coulter’s fucking assholes would goddamn dare ignore me like that.

I lengthened my stride again as he neared the next set of double doors, reaching out to press his card against the scanner.

“I said,hey!”I roared as the asshole pushed open the double doors.

“What the fuck! Stop it! PUT THAT DOWN!”Kane’s roar bloomed from his office further along the hall.