Page 124 of Lawless Rivals

“Yeah, you wanna leave…” My hand closes around the side of her neck, my thumb settling beneath her jaw. “And you’ll leave on my terms.”

Her breathing catches, the flicker of her pulse going wild against my palm.

“You arrived here as a Harrington. Now you’re something more than that.”

My thumb presses against her pulse, my mouth brushing her forehead once before I pull back as if it shouldn’t have happened.

“I brought you here. I’ll take ya home myself.”

She stares up at me. “I’ll talk to Fionn. Let me handle it.”

Voices carry from the yard, louder now, one of my men shouting something I don’t catch before another cuts across him.

Keira glances toward them while my gaze stays on her. If her brother came here expecting to walk her out, he’s about to learn how badly he misjudged where she stands now.

I press my hand to the small of her back. “Stay beside me.”

When we walk into the yard, she stays at my side, not behind me, not held back at the cabin. Every head turns. They stare at my girl walking with me and realize the situation has changed.

Doesn’t mean I’ll forgive her brother.

Fionn eyes us, his gaze narrowing on how Keira walks hip-to-fucking-hip with a Tallon.

His spine straightens, and he fixes the cuffs of his dress shirt, looking smug as fuck in a tailored navy suit. I’d bet he’s never grafted a day in his privileged fucking life.

As we approach, Sera storms out of the barn with a shotgun already in her hands, lifting it straight to Fionn’s chest before anyone speaks.

There’s nothing uncertain about the way she stands. My sister doesn’t bluff.

“Off our land, Harrington,” Sera says.

Fionn squares his shoulders and stares right at her, unmoved by her threat.

“Great to see you again, Sera.” His gaze drags over her. “I see you’ve still got that hostile Tallon bite.”

“Yeah,” she says, finger resting near the trigger, “and this time, I’m the one with a gun.”

Fionn steps away from the car, taking a confident stride toward her. Shay draws his gun behind him.

“I’m not here to finish what we started. Just here to collect my sister.”

I head straight for him. My vision narrows to his face before I stop moving. “You’re not welcome in my yard, Harrington.”

His attention slips past my shoulder, settling on Keira standing behind me.

“Seems like you enjoyed having my sister around.”

My jaw locks.

“You’ve got three seconds,” I warn, “to turn around and get the fuck outta here.”

“She’s a good girl, isn’t she?” His mouth twists into an ugly smile. “The one you never thought would be the threat.”

My muscles brace, and the hairs on the back of my neck prickle.

“How long has she been here now?” he asks. “Long enough to learn everything about you, your family, your business…”

The blood in my veins runs ice-cold as he continues.