Nicholas scoffed before folding his arms tightly across his chest.
“That is a completely insane accusation that you cannot prove,” he said.
I glanced at the bru!ses covering Abigail’s arms before looking back at the men.
“You assaulted her and you will answer for every single mark left on her body,” I declared.
Gregory stepped forward, his jaw clenched and his eyes flashing with fresh irritation.
“You need to be very careful with your next words, Colonel,” he said.
I shifted my complete attention toward him, my stare hard enough to force him back a cautious half-step.
Some men are dangerous because they possess strength, others because they possess wealth, but then there are people like Gregory who believe they can never be touched.
I had spent my military career putting men far tougher and far more intelligent than a spoiled trust-fund brat like him into the ground.
