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step the bedroom door opened. Niail stood there, pants on and
chest bare. There was a cold decision in his eyes. Had her brother been right
about the man being a threat? Her heart started to pound at a frantic pace. She
reached out to stop the inevitable confrontation. Niail was injured, and Jake
was a former Navy Seal. Jake would rip Niail’s head off.
    Then
Niail moved.
    One
step and he reached Jake.
    He
grabbed her brother by the neck and backed him up against the wall. He held him
off the ground. Jake went for his pistol, but Niail was quicker. He had unarmed
him in a second, and shoved the gun into the back of his waistband.
    “You
disrespected a woman and children. You have broken the Sacred Code and deserve
to die.”
     

Chapter 3
     
    Jake’s
words had condemned him.
    No
man should speak to women or children in the manner, or voice, that this one
had. Niail had followed the Sacred Code his whole life. This woman had taken
him in and kept him alive. She deserved better than the shouting and disrespect
this one had given her.
    “You
have no honor.” His voice was cold with disdain. “You were here this morning,
but I was too weak to stop you.”
    “Let
me go.” Jake struggled. His fingers tried to loosen the grip around his neck,
but Niail held firm.
    “Niail.”
Kimi’s voice was a soft plea in his ear. “Let him down. He’s my brother and I
don’t want to see him hurt.”
    “He
disrespected you.” Niail didn’t loosen his grip. “This morning when he left you
were crying. No man treats a woman like that.”
    “Look,
I’m sorry.” Jake’s voice had calmed. “I’m only trying to protect my sister.”
    “By
threats?” Niail raised an eyebrow.
    “I
didn’t mean them.”
    “Peta
believed you.” Niail glanced at the little girl who was sitting at the table,
her eyes wide. “Your words do harm.”
    “You’re
right.” Jake’s voice was conciliatory. “Let me down and we’ll discuss this.”
    “Please.”
Kimi touched his arm. A shock of electricity shot through him. He sucked in a
deep breath and felt the ache of his injured ribs. He almost dropped Jake, but
he tightened his hold.
    “Is
that your wish?” He looked at Kimi.
    “Yes.”
Kimi nodded. “He won’t do any harm.”
    “As
you command.”
    Niail
released him.
    Jake
pushed him away and made a swing at his head. Niail blocked it with his arm.
Jake swung the other arm and he stopped that too. He shook off Niail’s hands.
His opponent wasn’t finished. Almost on cue, Jake bent his head, rushed him,
and hugged him tight about his waist. He tried to force Niail back against the
wall.
    Pain
seared through Niail’s bruised ribs, but he suppressed it. There would be time
to worry about his injuries after he had defeated his opponent. Niail brought
both arms down on Jake’s shoulders with just enough force to release his grip,
but not enough to break his collarbone. Jake gasped and bent in pain as Niail’s
knee connected with his chin.
    He
fell to his knees. Niail hauled him up by his shirt and locked his arm around
his neck. Then he leaned close to his ear.
    “Next
time I will kill you.” His whisper was a promise. “Now sit.”
    He
loosened his arm from around Jake’s neck and led him to a kitchen chair. He
pushed him down and held him there with a hand on his shoulder. Jake sagged
against the back of the seat. Niail released him. He grimaced as a spasm of
pain shot through his head. He grabbed a chair and sat. The legs shook, but it
held his weight.
    Wil
ran to Niail’s side. “Are you okay?”
    “You’re
asking him?” Jake didn’t hide his resentment. “I’m your uncle.”
    “You
were mean to Mom.” Wil leaned against him. “Niail’s a superhero.”
    Peta
nodded. “He’s a Hunter.”
    “I
can’t believe you did that.” Kimi ran a shaky hand through her hair. “Jake’s
ex-Navy Seal and you’re injured.”
    “He
is poorly trained.” Niail crossed his arms and winced at the pain. He fought
down the