The words left Julian Maddox frozen for a moment. Then he raised his hand, jabbing a finger toward Quinn Thorne's nose, and let out a scornful laugh. "What did he just say? Did you all hear that?"
"He said you should kowtow and apologize to him, Mr. Maddox," one of his lackeys jeered, eager to stir the pot.
Julian swept his gaze across the room, his voice dripping with mockery. "Tell me, do you think that's even remotely possible?"
"Impossible!" his cronies chorused in unison, their voices overlapping in a chorus of derision.
Julian's expression twisted, turning vicious in an instant. "Listen up, kid. I've changed my mind. Not only am I taking your woman, but you're going to get on your knees and beg me to let you walk out that door."
He had forced himself on plenty of women before, b
