Mike sat in his office, staring blankly at the wall. The call with Mr. Black had left him fuming, actually beneath the anger something worse-guilt. He had sent Sophia away for her protection, and now she was in the hands of the very person he sought to protect her from. His uncle Nick was ruthless, unpredictable, and dangerously obsessed with revenge. And now, Sophia was his pawn.
He ran a hand through his hair, leaning back in his chair as his mind ran rampant with what Nick might plan-innumerable ways he might hurt Sophia just for the sake of getting back at the family. But the one thing that really haunted him was that none of this would have ever happened had he not sent her away in the first place.
He glanced toward the door, knowing his brothers were just down the hall-most l
