CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR
KIERAN'S POV
"I think Leandro's waiting for you to hesitate. He's betting that your new marriage has made you soft, that you're too distracted playing house to defend your territory properly." His eyes met mine across the table. "He's wrong, but he doesn't know that yet."
The assumption irritated me more than it should have. Yes, I'd gotten married. Yes, I'd been spending more time at home than usual. But that didn't mean I'd lost my edge, didn't mean I'd forgotten how to run my empire or protect what was mine.
"Set up a meeting with Leandro for next week," I said. "Somewhere neutral, somewhere public enough that he can't try anything stupid. I'll make it clear that his little inspections need to stop."
"And if he doesn't listen?"
"Then we'll remind him why peop
