•Dahlia•
The door burst open not later than two seconds. Miley and Hayden stormed into the room without alarm. Everything happened so fast after I felt River getting yanked off.
The relief that struck me was indescribable, but that relief turned into something else when I saw that Hayden had not only pulled River away from me, he also flung him across the room, causing my ex-husband’s back to crash on a wall.
I watched as Miley screamed in terror and ran to help a coughing River up to his feet. I ignored the pain in my body and stepped as far back as I could, using the nearest wall as an anchor when an ominous atmosphere set in the room.
“Get away from that man, Miley.” Hayden stalked towards the two people.
Miley, of course, didn’t do as Hayden wanted to, so the king was forced to pr
