Brandon POV
As soon as I see Annie's stepfather move towards her I'm on him, and so is Evan to my surprise. We both grab one of his arms and haul him back kicking and screaming.
"You don't f.uking talk to her," I snarl at him. "You don't look at her, you don't even think about her. The only reason I'm not beating you to within an inch of your life right now is because she doesn't need to see that s.hit."
"Does her grandfather know what a piece of s.hit you are?" Evan asks him calmly, but I can see the storm brewing in his eyes. "I took this job to help out a friend of my grandfather, I trusted the information you gave me, and despite your lies I found Annie. But know this, I'm out. I'm not going to make her stay, I'm not going to help you get your guardianship of her, and if you try I
