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It was like slow-motion replay. Her brother swung for Mason and knocked him down with one hit. Megan was frozen, unable to move, as Mason pushed himself to his feet.
“You get one. That was it. Don’t come at me again.”
“I think I might have to fire you. I should have done it before.”
The room went silent. The tension was thick enough that Megan felt like she had to swim through it to get between the two of them. She faced her brother and stuck a finger in his face.
“How dare you? Just this morning, you told me you were going to be okay with this. That you weren’t going to stand in the way of us. And that you weren’t going to fire Mason.”
“That was before I knew he got you pregnant. What the f**k?”
Justin tried to push past Megan, but she stomped on his foot and punched him in the
