George, aware of the danger seeming to ooze out of Ethan like smoke, took his hand off Laura, but instead kicked the table so hard that it flipped onto its side, crashing and splintering into shards. Behind Ethan came Ryder, who was obviously the one who dealt with all the men, resulting in ruffled clothes, and knuckles stained with blood. “Adrian,” Laura called softly, tears filling her eyes. She'd been holding up just fine, but why was it that at the sight of him, she wanted to bawl at how scared she'd felt. Thompson rose from his seat, “Is this… is this who you married? The one you sneaked into the villa with?? Holy goodness! Are these the kind of people you are mingling with!? Delphi, are you aware of the great mistake you're making?” “Grandfather D’Angelo put me in charge of

