Bang!
"Stop right there, boy!" Soren slammed a hand against the conference table.
I raised an eyebrow at him and kept walking.
Kevin had insulted my mother one too many times. This time, he did it in front of all her relatives. Did he really think we were such easy targets?
"Boy, I told you to stop!" Soren roared from behind me, more urgently this time.
I ignored him, intent on carrying Kevin's punishment fully through.
Kevin was scared shitless. "Don't come near me!" he shouted. "Dad, dad! Help me!"
"Stop that boy from doing anything foolish!"
Soren's latest assertion was directed at the nearby muscle. Four men interposed themselves in my way.
"Move aside," I said, "or you will suffer as well!"
"How dare you!" Soren screamed. By now, his throat was hoarse with anger.
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