Defiant Choice

Gareth stared at Tessa in disbelief, still reeling from the kick that had sent him flying.

Vance looked just as stunned, the anger and despair in his blood-red eyes replaced by pure shock.

Tessa shot Gareth a cold glare. "If my shoulder wasn't messed up, I'd beat you to a pulp—worse than last time."

Gareth's lips twitched as he staggered to his feet.

That kick had been brutal. Even if his ribs wer