The dumb animal was impressed by his dominant display, liked that he was shielding and protecting her. She wasn’t even adverse to the idea of him

squeezing Ben's throat a little tighter despite that the guy had lowered his eyes in a sign of submission. She could understand why Ben had. Gio had a certain intensity about him that made him always seem intimidating, but this was different. He was menacing, fierce, unyielding. Every word had been a command and rung with power and authority. It had Danica feeling a little

flushed, if she was honest.

“Cody gets here on Sunday,” warned Ben. “He’ll come for you.”

Gio laughed. “Oh...