Aspen’s threat rang in her head and just as the security men were about to throw him out, she held up a hand.

 “Let Mr. McKinney go. Take only Becker instead. I'm sorry it has to be this way, Beck.”

 The latter who was drunk refused to be taken away without a fight. He fought off the men for as long as he could, scattering furniture and papers around. 

“You can’t do this to me, Dulce, after everything I did for you. Do you want to pay back like this? I will never let you belong to another!”

 At least, the security men succeeded in pushing him out the door....