"And you escalated it."
"Then we keep going."
"Guess so."
There was a pause.
Then Carter said, "How's your girl doing? Mira, right? The one my guy got a little too friendly with at The Spoke."
My blood went cold. "You stay away from her."
"Relax. Just asking. She's the reason we're in this mess, isn't she? If my guy hadn't grabbed her hand, none of this would have happened."
"Your guy put his hands on her. That's on him. And on you."
"And you put your hands on him. Then I broke your window. Then you came after my businesses. So here we are."
"Here we are."
"Just remember, Ridge. This all started because of her. And it can end because of her too."
"Is that a threat?"
"Just a reminder. You want to protect what's yours? Then maybe you should think twice before turning down my offe
