“What?” Deirdre could not believe what she had just heard. She was so angry that she felt pain in her chest.

A man had nearly violated her. If Declan had not shown up at the right time, Ronan would have succeeded already. Now, it seemed to her that Cillian was just going to take on Ronan’s side and that he was not going to do anything about it.

“Don’t you think it’s unfair for me, Mr. King? If something like this can be resolved with an apology, why do we need the police?”

Cillian squinted. “