““Coward, thought Asher. You’re just a bully and a coward. He stilled his hand and lowered his fist, speaking in a low, lethal tone. “You listen to me, Lance Hamilton, and you listen good. If you ever go near Savannah Carmichael again with anything but the utmost respect, I will come back here with my Army-issued sidearm and I will shoot your balls off your body. That is a bona fide goddamned promise. Nod if you understand me.””
