Ray's smirk faltered. Her gaze held him captive, a steady, burning question in her eyes that no flippant remark could easily dismiss.
Ray ground his teeth, a flicker of rage surfacing beneath his usually calm exterior. "I'd tear them to pieces," he growled, his voice low and laced with an unmistakable hatred. This wasn't the composed, controlled Ray that everyone saw at boardroom meetings or family dinners. This was Ray stripped down to his rawest instinct—a brother, protective and fierce.
