k-wool, cut so precisely to his measurements that it emphasized every inch of his broad shoulders and

oice echoing in the marble foyer of th

ercury. He looked ethereal, fragile, and utterly commanding all at once. But as they approached the heavy

ow and instinctively steady. "Focu

dropped a fraction of an inch. "I told y

actical observat

conversations-hit them. Jax immediately felt his old instincts flare. He scanned the room: exits, lines of sight,

's attention, his money, his genius-but they were terrified of him. Elias moved through the crowd like a gh

, thickset, with the predatory smile

reaching out a hand to cl

re he even tho

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" Jax said, his voice a

he man sputtered, looking

ld indifference. "This is my... security liaison. And

d Smalltalk. When they were finally alone in a corner of the

issed, but there was no heat in it

Jax said, looking down at h

old of his frame. He reached out, his fingers brushing against the

x's voice l

wer. He slumped toward the