hed out to Plume, a subordinate who once served under her in the D

d. Send someone to c

eath swept across multinational organizations, the Dominion

fields stopped what they were doing. Assistants r

ed to welcome D

.

mination ended, the result showed nothing serious. The drug in her s

neasy pounding in his chest. A sense

entrance. He was Brendan's bodyguard, the man Brend

ptly. "Why did you come here? Didn't I tell

wanted me to stay and make sure those thugs handled her. I rem

ression shift

her into stopping her attacks against Sallie. After that, she would settle do

. Letting those men actually rape

shouted as he tur

er him and hurried to follow

k to the bar. The moment he arrived,

em

tate of her clothing. The fabric hung loose

d. Her entire body w

him as he hurried to speak. "Gemma, listen to me. I only told them to scar

thugs had already t

ntinue, a sharp sl

off, ending the excus

ou were too blind and too foolish t

tunned by the bl

ded before the sent

e is for how disgusting you are. You

guilt Brendan had felt vanished t

struck with e

n for him and every bit of h

for me. For being stupid enough to believe

hand and pointed

urned cold.

ck remained straight. Something in the way

fierce enough to crush anyt

th all these years? The wife who always smiled

n, and before he knew it, humiliati

to leave you with them. I shouldn't have done that. But don't forget that you caused this. If you hadn't ar

d, this was just another outburst from Gemma. He assumed tha

prepare his meals, and quietly resume the

reach for her. Before his hand could even touch

turned cold as ice. "Brendan, you should thank your

live as an ordinary woman, the people she called family and

n her genuine kindness. Xande

would not have walked awa

rendan back a step. He stood the

ed gentle and compliant. Around him, she had been quiet, careful,

ded, a mocking la

g now? Throw a tantrum, slap me, then pretend you don't care? You rea

ht after men. Countless women had tried to climb into h

she was already a woma

en," he said to himself. "Let's se

.

se, chaos had already take

Death has

f the room. No one could tear their gaze from the massiv

m b

came fr

orced his way through the pack

calm authority, his sharp eyes scanning the room while his presence

e, we've confirmed it. That account belongs to Death. It has be

His eyes remained fixed on the locat

turned cold. "Prepare immediately. Locate Death before the

s,

ord from around his wrist. The bullet cas

, he had kept

uld soon

ween them had wa

allow her to disappear