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oors shutting a fraction of a second before

reath. "They found me f

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hesi

rously low. "You came to me

me people who tried to kill me ten years ago. The sam

en Cole? A government faction?

asked. "Why do

ched. "Because o

his eyes. "He'

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in Adrian's stomach. This

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where, had just e

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lack Aston Martin across t

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crack

as a bullet hit the car's

attacker right in the shoulder. The masked man lurched,

into the c

n time before racing away from the

were well down in the heart of the city,

ead, breathing hard. "They shouldn't

l tighter. "They were expecting.

him. "What a

people I dislike, Elena. But this wasn't personal. T

na's face becam

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ent on, the humor in his tone infuriating. "I

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are like

inning. Was Damien lying?

if she could overhear the convers

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deep breat

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eant walking

sive, members-only lounge where billionaires brokered deal

dressed for war-a tailored black suit, crisp white shirt, no tie.

laying at his lips as he swirled a glass of s

th, his expression unrea

e setting the glass down. "Y

oice like steel. "Not wh

"I admire your intensity. Really, I do. But if I g

thinned. "What do

the act, his eyes gle

curled into fists

l be." He slid a sleek black folde

ed it open. The first thing

ted. A surveilla

nancial records. Not his.

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playing games. He

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ked. "Not t

n't working alone. Someone inside hi

one

You back off your latest merger. Walk away. I

had spent years building

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