Serena, a sudden, sharp p

felt like getting slamm

lapsing hard onto the floor, clutch

He charged over with a baseball bat, yelling, "You

flash of

ght how Se

e, hands wrapped tightly around his bleeding throat. Blood poured bet

f, then crashed to th

ied. Forgetting about the pain, he scrambled back on hands and knees, voic

e had twisted necks, others couldn't move thei

ed the dark barrel right to Dylan's temple. His voice was ice

the trigger, Serena gave a sub

eft no room for question

didn't quite get it. "Your Highness, he just insulted

re usefu

e stepped on half his face and smiled. "Go tell

n still at Gavin's side

u just say

, the crystal chandelier above fli

ring as she looked at her clearly

mmed her teacup on the table, c

actually alive? That fat prisoner back then swore sh

rely contained. "She was sentenced to thirty years. Even if she'

r steps

ugh to show up again, I'll make sure she regrets it. I got her

o Dylan Price, still barely standi

ed, thick gauze wrapped around

ess you up like that? Pathetic. What about

ok his head, fa

ped us. My guys-some are dead, some

pare me th

orse by the second. "Can you believe it? The city still hasn't approved the demo

ut of the mall mess-I'll talk to General Gavin Moor

you a new team. Don't bother with an

le, at

ore had just wrappe

ment he heard the big boss was aro

"You deal with it," she tol

s a mall stroll. She figured she'd pick up some chamomile tea and supplements for Mabel. The old lad

the elevator and

open again-and in stumbled two women p

reeked faintly of alcohol, his steps unsteady. Clearly dr

ce, they froze for a beat-then narro

She rarely gave random hostility any mind. Ey

was intimidated. Both women looked smug, rol

a gets his first time, we get our turn. I'm filming it, too.

we'll spike him again. He's not g

twitched, eyes

aybe. But like this? Drugging hi

n-ding-the elevator reached the 8th flo

, Evan Carter, but look at you now. Too good to even glance at us before,

the name, her

v

ain caught up-she sprinted s