Lucien's side of the bed but it was empty. She felt a strange sense of uneasines

duffel bags with guns and ammunition. The air was thick w

ight to Lucien. "

-barrel shotgun. "Kol killed Travis. Travis was my seco

ch twiste

ost trusted men. "Take her somewher

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!" she snapped,

on unreadable. Then, without a word, he gr

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strode toward the front do

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or blew apart, sending shrapnel and fire in all directions. The force knoc

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tent ringing in his ears. His body felt heavy, but h

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ad of security, standing beside him. His f

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were attacked. We di

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clenched. "Wh

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est tighten

ry... she took

blood r

dies,

his mouth like

door opened, and a doct

snapped to him. "The

's stable. We were able to remove the

ience snappe

allowed hard.

d. "What did

surgery, but when the nurse went to

htened. "Are you telling me someone w

ge shows a man in scrubs wheeling her out. B

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had ta

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knew I was in deep trouble. I was about to scream when one of the men showed

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e some dark, abandoned warehouse. The air sme

e armrests. The rope burned against my skin as I t

was yanked

vision blurry from tears. When my eyes

in front of me

feel like a child's toy. Scars-so many scars crisscrossed h

ry. My body lock

e shaking. "I swear, this must be a mistake.

p chuckle. It was the scari

g myself against the chair as if I could disappear. "We've seen

st' anything. So tell me-what'

d turne

embling. "We have no relationship". And I wa

my voice breaking as I sobbed

n didn

wn at me, unreada

t, I realized som

dn't be

I was going to make

to lure in Lucien.

e, brought out his phone and