old, calculating. H

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ut Liam suddenly s

this." His voic

Liam," Noah said, his to

e conflict in his eyes. He roughly

ered, then turned to Noa

unspoken threats. I leaned my head back, exhau

starting. The stress, the f

xt room, must have

u touch her again, Hayes will burn your entire operati

d. "Fiancé? That little chipmunk

my room, a cruel

of me. "What's so important about

g pronouncements before his men dragged me away, su

whispered, contem

knocking at the main

ce, sharp,

it's Julian Hayes! He' s

vanished. Liam

ity. "Liam Carter! Noah Vance! Release Ava Chen and

ief in my "compromised" status, my l

intercom on the wall, trying to si

g my hand against the wall, a s

fast," h

ical storm you're bringing down on yourselves? Aegis Solutions isn't just some

ted, just f

grabbed Peterson from the next

see consequ

us. Marcus raised

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ected with Peterson' s leg. P

d me, dragging me

have what's lef

r me. This was it.

to the corridor burst inwa

e a mask of cold fury, flanked by

disarming Noah' s closest guar

rds me, his ey

isingly gentle as he took my un

dawning on their faces as they reco

yes," Liam

here!" Noah blustered,

d on me, then on Peterson, who was

an said, his voice low and de

y!" Noah yelled, despe

s I' d held back finally fall. "They hurt

ter. "I know, Ava.

quiet, observant. He' d known about CyberCorp' s coercion. He' d known I was

as par