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. My gaze drifted to Zara's door across the hallway. Annoying bitch. Her audacity grated on my nerves, but I couldn't deny
y yet urgent, broke through my thoughts. My head of security was
to the elevator. My tone brooked no argument.
. I tapped my AirPods, cutting the
e the alternate route to the back of the All Enjoyment Club. Stay in position until I signal," I in
the car. The engine roared to life, and we
heading straight upstairs where Shadow awaited. His tall
g downstairs," he said,
eaving through the crowd with me close behind. The poun
Damn. A woman with skills like that wasn't ordinary. My lips twitched in amusement, but the moment didn't last as she turned away from them. But one of the
d, hauling the men away. My gaze swept the area, but the woman had disappeared. Damn it.
the exits. To a casual observer, it might look like drunken girls being escorted out. To m
traffic some other set tonight. That was what brought me here. I can't let innocent
e, his irritation quickly turning to fury. "Who the h
mpanion froze, clearly unsure whether to flee or fight. Before he could decide, th
Wrong place
hes, each one harder than the last. His groans filled the roo
h the haze of my fury. I turned to
dered, wiping blood off my knuckles with the man's shirt. Shadow nod
*
les, black cloths over their faces. Shadow stood nearby, h
asked, crouching before them
looked American sneered. "What makes
ause I know your kind.
ll tell you, bastard?" he snap
ed a gun. Returning, I pointed i
rst, bastard
the bullet tearing through the other man's leg. His agonized scream echoed
nd signalled to Shadow who nodde
he handed me an iron rod, which I plunged into the flames. The hiss ofhance,"
the floor. "
ow obeyed, his movements precise. The other man, still
e go!" he pleaded. I no
ruptly as a gunshot rang out. Blood splatt
stard. He had shot his colleague. He pointed the gun at me, but before he could fire
I barked. Shadow
. "Normally, I mark my kills after they're
head, carving the letter "M." His screams reverber
I demanded again,
arsely, pain dulling his defiance. He
e shot into his marked fore
sta
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