around the cold brass of
ce cracked behind h
console table in the hallway, rushing to put himself between Ai
of pure, unadulterated disgust. He looked at him
executive authority. "You can't do this, Aidan. You can't brin
laugh. He let go of the call
ook a s
ing Brent backward until his shoulder blades slammed hard against
m Brent's. "Who said anything about
weat beaded on his forehead. "I... I don't know
the knot of Brent's silk tie and y
abric dug into his windpipe. His
th demonic fury. "That night it rained. You called me
rent's pupils dilated in sheer ter
y trying to pry those iron fingers off his throat. I
idan roared,
nic springing to his eyes. "No!
n fr
broken. "If I didn't tell you that, you never would h
chest. Every muscle in his body locked tight. A te
backward with ev
d into a heavy metal umbrella stand, knocking it over with a deafening cr
ly. His hands curled into fists so tight his f
s a traitor. Eight years of him believing she h
roat. It sounded insane. It echoed off the
g on the knot of his tie, loosening
time. The rage was gone, replaced
way. "Stay away from her," he said, his voice devo
lked toward his
allway hit his face. He pulled his pho
d, his voice dropping back to absolute zero. "Fin
d shut, sealing him in
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