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booth. He radiated a freezing, hostile energy that clashed vi
ing as a human shield against the scantily c
across from Haide
ently held the patents to an AI technology that Moran Group de
s of two giggling women. He laughed loudl
tie, loosening it a fraction of an inch.
, his voice slicing through the heavy bass. "L
's face at being spoken to like a subordinat
e snapped his fingers at his private bartender
ilver tray. On it sat two crystal glasses
ve the glass on the left a subtle twist. The drug had already been seamlessly integrated in
ed glass by the stem, and shoved it a
smile widening. "Drink with me, Haiden. Sho
id with absolute disgust. He leaned b
't drink my toast, you don't get the patents. I'll w
out like thick cords. The AI technology was critical.
alf-step forward, openin
lethal glare that froze th
he crystal glass. He raised it t
t left a strange, sickeningly
to the marble table. "Sign t
iumph. He picked up a pen and beg
inutes
s stomach. It started as a dull warmth, but ra
, spreading through hi
reached up and aggressively unbuttoned the top two but
at a terrifying speed. His vision blurred slightly, the strobe l
of corporate warfare. It took him exactly three s
been
s eyes, now slightly bl
e innocence. "Hey, man. You look a little stressed. I've got a private r
omicidal rage cra
to his feet. The sudden movement made his head spin
to order Leo to gr
ally swept over the glass railing, lo
bar. He saw the si
He leaned forward, fighting the dizzying effects of the
as A
lf-control snapped. The sound of it brea
-back hair stepped right up behind her. The man reached out, hi
lified his possessiveness into
f the way with so much force the ventur
his balance compromised, but he launched himsel
" Leo yelle
ted after his boss, his hea
lips. He picked up his drink, assuming the drug h
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