corridor. Even the arrogant Vince Tucker f
He was dressed simply in a black t-shirt and jeans, but he radiate
ask, but a storm was r
tching from a distance, shrank back, melt
g onto two things: Aleah, and the grimy
stubbornness. He didn't let go. Instead, he pulled Aleah tighter agains
swer. He just s
erate, like a countdown to an execution. Each step landed li
step forward, but a single, ice-co
ader, and he looked down at the other man as if he were so
ce was quiet, calm, but it held t
ed, tried to hold his ground. "
inished th
s a blur of motion
ck echoed throu
y. The hand that had been holding Aleah was
pled to the floor, cradling his sh
r Vince's screams. Everyone was paralyzed
on the floor. He reached out, pullin
nd draped it over her shoulders,
ince. He took a step forward and planted his
again as Kaden
ropping to a glacial whisper. "You d
ain. "I'm sorry ... Mr. Knight ...
Sean. "Control your establishment," he said coldly.
he nearly fell to his kn
d without a word of warning,
ying instinctively to hi
ll his familiar, reassuring scent, now mixed with somdor, carrying her past the
t the world. After the terror of the last few minutes, Ale
deposited her into the backseat of his familiar luxury car.
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