Battl
turned the
he guest bedroom. The sheets were
dn't co
rk clothes, locked the door, and d
desk, his sharp eyes behind rimless glasses focused squarely on his diagno
e doorframe and stepped insi
ful eyes, the entire tuning circuit wrote me off as a washed-up ghost. Only Connor quietly pres
ng to pull out a leather chair. "Did you bri
the heavy manila enve
out a low breath. "Paperwork is clean. The state registry transfer will clear in ex
nly, my voice devoid of emotion. "I'm serving hi
the right call. Anyone who grinds down your worth isn't worth keeping around. Wi
a fai
. He's the financial backer behind the Oakland tech facility and the President of the Iro
t's
putation had rea
ion airborne equipment. After his discharge, he returned to California and dismantled every rival syndicate along the transit corridor with ruthless
man was already there, leaning against the
ng an aura of lethal, quiet discipline. Hearing
cut into me so sharply that m
nd, his gaze drifted past me, l
the designer behind the micro-injection powertrain architecture, Jolene Battle-known in t
oused hand. "Pleasure to meet you, Mr. Lynch
an was undeniable. His jawline was ra
on an entirely different level. Dressed in a dark tactical shirt buttoned straight t
t me, his voice smooth, low, and completely
the brief awkwardness, a
gned yet, but I can personally vouch that once Jo
witched with f
pped forward, placing a thick leather
this line of work, safeguarding proprietary schematic
and a three percent equity cut of all production engines built on my micro-injection architecture. The penalty clauses were
exceptional, an
gned my name on the final execution line. I slid the folde
oo
scrawled his sharp, authoritat
shifted over the table as
six-foot-three-taller an
e overhead lights. His ice-grey eyes pinned mine with total focus. "Get your
firmly. "Thank
vy texture of a man used to handling firearms. The instant our palms br
lert tone sliced through the room as the overhe
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