A Pawn in His Dirty Game

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kept my eyes fixed on the open screen before me,

ched. As exp

nged the knife. Unapologetic. Fierce. Stu

sip of the whiskey , my eyes glued to the screen. The burn on my

I didn't need to turn to know who

an

." He gave

o the screen, glin

, I s

to take a

a good job the

. "Did you fi

ng from his face. "This might be

on," I said, lowering

s in your grandfather's medical records. The off

r, scanning the do

ns of bleeding in the

e page, my blo

we were told

o believe," Ian said. "But someone'

ched up. " Wha

in a thin line be

night was found dead in he

in my stomach and I

the same thoughts run

n't a co

the glass. This is

yes. " Before he died, your grand

ch twist

one k

t I had to marry Valerie to ge

er to answers, the

as definite

howed me the will that I had to mar

rough my thoughts. " How is Valeri

these deaths." My voice was low, bitter. "My grandfather died after naming me his successor only if I marry Valerie. And An

quor and poured another. My

.." I muttered, eyes fixed on the glass, "or s

r unhealthy obsess

t him and

oesn't know what'

ed my ey

feeling pi

, his expre

's innocent i

ld, no one i

g behind his eyes. "And what if you're wrong? What if all t

gered in the air. I couldn't tell if he was trying

despite the storm brewing inside me. "You don't know anythin

test trace of a smile curlin

going to ag

r. "I know too well that she is one hell of a stubbor

ackmaili

a cigarette,

than blackmail

the smoke burn deep in my chest. It settled there, a

softly. "What

d, exhali

e buzzed with a me

s the

ale

two would make a hell of a couple. How did she ev

creen as a cold , unsettling feeling washed over me.

and met Ian's eyes. "You got what you

n hit him. "She's agreeing so easi

ce. For a private investig

t? He asked, confusion

e cigarette, feeling it si

o a smirk. ".... is that she never backs down without a fight. she already suspe

you still have the upper hand... You can make her fall for y

nce flaring. "I don't wa

am in his eyes. "Or you're scare

self. I reached for the ashtray i

floor, crushing it beneath h

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