Chapter 147

“Liam?”

I’m staring at a stranger.

“I’ll make it quick, Leah. You’re the victim in all of this.”

My hand waivers. It’s like I know.

I know in my heart.

But my mind refuses to accept what my eyes are seeing.

Liam shakes Ryker’s hand. “Your percentage will be routed to your account by morning.”

“What is this?” I whisper. “One big setup?”

He rolls his eyes. “Obviously.”

“But why?”

Ryker gathers the papers and his expression is sympathetic. “If it is any consolation,” Ryker tells me, and his accent has thickened. “Your willingness to set aside everything for family… that is the rarest form of loyalty.”

“Goodnight, Ryker,” Liam says pointedly.

I tighten my grip. “You won’t be able to access the firewalls or the lab. I’ve changed all the passcodes.”

Ryker and Liam share a glance.

“Nice try” he says. “But we have a building full of engineers.

can’t hack it, I can find someone who

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me oddly, his

he turns his back on us and walks away.

I am paralyzed.

prepared myself for many outcomes. But this

them.

until it is aimed

eyes flash gold. “Or what? There’s not enough bullets in that clip to ki ll me and we both know that.”

“They’re silver.”

they are, but I’m

you can’t get off enough shots then.” His eyes flare

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“Stop!”

freezes but this isn’t a stalemate. It’s more like a

waiting only to see who will react first.

have to keep him talking. I have to try and reason

You don’t have to do this.

you everything. You’ll be Alpha. You’ll have the corporation-I’m just trying to get it back on its feet.

my

you. Did you

I gasp.

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