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.

they can’t hack it, I can find someone who

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oddly, his chin

his back on us and walks away.

I am paralyzed.

myself for many outcomes. But this

them.

and I swing the gun until it is aimed at

enough bullets in that clip to ki ll me and we

“They’re silver.”

don’t know if they are, but

if you can’t get off enough shots then.” His eyes flare once more. He’ll be

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“Stop!”

a stalemate. It’s more like

to see who will react first.

I have

my brother. You don’t have to do this.

Alpha. You’ll

at my stomach. “And what of

stard growing inside you. Did you think

I gasp.

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