Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Two minutes later, Briar slipped on her black helmet, jumped on a sleek black motorcycle parked in the Jennings family’s driveway, and took off humming, ready to make a quick delivery.

Camden and Beatrice only dared to step outside after she was out of sight. They started cussing up a storm–but it was way too late. Briar was already

gone.

While riding, Briar’s phone pinged with a file on Ashton. She tapped it open and stopped short at the photo.

He was tall with broad shoulders and a sharp jawline. A pair of gold–rimmed glasses sat on his nose, masking the sharpness in his gaze. His lips were tight -an expression worn by men used to control and authority.

Briar gave a low whistle. “Perfect,” she

muttered.

Ashton was built like a dream. A little cold, a little dangerous. Just her type.

Any hesitation Briar had about this job disappeared the second she saw his face. She grinned, twisted the throttle, and sped up.

An hour later, Briar pulled up in front of a massive mansion, skidding her bike to a smooth stop right next to a shiny black SUV. Her motorcycle looked rough, all scratched up and worn, but she didn’t care.

As soon as she cut the engine, a tall man in a suit approached, followed by a group of bodyguards.

Briar took off her helmet and eyed Ashton as he got closer. No surprise, he was even better–looking in person.

She stayed seated, one leg on the ground, totally calm. Meeting his stare, she asked, “Ashton?”

that the courier was a girl, but he

small, clear plastic bag from her pocket and held it

the street–just two tiny black

against her skin. Her chill attitude, the way

mind. Instead of taking the pills, he pulled out his phone and transferred half the payment. Then he said, “Come with

the bodyguards, then back at Ashton. She didn’t like the vibe, but she

slipped the pills back into her pocket, got off the bike, and followed Ashton, hands in her jacket, face

in Shoneport. Their mansion looked more like a museum–fancy and old–school. It had several courtyards, but only one was lit up. A crowd of

like this, it was hard to tell who really cared. Nobody knew if all that concern was

every head turned. All eyes were on

by all these political and business heavyweights, most people would’ve been shaking. But Briar was cool as ever. She

walked into the courtyard like she owned the place, Ashton right beside

staring down a major storm over their wealth and power. So when Ashton brought in

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dared stop thair. They

in the day. When he stepped down for health reason, the higher ups made sure he got the

same doctors were gathered around Griffin’s bed, and they looked completely stumped. Griffin had dipped into another ciana, with ne warning signs and no

he’d been out way past what they thought wm cafe. His vitals we dropping fast. They’d nearly declared him dead

Wade family swarmed the house, dragging in lawyers and kicking up drama. They

temper and swearing he’d found an experimental drug to make them clear the

his side, the doctors looked a little anxious. “Did you get the medicine?” one

didn’t say anything and turned

Inside were two small black pills that rattled lightly as

bag of candy. The packaging was cheap, and