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Shortly after the car left, several military vehicles arrived at the entrance of the scrap yard. The men who got off were all strong and well–built, each carrying a gun in hand.

They looked menacing and up to no good.

The black–clad bodyguards inside the factory immediately raised their guns. The leader stepped forward and shouted a warning, “Who are you? This area is now under Mr. Wade’s control. Unauthorized personnel, leave at once.”

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The mercenaries exchanged glances, surprise and tension flashing in their eyes. ‘Mr. Wade’s territory?‘ they thought. ‘Didn’t Mr. Garza say this place was theirs? How did it suddenly become Mr. Wade’s?‘

When they saw the bound men at the scrapyard entrance, the mercenaries knew better than to make a scene.

After all, Ashton was not someone they could afford to cross.

‘Mr. Garza had shelled out a fortune to hire us for his grandson’s rescue, they thought, ‘but before we could even make a move, we lost their territory. Is there even a point in trying to save Mr. Garza’s grandson now? He’s probably already dead anyway!‘

“We’re here to rescue Mr. Garza’s grandson. If possible, could you please tell Mr. Wade to release Hayden?” one of the mercenaries asked.

The mercenaries still feared Ashton’s power. They all operated along the borders, and Ashton’s methods were well–known in those areas.

Even though Ashton had rarely appeared on the border recently, Connor’s entire way of operating was straight out of Ashton’s playbook.

The lead black–clad bodyguard glanced at them and asked, “Did the Garzas tell you why Mr. Wade took Hayden?”

The mercenary shook his head. “Nope. We do the job for money. No questions asked about the employer.”

Cash rules. They never pried into their clients‘ business.

The lead black–clad bodyguard smirked sympathetically, adopting a surprisingly polite tone. “You might as well get your facts straight before coming here. Otherwise, you’ll stir up trouble and bring unwanted heat to yourselves.”

Doubtful but dutiful, the mercenaries sent a man to verify, and after he came back with the result, they all fell silent.

They traded looks, then without another word, piled back into their vehicles and drove off.

to kidnap Ashton’s woman, and he still thought he could just

whether they’d turn around and cause trouble

Brandon. “Brandon, it looks like the Garzas still haven’t given

acting so calm, let alone have the guts to send mercenaries right to our door asking for Hayden back,

just shrugged it off. “Let them do whatever they want. The Garzas

thought, ‘there’s no way they

nearly twenty years ago, to the recent corpse case at Shoneport University… One thing

Jennings to their list of crimes. The Garza family is

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left for Bersy Island. No matter how fast

them, just as they pulled up next

who was trying to get out of the car. “The waves out there right now would tear

it. “Just a

storms before, and this

a level–eight storm? Ashton, you can go ahead and take the risk if you want, but

badass Briar is, she’s still got a small frame. There’s no

Hamish finished speaking, Ashton pulled the car door, which he had just opened, shut again, and he didn’t get out after all. Ashton turned to Briar, asking for her

his surprise, instead of answering, Briar just pushed the door open and stepped out. “It’s just a bit of wind and

walked away without

leaving Reece and

Reece blurted out. “Ashton’s already a madman, and now we’ve got Briar, who’s a total maniac. The Garza

join them, I’m afraid Briar will

and Briar onto the yacht. Hamish’s prediction turned out to be spot on. The moment Briar stepped on board, she headed straight for the cockpit. If Ashton hadn’t stopped her in time,

your girl is a total badass!” Reece laughed, genuinely surprised. He hadn’t expected Hamish’s words to come true. Briar indeed wanted to

was a little

too rough. Let the pros handle it. Let’s go

in, “That’s right! Let’s take a break first. We’ll have our hands full once we

some of Ashton’s prized liquor from the yacht. He said, “If you ask me, only a

Hamish poured Briar a glass of strong