Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

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When lan came toward them, swinging a bloodied iron rod still dripping with flesh, Manny completely broke down and screamed, “Don’t hit me! Please, don’t! I’ll talk. I’ll confess everything!”

In the throes of a breakdown, her screams came out shrill and piercing, like shattering glass.

Briar frowned, her hand pausing midair with the fork, but she quickly resumed eating with deliberate nonchalance, using the motion of taking a bite to hide the smile tugging at her lips.

Ashton was always quick to notice every little reaction from Briar. He caught her subtle move just now, but only lowered his gaze and didn’t ask, letting it pass without comment.

Even though Briar had been acting all obedient ever since they returned to Dasmiec, Ashton wasn’t naive enough to believe she was truly that docile.

He could still vividly recall the fury and killing intent Briar had unleashed back in the lab on Bersy Island.

That kind of murderous aura was something Ashton was all too familiar with.

It was even more ruthless than the edge Ian, a former mercenary, carried. Ashton felt Briar was more like a mercenary than the real thing.

No, she was even more dangerous, like a battle–hardened outlaw who’d survived countless life–and–death struggles.

Reece and Hamish had both confided in him that there was a lot more to Briar than anyone realized.

After all, people who gave off an even more dangerous vibe than mercenaries usually came from one of two backgrounds.

The first was those elite special forces, like the one Reece and Hamish had once belonged to. Those all- rounder kings of the battlefield had survived countless firefights, and the aura they carried was downright intimidating.

After leaving the military, Reece and Hamish deliberately crafted their playboy personas for a reason. The shadowy work they were involved in required them to appear wealthy and influential, but harmless. To mask the lethal edge beneath, they became the most notorious womanizers in Shoneport, a reputation that served as the perfect cover.

that could forge such a ruthless aura was those underground arenas overseas, where people fought wild beasts for their lives. Anyone

wondered, ‘for a teenage girl to

truth was, those arenas were pure hell. Even grown men who could handle themselves had no guarantee of making it

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gaze. The dim light above cast a shadow

grace now stood in stark contrast to the ruthless ferocity she’d shown moments

fruit in my hand for a while. Lucky for you, I’m pretty generous. You can have a piece,” Briar said with a playful smile, looking up at

in and took the

over with his long

have been working for some mysterious person for a

to give her a shot

caught the slightest nod from her, he asked coolly, “Some mysterious person? Who exactly? Spell

isn’t the mysterious Ben everyone has been whispering about,‘

know who that mysterious person is,” Manny sobbed, her face streaked with tears and her makeup a total mess. “All I know is he’s Dasmiecian, but he’s always hiding overseas… I’ve told you everything I know, so please, don’t

the type to show mercy to women, especially not to someone with a face like that. Without a second thought, he swung the iron rod at her.

blow at Manny’s back, the spot that could take a beating,

Manny had started confessing, it wouldn’t be long

Qeturah, who looked like he

as the iron rod knocked her to the floor, tears streaming down her face from the pain. But at least she didn’t get the same brutal beatdown Geoff had. After a bit, the pain faded enough that she could slowly sit

wanted from them, because he gritted his teeth, crawled over without a shred of dignity, and latched onto Ian’s leg. “I’ll talk! I’ll spill everything! I know way more

does…”

clinging to life, forced out, “You… You…” He

sentence.

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