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.

wild beasts for their lives. Anyone who managed to walk out of those places alive carried an intensity that

of nightmare must she have gone through,‘ he wondered, ‘for a teenage girl

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

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lips jolted Ashton out of his thoughts. He looked down and met Briar’s soft, beautiful gaze. The dim light above cast a shadow over her profile, making her features a bit blurry from his angle, but he could still

contrast to the

you, I’m pretty generous. You can have a piece,” Briar said with a

leaned in and took the fruit with his teeth.

away the gloom in Ashton’s heart, and his expression softened. He hooked a chair over with his long leg, sat down beside Briar, and together they watched as

been working for some mysterious person for a long time…”

that first sentence was enough to give her a shot

shot Briar a subtle look, and when he caught the slightest nod from her, he asked coolly, “Some mysterious person? Who exactly?

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

her face streaked with tears and her makeup a total mess. “All I know is he’s Dasmiecian, but he’s always

mercy to women, especially not to someone with a face like that. Without a second thought, he

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

all, now that Manny had started confessing, it wouldn’t be long before

like he was itching

the floor, tears streaming down her face from the pain. But at least she didn’t get the same brutal beatdown Geoff had.

teeth, crawled over without a shred of dignity, and latched onto Ian’s leg. “I’ll talk!

does…”

You…” He coughed violently before he could finish

sentence.

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