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.

was those underground arenas overseas, where people fought wild beasts for their lives.

in Ashton’s eyes. ‘What kind of nightmare must she have gone through,‘ he wondered, ‘for a teenage girl to

grown men who could handle themselves had no guarantee of making

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touch on his 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

stood in stark contrast to

a while. Lucky for you, I’m pretty generous. You

in and took the fruit with

with his long leg, sat down

my parents have been working for some mysterious person

first sentence was enough to give her

caught the slightest nod

Ben everyone has been whispering about,‘ Ian

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 hit me, okay?” Her pitiful act was so fake that it was honestly

not to someone with a face like that. Without a second thought, he swung the iron rod at her. “You think you

blow at Manny’s back, the spot

Manny had started confessing, it wouldn’t be long before the

Qeturah, who looked like he

at least she didn’t get the same brutal beatdown Geoff had. After a bit, the pain faded

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

does…”

clinging to life, forced out, “You… You…” He coughed violently before he

sentence.

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