Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

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On the tablet was the latest message from Connor. The message was brief, just a few words.

[There’s trouble at the border. Come quickly.]

Along the border, order or chaos had always been dictated by Connor’s mercenary group. After years of dominating the region, their sheer presence alone commanded obedience from all factions.

But if even Connor said there was trouble, then things must be serious.

‘I wonder who’s behind all this chaos at the border. Now I’m so curious,’ Briar thought.

She lowered her head, mulling over the words for a moment before handing the tablet back to Ashton. “The border’s in chaos. Is it a good idea for me to go?”

Ashton kept his expression neutral, but inside, he was secretly amused. “Of course it is. You’re just going to have some fun.”

‘She is blatantly testing me,‘ Ashton thought. ‘She’s testing my limits, to see just how much trouble I’ll let her stir up before I step in.’

But now they were heading to the most lawless stretch of border in the world, where even a random passerby could have ties to factions too dangerous to cross.

With Briar’s ability to stir up trouble, there was no way Ashton would dare let her do whatever she wanted.

Hearing Ashton’s words, Briar just smiled and said, “Alright, I’m just going to have some fun. As long as no one messes with me, I’ll behave myself.”

She meant it. If nobody messed with her, she could promise to be good. But if someone started something, all bets were off.

‘Also, judging from Connor’s message, if my guess is right, the ones behind the sudden chaos at the border are probably the mysterious Darius and Boyden,‘ Briar thought.

With Briar’s promise, Ashton looked pleased as he picked up the documents on the table and lowered his head to get back to work.

a game to kill time. With no internet on the plane, she could only play offline classics, like that old Snake Game

scooted over to join her, and the two played side by side, betting

would crash first.

ten hours in the air, Ian racked up nearly two thousand push–ups. By the time

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prepared a full–length black down jacket for Briar. With

wind, he just changed his thin jacket to a black wool coat, looking like

for ages. The moment they

Victoria Hotel in Qathana, which Ashton never even bothered to visit, these guys stationed at the border were practically poor

group into a powerhouse, Ashton walked away and left it all

the budget allocations for the border went

here, but the scenery’s great, mountains, rivers, plenty of places to explore. Let them show you around and act as your bodyguards. Around here, anyone with half a brain will know to stay out of

knew what Ian could do, but even the best couldn’t handle everything alone. Out here on the border,

and Artemus bowed again and greeted in unison, “Hello,

people assumed her to be, she was

border, strength was the

in approval at their fighting skills, then turned to Briar and said, “They’re not much to look at, but their skills are solid. Each of them could take on ten men at once. If you wander

and Artemus were speechless, thinking, ‘Sure, Mr. Wade was praising us, but why did it sound so off? That hurt a

Ashton thought these two were good, Briar could only nod, albeit

are Ashton’s eyes and ears, right?‘ Briar thought. “They’re probably here to keep me from

gave the nod, Riley and Artemus swiftly moved behind her, exchanging looks

all skin and

go south, is he protecting her, or

he thought, “The aura coming off these two is intense. Just

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