Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

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When Briar woke up, it was already 6:30 the next morning. Whatever had been holding her tightly was long gone. Ashton was already up.

After a quick wash and change into a casual sweatshirt set, she tied her hair up in a high ponytail and strolled out of the bedroom.

At the top of the stairs, she found Ian staring at Riley and Artemus, who were looking back at him with wide eyes. They all turned to look at her when they heard her footsteps.

Ian was the first to speak. “Briar, you’re up! Want to go out and have some fun today?”

Briar’s phone started buzzing nonstop the moment she turned it on. As she scrolled through her messages, her eyes landed on one from Memphis. It was a set of unfamiliar coordinates for Darius’s hideout, not far from their estate.

She looked up from her phone and caught excitement in Ian’s eyes. She smiled knowingly, but didn’t let it show on her face. Instead, she turned to Riley and Artemus and asked, “Where’s Ashton?”

Riley replied, “He’s in the study, talking with Connor and the others. Miss Jennings, would you like me to take you there?”

Briar had only asked out of curiosity, but seeing Riley trying to one–up Ian, she nodded. “Sure.”

Meanwhile, Artemus headed downstairs instead of following them.

Ashton’s study was the most heavily guarded spot in the whole estate. Even getting close was off–limits unless they had his permission.

But Briar wasn’t just anyone. When she strolled up to the study door with Riley, the black–clad bodyguard at the entrance didn’t even hesitate before opening the door right away and respectfully inviting her in.

Artemus, who hadn’t followed them earlier, now stood at the doorway holding Briar’s breakfast. “Miss Jennings, here’s your breakfast.”

a chair for her with extra care. He waited until

study, Brandon and Connor were both present. When Briar walked in, Ashton was lounging in his chair, supposedly listening to their reports, but he looked pretty absent–minded, and his attention seemed to be

entered, Brandon and Connor paused their

and sat down in the chair Artemus had brought

pulled Briar right up next to him. Then

who was busy eating her breakfast, and nodded. “Yes, our people searched the

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circles along the border again last night. We found three possible locations where

Connor rattled off the three locations and coordinates. No one noticed, but when Briar heard the last set of coordinates, her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, and her hand paused for

gloves from beside her plate, and took the bread from her hand. While spreading jam on it, he continued talking to Brandon and Connor. “Send people to check all three coordinates. If you find anyone, detain them. If they resist,

Briar liked it. She devoured it in big bites, then shot her hand up. “Ashton,

at the estate today. Stay with me until we wrap up, then I’ll take you out,

just want to tag along and check things out. Promise I won’t run off.” When Briar realized Ashton wasn’t going with them, she got even more excited. She grinned, wrapped her arm around Ashton’s, and gave it a playful shake. “I want to go. You know I’ll

They knew Ashton couldn’t say no

wander off.

mercenaries. It was just that they had zero bottom

face was totally at odds with her explosive temper. If

I

for it, that’s on them,

Ashton fell into silence.

her breakfast, she

of them took responsibility for one. Briar picked the last one, saying it was the closest to

a one–in–three chance, so there’s no way Miss Jennings would

a friendly pat on the shoulder and flashed a

a loss