Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Ashton’s eyes narrowed. “What do you mean? The video is already out?”

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Briar nodded. “That’s right. You must have guessed that if I could hire a top–tier mercenary like Ian to help, there must be someone else backing me…”

Ashton gritted his molars, slung Briar over his shoulder, and they both fell into the blankets. “Babe, I think we need to talk about your other incredible identities.”

Briar was pinned under Ashton, unable to move. He had already grabbed her hands and held them above her head, making it impossible for her to break free.

Briar asked, “What are you talking about? I don’t understand. What incredible identity could I possibly have?

Her string of three questions was a perfect performance of pure innocence, with her main strategy being to deny everything.

Briar couldn’t possibly admit it.

This was her ultimate trump card among all her secret identities. It couldn’t be revealed so easily; otherwise, how could she continue to run around the world causing trouble?

Ashton looked down at the guilty–faced girl beneath him. “Babe, you’d better come clean right now, or else…”

Instantly, a mix of shame, shock, and panic exploded in Briar’s mind. Startled by his threat, she cried, “Ashton, let me go…”

“Are you going to talk or not? Hmm?” Ashton wasn’t about to let her go so easily.

His grip on her waist didn’t loosen, and with Briar completely under his control, her face instantly flushed red. She stammered, “Ashton… D… don’t do anything reckless…”

Ashton’s gaze deepened. Noticing her hesitation, he lowered his head until their foreheads touched and coaxed her softly, “My love, who am I to you?”

Briar stammered, “M… my boyfriend!”

Ashton frowned, clearly dissatisfied with her half–hearted answer. “Just boyfriend?

as she let out

him with satisfaction, his eyes soft and shimmering. “Babe, I’ll give you one more chance. Think it over, and then

love, their relationship had progressed

both what was proper and what was not, stopping just short of

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his heart, Ashton had long considered

her answer? Boyfriend? Just

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of scaring Briar by aggressively demanding a title, Ashton would have

what answer are you looking for?” For some reason, the seriousness and anticipation in Ashton’s eyes took Briar by surprise. She suddenly

that important in

mix of helplessness and affection, not letting her go until she was breathless. “Darling, haven’t I made my intentions clear

That’s why, once he was sure that Briar was the one he wanted to spend the rest of his

was Ashton’s future

had never called

unguarded moments, Briar

He had been wrong.

wealth. He had to play his

married at 18 was a bit early, and while it wa

region where they were now was not too far from

my assets and go

all my assets inventoried, get a

I tricked her into marrying me first, and then went to see her two

idea that in the few short seconds of her hesitation, Ashton had already come up with hundreds, if not thousands, of schemes to trick her into

even lecherous, Briar tilted her head back and bit his