Chapter 750

Of course, Cole had a demand. That snake stunt and the address were just bait to pull me into his game.

Classic Cole. Like father, like son-he'd mastered every dirty trick in the book.

"Why don't you tell me what it is first?" No way was I letting him think he held all the cards.

Cole knew I cared about Lena, but I wasn't about to hand him that power on a silver platter. "Hand over what Hayden gave you," he said, cutting straight to the chase.

I let out a short laugh. "And if I told you he didn't give me anything, would you believe me?"

Cole smirked. "Now that's just boring."

I leaned in, mirroring his smirk. "Look, I get it you think I'm hiding something. But let me remind you of a little timeline. Back in Houston, you saw the mess Hayden and I were in, After that, I didn't even get to see him before he was dragged off and cremated by your dear Aunt Yara. So, tell me, Cole-if I didn't even get a goodbye, when exactly do he handed me something?"

you

think

chin, his sharp gaze locked

would be game over. "If you're so convinced Hayden had something important, maybe you should take it up with

ball was back in the Drago family's court, and that's exactly where I wanted it. I didn't know how deep Yara

making Aunt Yara the scapegoat because you figure

between you and your aunt. But I'm telling you, I don't have anything of Hayden's. If you're looking

here. Want me to grab a knife and cut it open so you can

dark amusement. "Is that so? Honestly, I'd

he added, "Keira, your silver tongue is as sharp as ever-marketing really is your calling. But no matter how smooth you talk, you won't convince me to believe you." This wasn't about calling me a liar; he was baiting

I flipped the script. "If you're so sure I have something, why don't you search my home or office? Go ahead if you find anything, it's

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with unwavering

softly. "You're not that

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anything, and I've even offered to let you search. If that's not good enough, I have no idea what you want

out for you, Keira. Hand over what I want, and your dear friend won't have to worry about a thing. But

Lane might need to start looking for

career he was threatening-it was her safety. His devilish smirk told me exactly what he meant by

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