Chapter 48 Confrontation

“Step aside.*

Eric’s voice cut through the commotion like a blade–calm, precise, and brimming with authority. He didn’t need to raise it. The weight of his words alone commanded attention.

In the crowd, recognition sparked instantly.

“Mr. Flynn?”

“It’s really Mr. Flynn!”

The restless murmuring died down as people instinctively moved aside, clearing a path without hesitation.

Eric walked through them with unshaken confidence, reaching the center of the disturbance in mere moments. His gaze sharpened slightly, a ghost of a smirk curling on his lips.

“What’s all this?”

His voice carried an air of nonchalance, as if he were merely making an idle remark about the pleasant evening. “Mr. Flynn…”

Cody’s stomach twisted with panic.

So it wasn’t just empty talk! Lennon had been dead serious. This was real.

And he was in deep trouble.

Eric didn’t so much as glance at him, treating his existence as nothing more than background noise.

His attention was elsewhere, locked onto the woman Cody had been holding moments ago. Hadley was still in her stage costume, her mask slightly askew, long hair disheveled as she sat slumped on the floor. She looked utterly miserable.

“Humph.”

Eric scoffed, his breath carrying a cold, mocking edge. Then, without warning, his arm lashed out like a whip.

A sharp crack split the air.

Before anyone could react, Cody was airborne, flung like a broken marionette before crashing violently against the wall.

A strangled cry tore from his throat as pain exploded through his back. His spine struck the wall with brutal force, the impact rattling through his entire body.

But it didn’t stop there. His face burned with a fierce sting, and an unsettling warmth trickled down his chin.

Blood.

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Cody spat, coughing up a mix of red and saliva. Something solid hit the floor with a soft clink. His tooth. The realization sent a shudder through him.

Eric Flynn’s strength was beyond question.

“Mr. Flynn.”

Cody forced out a ragged breath, ignoring the sharp sting that shot through him. If there had been any doubt before, it was gone now–this woman meant something to Eric.

Everyone in the city knew Eric had never taken an interest in any woman. Yet tonight, he’d crossed a line

dancer without hesitation.

bad. I didn’t realize

my sight!”

focus never wavered from S, still curled up

frame shaking.

“Of course.”

sober and no longer concerned about pride, Cody staggered back, retreating without

distance, stopping right in front

alright now. You can get up.”

she hadn’t even

“Mr. Flynn!”

trailing behind him, only to find that the crisis

I glad you showed up when you did!”

“You saw it, right? That

But seriously, without your permission, I

had nerves

grated on

front of Hadley. “Are you hurt? It’s over now…

came to rest gently on

“Ah!”

flinched violently, her reaction sharp and

Lennon, startled by the sudden outburst, let out a yelp of his own.

face. “What are you

Lennon with a sharp, irritated glare.

quickly. Lowering his voice to a near whisper, he leaned in slightly.

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Cody pulled

Really?

Something didn’t

way she shrank back–he had seen this before.

chest tightened as realization clawed at the

word, he turned sharply toward Lennon. “Clear the room.”

blinked, unsure he’d heard

didn’t bother explaining He simply leveled the other man with an icy, expectant stare. That

“Got it!”

the issue

waving his arms to herd everyone out. “Alright, show’s over! Move it! Out,

room emptied, leaving only Eric and Hadley behind.

of him. His hand lifted slightly,

silence passed before he stopped and spoke, his voice steady yet firm. “Do you want

tightly around herself as if bracing against an unseen force.

keep his patience.

“Hadley?”

she

lifted slightly, and through tear–streaked lashes, her gaze met

moment their eyes locked, Eric felt the breath catch in his throat. His fingers twitched

he murmured. “I won’t

moment as Eric carefully slipped his fingers beneath the mask and lifted it away. The mask slipped away, uncovering her

there she was. Hadley.

clenched the mask in his grip, his eyes shutting

on stage. That unshakable

it made sense now. Hadley was a

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