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.

realize she

my

His focus never wavered from S, still curled up on the

frame shaking.

“Of course.”

pride, Cody staggered back, retreating without another

in front of Hadley before

You can

she hadn’t even registered his

“Mr. Flynn!”

with security trailing behind him, only to find

was obvious. “Man, am I glad you showed up when you did!”

hold back. “You saw it, right? That Cody Blake kept claiming I

to intimidate him. But seriously, without your permission, I

I had nerves

grated on Eric’s

“Are you hurt? It’s

spoke, his hand came to rest gently

“Ah!”

flinched violently, her reaction sharp and

sudden outburst, let out a

Eric’s face. “What are you screaming

fixed Lennon with a sharp,

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

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stunt Cody pulled

Really?

eyes. Something didn’t sit right.

way she shrank back–he had seen this before. The entire situation felt eerily

clawed at the edges of his mind.

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

he’d heard

with an icy, expectant

“Got it!”

risk pressing the issue

straightened up and instantly got to work, waving his arms to herd everyone out. “Alright, show’s over! Move it!

the dressing room emptied, leaving only

his jaw tight as he studied the woman in front of him. His hand lifted slightly, hovering in

before he stopped and spoke, his voice steady yet firm. “Do you want to take this off

Her head remained bowed, her arms wrapped tightly around herself as if bracing against an unseen

to keep his patience. His tone softened as he called her

“Hadley?”

she stirred.

through tear–streaked lashes, her gaze met his.

catch in his throat. His fingers

murmured. “I won’t touch

as Eric carefully slipped his fingers beneath the mask and lifted it away. The

she was. Hadley.

mask in his grip, his eyes shutting for a

That unshakable pull toward her, no matter how

made sense now. Hadley

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