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

without

bad. I didn’t realize she was

my

focus never wavered from S, still curled up on

frame shaking.

“Of course.”

about pride, Cody

stopping right in front of Hadley before reaching

You can

she hadn’t

“Mr. Flynn!”

with security trailing behind him, only to find that the

am I glad you

right? That

But seriously, without your permission, I wouldn’t have

had nerves

rambling grated on

down in front of Hadley. “Are

his hand came to rest gently on her shoulder.

“Ah!”

her reaction sharp and instinctive,

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

Eric’s face. “What are you

sharp, irritated

muttered, nodding quickly. Lowering his voice to

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Cody pulled really did a number on her?”

Really?

Something didn’t

shrank back–he had

tightened as realization clawed at the edges of his

sharply toward Lennon. “Clear the

heard correctly, “Wait…

bother explaining He simply leveled the other man with an

“Got it!”

the issue

to work, waving his arms to herd everyone out. “Alright, show’s over! Move it! Out, all of you!”

moments, the dressing room emptied, leaving only Eric and

tight as he studied the woman in front of him. His hand lifted slightly, hovering in hesitation before he reached toward

stopped and spoke, his voice steady yet firm. “Do you want

tightly around herself as if bracing against an unseen

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

“Hadley?”

she stirred.

lifted slightly, and through tear–streaked lashes,

locked, Eric felt the breath catch in his throat. His fingers twitched as

“I won’t

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

she was. Hadley.

shutting for

familiarity when he first saw her on stage. That unshakable pull toward her, no matter how

now. Hadley was

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