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 hesitation.

bad. I didn’t realize she was yours…”

my

wavered from S, still curled

frame shaking.

“Of course.”

sober and no longer concerned about pride,

in front of Hadley before reaching

You can

react, as if she

“Mr. Flynn!”

burst in with security trailing behind him, only to find that the crisis had already

I glad you

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

But seriously, without your permission,

had nerves of

grated

out, Eric crouched down in front of Hadley. “Are you hurt?

Eric spoke, his hand came to rest gently on her shoulder.

“Ah!”

flinched violently, her reaction sharp and instinctive, rejecting

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

“What are

Lennon with a sharp,

his voice to a near whisper, he

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That stunt Cody pulled really did a number on

Really?

eyes. Something didn’t sit

way she shrank back–he had seen

chest tightened as realization clawed at the edges of

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

blinked, unsure he’d heard correctly, “Wait… Everyone?”

leveled the other man with an icy, expectant stare. That was

“Got it!”

risk pressing the issue

up and instantly got to work, waving his arms to herd everyone out. “Alright, show’s

dressing room emptied, leaving only Eric and Hadley

tight as he studied the woman in front of him.

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

tightly around herself as if bracing against

patience. His tone softened as he called her name.

“Hadley?”

she

tear–streaked lashes, her gaze met his.

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

murmured. “I won’t

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

she

the mask in his grip, his eyes shutting for a brief moment as everything clicked into place.

first saw her on stage. That unshakable pull toward

now. Hadley was a

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