ane
ight of Tack's stare. He was sitting in a chair
ght, faded band tee onto the bed. "Put these o
lled on the rough cotton. It felt like shedding
d the pristine, tree-lined streets of my adoptive parents'
grew up in a place with manicured lawns," Tack mu
here," I replied, st
nce. I took a deep breath, shoved the door op
scowl, but the moment she saw Tack's towering, tattoo
hissed, her voice trembling. "H
s," I said, pushing pa
the hardwood floors. He looked around the sterile, overl
d halfway down, her eyes widening at the sight of Tack. "Sloane? You actually
my few possessions inside. A few books, some plain clothes, and the only thing t
ck leaned against the doorframe, crossing hi
ing with fake pity. "I hear those biker gangs just pass women aroun
made a mistake, Sloane, but at least he's respecta
l bag and turned to face them. I saw the smug sati
side against his solid chest. I looked up at him with a sickenin
pulling me flush against him, and pressed a hard kiss to my temple. "They're jus
tha and Aubrey li
y?" Mart
ur walked up the steps, loosening his tie. W
owed, puffing out his chest. "We raised you, fed y
dropped ten degrees. "Watch your mouth, old man. S
ack's sheer size, but his greed kept him
ice laced with pure venom. "Ar
his face, turning his skin a sickly, ashen gray. A bead of sweat broke out on his forehead, and his eyes darted fran
n hit me. What is
r that we shared no blood. But his reaction... he looked terrified. Li
ouse was closing in on my throat. I couldn't stay here another second to
y duffel bag over my sho
creamed from the landing, "Don't ever
the front door, steppin
turned his head, his blue eyes piercing through my defens
hell of a lot of
his probing gaze in the side mirror. "Every
g that piece of information away in his sharp mind
ide, the adrenaline from confronting Arthur began to fade. A hollow exhaustion settled in my ch
a sleek, high-end lounge still in th
e inside. Instead, he leaned against the hood, lighting a cigarette, his d
ka martini. Pulling out my encrypted phone, I texted Axel: S
oss. Want me to cut the power to
d my lips. Tempting, b
se that's what happens when your
feet away, clutching a glass of scotch. His usually immaculate designer suit was
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