LOGIN∆EZEKIEL POV∆"Stay sharp. Something feels off."Ryan’s voice came through the comm device clipped near his collar as our vehicle finally slowed near Sector Four, the fake location I had deliberately planted.The abandoned industrial zone looked exactly how I expected it to.Silent, empty and dead.Dim streetlights flickered weakly over rusted containers, broken fencing, and cracked pavement soaked in old oil stains. There were no suspicious movements, no shipment trucks, no armed guards, and no hidden signs of underground exchange either.Nothing.And that emptiness itself was enough to confirm one thing.My lie had worked.At least partially."You go east!""I'll handle south!""The two of you divide and go towards, north and west!"The officers around us spread out immediately, weapons raised, tactical boots crunching against gravel as they searched every corner with increasing confusion.Ryan frowned deeply beside me."This doesn’t make sense." I forced my breathing to remain st
∆EZEKIEL POV∆"Zeke, get ready. We are going to make a move tonight."Ryan’s voice came through the phone sharp and urgent, instantly pulling me out of the suffocating spiral my thoughts had been trapped in. I frowned and gripped the phone tighter, a cold feeling already spreading through my chest."What? What move are you talking about?" "Raymond informed me just now, higher officials gave direct orders as soon as your information was submitted," Ryan continued quickly, tension clear in every word. "All units are mobilizing. We’re moving on the consignment locations tonight... You need to attend as well, sharp at 11, I'll be waiting for you." For a brief moment, my entire body went cold. Tonight? So eager? My jaw tightened as I tried to keep my expression neutral, even though a storm was tearing through me inside."Understood." The call ended abruptly. Silence filled Maddison’s car, thick and heavy, like the quiet before something terrible happened. Slowly, I lowered the phone fr
∆EZEKIEL POV∆"Maddy… open the damn door."The words left me in irritation long before my patience completely ran out, because for the past fifteen full minutes I had been standing outside his apartment while he acted strangely enough to immediately put me on edge.I heard movement inside, shuffling footsteps, a muffled curse, and then sudden silence. My frown deepened as I stared at the closed door. What exactly was he doing in there? Who is with him?Finally, the door cracked open just enough for Maddison’s face to appear. The moment I saw him, my confusion only worsened. His hair was slightly disheveled, his breathing a little uneven, and the usual relaxed, carefree attitude I was used to seeing was completely missing. Instead, he looked nervous, almost guilty, and that alone was enough to make me deeply suspicious."What are you doing? Who is there with you?" I asked, narrowing my eyes."Nothing... No one," he answered way too quickly and that immediately caught my attention."
∆EZEKIEL POV∆"Don’t let me regret letting you go." Zachary’s voice lingered in my mind long after I stepped out of that suffocatingly luxurious devil’s den, echoing like a warning I couldn’t shake off. The ride back to my flat in the cab felt quieter than it should have, the city lights blurring past the window while my thoughts screamed louder than any external noise. My body still ached from everything that had happened, the teasing, the release, the confusing mix of pleasure and humiliation, but I forced myself to push it all aside. There was no room for weakness right now.The moment the door shut behind me, I moved straight to my desk with purpose. My fingers trembled slightly from exhaustion as I pulled out hidden documents, coded notebooks, and blank sheets. I started writing everything down rapidly, every word I had overheard from Zachary and Sorin, every shipment detail, every suspicious phrase and location. The more I wrote, the heavier my chest felt."This isn’t one t
∆EZEKIEL POV∆"I want to leave," I stated firmly, keeping my expression stern despite my growing frustration.Zachary, infuriatingly calm as ever, simply leaned back against his hands and looked at me without the slightest urgency."Then do it," he replied smoothly. "Make me react. Tempt me properly… and I might let you go without any further arguments.""What if I say no?"Zachary’s gaze remained steady, his voice calm enough to make the threat feel even heavier."Then forget about leaving this place," he replied coldly. "You won’t even take a single step outside this room." This felt like a trap, but I needed my freedom today. I moved closer, heart hammering. "Aren't you even embarrassed ?""Embarrassed?" Zachary let out a low, and amused laugh, his eyes dark with mockery. "What is this… your first time seeing me naked?"I knew there's no escape, this shameless rogue will not let me go until I give what he wants, so I started by running my hands slowly over his broad chest, tracing
∆EZEKIEL POV∆"What?" I froze, genuinely caught off guard by him mentioning Maddison all of a sudden.His jaw tightened, irritation flashing in his eyes for the first time. "You’ve been far too concerned about returning to him... Aren't you?" It took me a second to process what he was implying, and when I did, a disbelieving laugh escaped me. "You think something is happening between me and Maddy?" His silence spoke volumes."Oh my God," I breathed, shaking my head. "There is absolutely nothing happening between me and Maddy. He’s my best friend. A real one. The kind who cares without expecting me to spread my legs every time we meet." Zachary’s expression darkened dangerously at that. His hand on my back flexed, fingers digging in just enough to remind me who held the power here."Careful," he warned in a low voice.I pushed forward anyway, frustration mixing with the lingering heat his touch had stirred. "I’ve never slept with him. Never even thought about it. There’s nothing the
∆EZEKIEL POV∆"Who is this?"The message had barely been sent when I found myself staring at the screen as if it would answer me just by being watched long enough.The room remained silent around me, the faint hum of the air conditioner the only sound breaking through the stillness, yet my attentio
∆EZEKIEL POV∆"I think I just made the stupidest professional decision of my entire career."The words slipped out of my mouth as I leaned back against the driver’s seat of my car, staring blankly through the windshield while the streetlights outside flickered faintly against the glass.Zachary’s v
∆EZEKIEL∆"I wonder whom I take after being this foolish and sleeping twice with my enemy!" I muttered the complaint to myself while slowly pulling on my shirt, the soft fabric dragging across the marks scattered over my skin and reminding me very clearly that my misery had a very specific name at
∆NO POV∆"Are you a girl to cry like that?" Zachary sighed being tired of Ezekiel's whining.Ezekiel’s eyes were opened wider immediately at the comment made by Zachary."What kind of logic is that? What do you even mean by I'm crying? Do you think I'm complaining for no reason?" he snapped, glarin







