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123 | "Why are you being so difficult?”
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Hours passed but nothing new happened. Ronin, Carmen and Diana still sat in the living room, waiting.Diana sighed and rubbed her temples. She knew Simon would do something about the situation, mostly because he always kept his word, and he had said that he would take care it, then she had no other reason but to believe him.But as the time slipped by, and nothing changed, she was starting to have doubts.What if he didn't make it in time? What if Ryan woke up and came downstairs? What if these men lost their patience and decided to shoot someone? Diana shuddered. She couldn't let that happen. She wouldn't be able to live with herself."How long, mom?" Carmen asked, and Diana almost winced at the question. She knew what her daughter was trying to ask, and if Diana were to be honest, she was beginning to believe that maybe handing over the device was the best choice they had. It was better than putting her family in danger.She sighed. "Soon."Carmen shook her head and leaned against
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Diana couldn’t help but freak out at Ladder’s words. She knew he meant them, each one of them, and it clenched something inside her.“Lewis, please. You don’t have to be so difficult,” she said desperately, scooting over to the edge of her seat.She couldn’t let him do what he threatened—she knew he wouldn’t think twice before following through on his words. She knew better than to think there was any humor in his words—there wasn’t. The man was ruthless—if not for his stubbornness, the device wouldn’t have existed in the first place, especially when the government shut down the project decades ago. But Lewis Ladder never took a “no” for an answer, and when he set his mind to something, he went beyond his ways to satisfy his goddamn ego.This was the reason—the damn reason she tried to keep her family out of the mess she had unwittingly gotten herself into. The same reason she had to leave her family behind and keep them clueless over the past years.Lewis merely sneered. “You should
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Willow sat on the side of the road and stared at the main gate of the Logan residence. It was still too far away for any of the men inside to spot them, but over the last few years, Willow had visited the place so many times, she remembered every single tree and bird along the way.Dawn had broken long ago, and now the sun glared down at them from the peak of the day. It was hot as hell outside, but no matter how many times Dan told her to get inside the car and take respite from the cruel heat, she couldn’t move. It was as if she wanted to punish herself for everything that led to this day. Perhaps if she hadn’t toyed with time, this day wouldn’t have arrived. But something had definitely alerted those men—the organization—and she couldn’t come up with any reason to blame other than herself. She was the one responsible for this. Then why wasn’t she the one to take the brunt of it too? How was any of this fair?“You do realize what you’re doing is not actually helpful, right?” Dan’s v
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Diana returned to the living room and joined Carmen and Ronin.The dozen men continued to keep an eye on them, not giving them even a minute of break.Diana sat quietly, trying to figure out how to get out of their current predicament. She knew her daughter could see how badly she was fidgeting. She knew Ronin could see that she was hurting. But there was nothing she could do. It was after a very long time she was feeling so helpless, so useless, so damn stupid.“Mom, are you okay?” Carmen asked, his voice as sweet and gentle as ever. “What happened inside? Did it work?”Diana could understand the desperation in her daughter’s eyes. Carmen wanted nothing more than to run to her son and hold him tightly to her chest. But these men…these ruthless and pain-in-the-ass men were denying her the most basic and satisfying thing in the world. And it was all because of her mistakes. If only she hadn’t…“Mom?” Carmen spoke again, and Diana had no choice but to be honest.“No. It didn’t work,” sh
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