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85. The Challenger

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last update Last Updated: 2025-08-16 22:19:52

ADRIAN

I sat in the study with my head bowed as I listened to Rage barking orders downstairs, while the silence surrounded me like a wet blanket. The fire was burning low, and technically it was more embers than flame now, but I didn't have the energy to throw another log in. My ribs ached when I breathed too deep, and the stitches along my side pulled every time I shifted in the chair. I was supposed to be resting and healing, and letting the my do its job. But after tonight, rest wasn't an option.

They had gone after Sofia.

I’d gotten the text from her a few minutes ago, letting me know what happened. Apparently a black SUV tailed her and opened fire in the suburbs, with her barely making it to cover. She had to call her men to help her get out of that situation. And if it wasn't for the men stationed at that car wash, she would've been cut down on the street like some disposable foot soldier.

I pressed a hand against my temple, trying to slow the pounding in my head. The painkiller
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