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Chapter 95
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2026-06-24 08:00:31The old meatpacking district stretched out under a moonless sky like a graveyard of rusted metal and forgotten concrete.
Cove stood at the edge of the perimeter, his body tense but his movements controlled. The cold night air carried the heavy smell of rust, old grease, and decay from the abandoned buildings. His elite strike team had spread out silently around the massive complex, taking positions behind broken fences and piles of debris. No lights. No nois
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Cove froze mid-step, one foot suspended in the air as the drone feed on Eli’s screen went completely black.The warehouse around him felt alive with danger. Old meat hooks swayed gently from the high ceiling, creaking in the cold draft. The concrete floor was stained dark with years of blood and oil. Invisible lasers crisscrossed the space at ankle, knee, and chest height. One wrong move and the motion sensors would trigger the explosives rigged throughout the entire building. The air smelled of rust, dust, and faint gun oil from the team’s weapons. Cove’s heart beat steady but hard in his chest. His injured shoulder burned under the tactical vest, but he kept his breathing even.Eli’s voice came through the earpiece, urgent but controlled. “Cove, the drone jammed. I lost the visual. Do not move. I am switching to audio. I can hear the frequency hum of the proximity sensors. I will guide you by sou
CLAIMED IN THE DARK Chapter 95
The old meatpacking district stretched out under a moonless sky like a graveyard of rusted metal and forgotten concrete.Cove stood at the edge of the perimeter, his body tense but his movements controlled. The cold night air carried the heavy smell of rust, old grease, and decay from the abandoned buildings. His elite strike team had spread out silently around the massive complex, taking positions behind broken fences and piles of debris. No lights. No noise. Just the faint sound of wind whistling through shattered windows. Cove's injured shoulder throbbed under his tactical vest, but he ignored it. His mind was focused on one thing only. Lena was inside. Matteo had her. And every second counted.Eli crouched beside him behind an old truck, the laptop balanced on his knees. The screen glowed faintly with the infrared drone feed he had launched minutes earlier. The small drone hovered high above the warehouse, its camera cuttin
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Eli stared at the silent laptop screen, his heart hammering in his chest. The audio feed from Lena’s earpiece had gone dead after Matteo’s cold laugh. The words still rang in his ears. “Taking something precious from Cove Voss.” Lena was gone. Captured in that underground club. The war had just taken one of their own.Cove stood beside him, completely still. His storm-gray eyes had gone flat and cold, like ice over deep water. No shouting. No punching walls. Just a quiet, calculated fury that made the air in the penthouse feel heavier. He picked up the phone on the desk and dialed a number. “Get every available man ready,” he said into the receiver, his voice low and even. “Lena is down. Matteo Caruso has her. We move in one hour.”Eli turned to him, his hands shaking slightly on the keyboard. “Cove, we need to be smart. He wants us angry. He wants us to rush in blind.”Cove placed the phone down and looked at Eli. His face showed nothing, but his eyes burned. “I know. That is why I a
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The bloody box sat open on the polished front desk like a warning from hell itself.Eli stared at the severed pinky finger inside, the gold ring still gleaming on the pale skin. The smell of dried blood filled the air, sharp and metallic. His stomach turned, but after everything he had been through, he did not look away. Cove stood beside him, his jaw tight, one hand resting protectively on Eli’s lower back. The platinum collar around Eli’s neck felt warm against his skin, a reminder of the night before when Cove had held him through the tears.Lena stepped forward from the side of the room, her face serious and tired. She had been up all night dealing with the fallout from the box delivery. “This is not just a threat,” she said, her voice steady but edged with anger. “This is the start of something bigger. Don Caruso is dead. His own son killed him.”Eli turned to her, his eyes wide. “What? Matteo did this?”Lena nodded and crossed her arms. “Yes. Matteo Caruso. The younger son. He h
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Cove’s touch became the only thing that mattered.Eli lay on the large bed in the master bedroom, the sheets cool against his fevered skin. The room was dim, lit only by the soft glow of a bedside lamp that cast long shadows across the walls. Cove hovered over him, his body warm and solid, his storm-gray eyes locked on Eli’s face with fierce determination. The platinum collar sat heavy around Eli’s neck, a constant reminder of who he belonged to now. Cove’s injured shoulder was bandaged, but he ignored the pain as his hands moved with purpose, sliding down Eli’s chest, over his stomach, and lower, pressing and teasing in ways that made Eli’s breath catch.“Stay with me,” Cove murmured, his voice low and commanding. “Feel my fingers right here. Feel how your body responds to me. The guilt can wait. The memories can wait. Right now, it’s just us.”
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Cove gently took the knife from Eli's hands. "It's over," Cove said softly. "He can't hurt you anymore."Eli looked at his brother on the floor. Marco's face looked peaceful now, the rage gone. Blood pooled around him, dark and sticky. Eli's legs gave out. He dropped to his knees beside the body. His hands came away from the knife, covered in blood. He stared at them like they belonged to someone else. "I killed him," Eli said. His voice started small, then grew louder. "I killed my own brother. I stabbed him in the back. I ended his life."Cove moved closer, ignoring the pain in his body. He pulled Eli into his arms, holding him tight. "You protected us. He was going to kill me. He was going to take you. You did what you had to do."Eli buried his face in Cove's chest. Tears came fast and hard. His body shook with sobs. "He was family. Even after everything he did, he was family. And I ended him. What kind
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The elevator doors opened with a soft mechanical ding that sounded far too loud in the underground garage. Marco stood there, barely ten feet away, holding a shotgun pointed straight at them. His face was twisted with pure hatred. Sweat and dirt streaked his skin. His eyes locked on
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The heavy electronic security doors began to unlock one by one. The loud mechanical clicks echoed through the dark penthouse like gunshots in the silence.Eli’s body went rigid in Cove’s arms. The pitch-black darkness pressed down on him even harder
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The penthouse lights flickered once. Then again. Then they died completely.Total darkness swallowed the bedroom in an instant. No emergency lights came on. No faint glow from the city outside the reinforced windows. Just pure, heavy blackness that pressed again
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Eli rested his forehead against Cove’s, their bodies still tangled together on the big bed. The platinum collar around his neck felt warm now, like it had finally settled into his skin. His hands were still trembling slightly from everything that had happened. The gun lay forg
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