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52: The Setup.

Author: AlphaKelly
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"In every heartbeat, he reverberates through me; approach that rhythm without invitation, and risk the silence of eternity.”

Ezrael's POV

The second message came through just as I was giving an order to Vincent.

I glanced at the screen lazily, but what I saw next made my blood still for a split second—then boil.

It was a picture of Baron.

He was tied to a chair, face bruised, lip bleeding, a cut across his temple.

His white shirt was stained red. His head hung low, but I could tell from the angle—he was conscious but just barely it seemed.

My fingers tightened around the phone until the plastic creaked.

Not out of concern. Not because I cared.

No.

It was because no one had the right to raise a hand to Baron except me.

He was mine to break, mine to punish, mine to hate. Whoever did this had crossed a line they’d regret.

“Vincent,” I said flatly, rising from the chair. “Get the car ready.”

He looked up from his tablet, frowning. “Boss, we haven’t even settled
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