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Chapter 61

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The afternoon hum of Crane Corp shifted the moment they walked in. Heavy boots on polished stone, conversation dying in a dozen throats. Heads turned as Lorenzo and his men moved like a dark tide through the lobby, five broad-shouldered silhouettes in expensive coats and Lorenzo at the center with a grin that never met his eyes. Wherever he looked, people made room.

Jace felt the room tilt. He was at his desk when the first ripple of recognition hit him, a dozen coworkers glancing between him and the intruders. He straightened before he thought to, suddenly aware of how small his office felt, how thin the partition between him and other people in the room had become.

Lorenzo’s gaze found him with surgical speed. The man’s smile widened, predatory and casual all at once. He took three long strides and stopped in the doorway of Jace’s division as if he owned the building.

“Bunny,” Lorenzo called out his voice deep. The voice made two assistants blanch.

Serena, Elias’s efficient and
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  • RUTHLESS TEMPTATION    Chapter 66

    Justin’s voice rasped through the silence. “Fine,” Justin coughed, a spray of blood flecking his lips. “You want Victor Crane? I will give you Victor Crane.” His head lolled to the side, but his words gained strength with every syllable. “Back in 2009, there was a file. Legal correspondence. Everything Victor wanted buried, everything that tied him to your parents’ death it’s in there. Orders, payments and the evidence you have been chasing. He thought he was the only one that had the file but I kept a copy for security purposes.” Jace’s breath caught. His heart thudded painfully in his chest. This....this was what he had been searching for. “Where?” Lorenzo’s voice cut through like a blade, calm but dangerous. Justin gave a faint, bitter laugh. “Somewhere only I could keep it safe. You think I would just leave it in some desk drawer? No. It’s in a locker Safety deposit in the Bank downtown. The key’s mine. I have kept it hidden for years.” Jace stepped forward, his pulse racing

  • RUTHLESS TEMPTATION    Chapter 65

    Trigger Warning: Graphic Violence, Torture, Emotional Trauma The air in the abandoned building was heavy and thick with the stink of burnt flesh, sweat, and fear. Jace’s stomach knotted with every sound that came out of Justin’s throat every scream, every grunt, every stubborn silence that followed. He had lost count of how many times Lorenzo had pressed that iron to Justin’s skin. But Lorenzo had not. Forty-seven minutes. That’s how long the cycle had gone on heat, burn, scream, silence. And Justin still had not said a word about Victor Crane. Jace could not understand it. If it were him, if he were strapped to that chair, with every inch of his skin branded like cattle, he would have broken long ago. But Justin, this man who had destroyed everything sat there trembling, bloodied and scorched but still refused to break. Lorenzo, however, looked almost amused. A thin sheen of sweat glistened on his temples, but his smile had not wavered once. He crouched in front of Justin, eyes

  • RUTHLESS TEMPTATION    Chapter 64

    Trigger Warning: Graphic Violence, Torture, Emotional Trauma ~~~ Jace stood rigid, and every nerve in his body strung tight as a bowstring. His eyes locked on Justin. Justin was still slumped in the chair, head rolling forward, water dripping down his chin. Lorenzo’s men, towering and faceless in the dim light, obeyed their boss’s sharp command. A second bucket of water splashed over Justin, and this time, he jolted upright, sputtering and gasping. His chest heaved, his bound wrists straining against the ropes that cut into his skin. “Lift him,” Lorenzo ordered. The guards hauled Justin and the chair upright, slamming the wooden legs against the concrete floor. Justin coughed, shaking his head like a wet dog, his eyes glassy but alive. Lorenzo stepped closer, his sharp suit almost mocking against the ruin of the place. His voice was calm, but the menace under it was unmistakable. “Justin, I’m done playing games with you. Tell me what you know about Victor Crane. Why did he giv

  • RUTHLESS TEMPTATION    Chapter 63

    Trigger Warning: Violence, physical assault, emotional trauma The room reeked of damp concrete and iron. It was the kind of place that swallowed sound and suffocated hope. A single bulb swung from the cracked ceiling, its weak light throwing warped shadows across Justin’s drenched figure. His eyes, once hazy from being jolted awake, were now sharp, calculating. And when his gaze finally locked on Jace, his lips curled into a sneer. “I do not know this freak.” The words sliced through the air. Jace froze, his chest heaving. That mocking tone and the casual dismissal lit a fuse inside him. Lorenzo tightened his grip on Jace’s arm, anchoring him. His presence was steady and solid as if he knew, even before Jace did, that a storm of rage was about to erupt. “Well,” Lorenzo drawled, his voice calm but laced with steel, “this freak happens to be the son of the family you killed years ago.” Justin tilted his head, confusion flickering before amusement curved his mouth. “I have kil

  • RUTHLESS TEMPTATION    Chapter 62

    The moment the heavy office door slammed shut behind them, Jace felt Lorenzo’s grip tighten on his wrist like iron shackles. His pulse skittered in panic, but his body moved anyway, dragged along the gleaming hallway of Crane Corp. Lorenzo did not speak as they walked. He did not slow down. He did not glance at the startled employees who parted in silence as his towering men cleared the path. Jace kept his head down, refusing to let anyone read the discomfort that rattled inside him. It was not until they stepped outside into the blinding daylight and were shoved into the backseat of a sleek black car that the haze lifted.The door clicked shut and silence fell.The car started moving. Jace sat stiffly, pressed against the leather seat, eyes fixed on the blur of skyscrapers sliding past the tinted windows.But his mind was not here, it was still fixed at the drama that just happened in Elias’s office.He saw Elias’s face again, that flash of disbelief, that tightening of his jaw when

  • RUTHLESS TEMPTATION    Chapter 61

    The afternoon hum of Crane Corp shifted the moment they walked in. Heavy boots on polished stone, conversation dying in a dozen throats. Heads turned as Lorenzo and his men moved like a dark tide through the lobby, five broad-shouldered silhouettes in expensive coats and Lorenzo at the center with a grin that never met his eyes. Wherever he looked, people made room. Jace felt the room tilt. He was at his desk when the first ripple of recognition hit him, a dozen coworkers glancing between him and the intruders. He straightened before he thought to, suddenly aware of how small his office felt, how thin the partition between him and other people in the room had become. Lorenzo’s gaze found him with surgical speed. The man’s smile widened, predatory and casual all at once. He took three long strides and stopped in the doorway of Jace’s division as if he owned the building. “Bunny,” Lorenzo called out his voice deep. The voice made two assistants blanch. Serena, Elias’s efficient and

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