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Into the Lion's Deb

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Elena packed in silence, her hands trembling despite her best efforts to keep steady. A part of her mind felt strangely detached, watching herself move around the bedroom pulling open drawers, grabbing essentials, tossing them into the small overnight bag Alex had shoved into her hands.

Everything felt unreal.

Project Rebirth.

The tracker.

The call.

It was like her past and present had collided in a violent storm, swallowing her whole.

But what rattled her more than anything was Alex.

The way he reacted.

Not with the cold efficiency of a billionaire CEO.

Not even with the calculating calm of someone used to threats.

No.

He reacted like a man terrified of losing her.

As she zipped the bag shut, she heard him in the next room issuing commands, his voice clipped and hard as steel.

“Secure the elevator.”

“Route the secondary vehicles.”

“No one gets in or out without my authorization.”

When she stepped back into the living area, Alex was waiting, jacket on, shoulders tense, jaw clenched in
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