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Chapter 38 Prey's Instinct
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2026-05-01 17:02:04
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The Don’s Dangerous Addiction Chapter 137 Reunion at Dawn
Rain covered the windshield completely, streaking down in long, uneven rivulets. Through the blurred water marks, the figure at the bow looked far too familiar.Avery pushed herself up from the car door and walked forward two steps through the wet mud. Her boots sank slightly with each step.The man at the bow turned sideways to adjust the angle of the light. As the beam shifted, his face came into view.It wasn't him.She stood in the wind, the cold biting at her cheeks, realizing only now that she had been afraid. Afraid that Dominic would actually be standing there.The man on the deck suddenly shouted in her direction: "The captain is waiting. Please hurry."Waves crashed against the embankment in a steady, rhythmic beat. Avery looked away, secured the car, and helped her mother down.Her mother could move a few steps on her own, but most of her weight still rested on Avery's shoulders, pressing down with each labored step. She guided the older woman slowly across the narrow gangp
The Don’s Dangerous Addiction Chapter 136 Unfathomable Partiality
The overhead surgical light had gone out at some point, leaving only a single wall lamp casting a warm, gentle orange glow across the dim basement. The light pooled softly on the concrete floor, pushing the corners of the room deeper into shadow.Evan stepped back from the operating table and raised a hand to press against his temples, which were tight with exhaustion. His sleeves were still rolled up, and there was a faint sheen of sweat on his forehead despite the cold."Her fever has broken. Her vital signs have stabilized. The equipment here is rudimentary, and this is the most I can do. But at least it should hold for the next two days."Avery walked over and sat down by the bed.Under the thin blanket, her mother's gaunt frame was almost jarring to look at. The bones of her shoulders stood out sharply beneath the fabric. Her breathing had leveled out now, the rise and fall of her chest slow and steady. Avery didn't wake her. She just sat there quietly, watching the faint rise an
The Don’s Dangerous Addiction Chapter 135 Transaction in the Blind Spot
The car keys lay on the tabletop. Beside them, a slip of paper was pressed down, bearing a time and a set of coordinates. The paper was crisp and white, standing out against the dark wood grain of the table."This man doesn't ask any questions. He only looks at the key."Evan pulled off his gloves, his expression serious as he looked at her. The leather of the gloves was worn soft from use, and he folded them slowly, deliberately."Once he confirms it's genuine, he'll give you what you need. But he's not a good man. He could turn on you at any moment.""I know."Avery lifted her eyes, meeting Evan's probing gaze. She pulled the corner of her mouth into a dry, brittle smile. The gesture felt hollow on her lips, but she forced it anyway."Everyone is taking a risk tonight. Since I've already come this far, I don't have a choice."Evan studied her eyes for a long moment. The silence between them stretched, thick and unbroken. Finally, he let out a barely audible sigh. His shoulders dropp
The Don’s Dangerous Addiction Chapter 134 The Falcon's Pursuit
Avery and her mother cleared the drainage pipe, tumbling onto the dry, overgrown bed of a forgotten river.Wild grass rose above their knees. Torrential rain hammered down, washing away the thick mud but stripping their remaining body temperature. Avery’s muscles locked under severe strain. The violent cramp in her leg throbbed, her frame trembling from the creeping cold.She bit her lip and untied the synthetic restraint straps. Her mother’s lips were an unnatural purple, her body shaking from advanced hypothermia. Disregarding her own state, Avery wrapped her heavy coat securely around her mother’s frail torso to lock out the dampness.Suddenly, the deep thrum of tactical rotors shattered the heavy sound of the storm. A high-intensity searchlight cut through the rain, scraping across the leaves just yards away. Avery pulled her mother tightly into her chest, shrinking into the dense shadow of a briar thicket. She held her breath.The blinding column of light finally shifted toward t
The Don’s Dangerous Addiction Chapter 133 She Is Truly Alive
The heavy iron door clicked shut, the old mechanical lock biting firmly into the strike plate. The moment the latch secured, Avery’s strength gave out entirely. She slid down against the cold timber of the paneling, collapsing onto the damp concrete floor.The darkness of the interior enveloped her completely. There was no ambient illumination, only the sound of her own ragged, heavy breathing echoing off the narrow walls.This facility was an old, decommissioned asset belonging to the early days of the Kessler enterprise. Because it was located far from the main city sectors and designed to avoid external attention, Dominic had never modernized the surveillance framework. He had merely authorized the installation of core monitoring hubs at the primary entrance and within the main elevator shaft.Avery had spent weeks memorizing the structural blueprints of this facility. Her cognitive mapping of the sector was flawless. She avoided the main elevator entirely, routing her movement ins
The Don’s Dangerous Addiction Chapter 132 The Collapsing Giant
When Dominic sat up from the mattress, the illumination inside the primary bedroom had already shifted completely.He had no definitive data to determine exactly how long his system had been offline. His cognitive memory only preserved a final sequence from the previous evening: the precise second he had authorized the terminal signature on the last offshore trust agreement, his visual field had collapsed into absolute darkness.His daily routine was unyielding, calculated to a flawless precision, yet the morning light cutting through the floor-to-ceiling windows was blinding, slanting across the marble floor at an angle that signaled a severe structural disruption in his timeline.The metrics were wrong.Dominic’s chest tightened violently as a wave of intense friction rushed down his spine. He reached out with a rapid, aggressive sweep of his arm, grabbing the mobile device resting on the nightstand. The display illuminated instantly, flashing the system digits directly into his eye
The Don’s Dangerous Addiction Chapter 23 The Awakening of the Command
Avery was woken by Dorothea's small hand patting her face."Mommy, the sun's already up. Way up."She snapped her eyes open and glanced at the clock.11:40.She had slept for nearly twelve hours.Dorothea was already dressed, her rabbit tucked under one arm and an unwrapped strawberry candy clutche
The Don’s Dangerous Addiction Chapter 22 Violent Tenderness
Early that morning, the silence was shattered by a photograph sent from an unrecognized string of characters.It was the aftermath of the fire seven years ago.The blackened window frames were twisted in agony; in front of the laboratory ruins stood a slender young boy. Even with his back turned an
The Don’s Dangerous Addiction Chapter 21 Caged Bird
Julian was being held in a private care facility less than a ten-minute drive from the villa.Calling it a "facility" was a stretch; it was an independent building under Dominic's name. Men in black suits patrolled the perimeter, and two black SUVs sat in the courtyard, engines idling, with people
The Don’s Dangerous Addiction Chapter 20 No Way Out
The car sped away from Victor’s estate, cutting through the encroaching darkness.Dominic’s grip on Avery’s wrist remained ironclad."Let go!" Avery struggled violently, her elbow slamming into the car’s C-pillar. A white-hot flash of pain radiated from the bone.The impact jarred Dominic’s hand lo
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