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Chaper 40: Crossfire

Author: EvieLuxe
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-09 16:47:48

“I'm coming along whether you like it or not.” Zara shot as she barged into Damain’s office.

“The hell you are.”

Damian’s voice was pure steel. He didn’t even look up when Zara stormed into his office. Aria was hot on her heels, her hand gripping Zara’s arm in a futile attempt to hold her back.

He had already shut down the idea, when she said she would come along, when he told them downstairs he had found where they took Jaxon to. This was something dangerous.

Zara froze just inside the room, her eyes widening for a fraction of a second. The table in front of Damian was lined with guns—pistols, rifles, magazines, rows of ammunition gleaming under the sharp light. He was calm sliding a magazine into place with the practiced ease of a man who had lived in violence far too long.

Aria stopped short too, her breath catching in her throat. Her gaze locked onto him—onto the guns, then back to his face. Shock carved her features, a hundred questions swirling in her wide eyes. But Damian didn’
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