/-Maxmillian-/I watched him squirm.Eric always thought he was the smartest one in the room. So smug, so composed. Like the world revolved around his lies and his manipulations. But now? Now he looked like the scared little bastard he always was underneath the facade.I stepped out of the car first, the metallic slam of the door behind me sending a tremor down the empty lot. The warehouse loomed ahead, silent and forgotten,.just like the mess he left behind when he tried to erase her from my life.“She screamed, you know,” I said, coldly. “When your men grabbed her. She thought she was going to die. And maybe she would’ve… if I had been just a minute later.”Eric’s face twisted as he was dragged out by the driver, who was more than just a chauffeur. He was one of mine. Loyal. Dangerous. Silent.“I didn’t…” he began, but I shoved him forward.“No. Save it. You had your chance. You could’ve stayed on your side of the line. But you crossed it. Again.”The warehouse door creaked as I pul
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