Chapter 71: My ManLUCIAN’S POVRain bartered the penthouse windows, a relentless drumbeat that matched the storm in my chest. I sprawled on the leather couch, a half-empty bottle of whiskey on the coffee table, its burn still lingering in my throat. Sleep had dodged me all night, my eyes refusing to close, my mind a carousel of Ethan’s face—his tears in the hospital, his cold dismissal, his voice spitting I love Sarah, I can’t love you. My fingers tightened around the glass, my jaw clenching, rage boiling under my skin. I’d taken a bullet for him, bribed cops, killed for him, and he’d walked away, leaving me bleeding, broken, alone. The glass shattered in my hand, shards slicing my palm, whiskey mixing with blood as I hurled the bottle against the wall, the crash echoing in the dark.Footsteps pounded down the hall, and Joey, one of my men, burst in, his Glock drawn, eyes wide. “Boss, you okay?”“Get the fuck out,” I snarled, my voice raw, my blood dripping onto the hardwood. “Go ba
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