Hayden POV“Hayden Maxwell.”His words was enough to still me immediately. didn’t need to see him to know it was Arkon. I inhaled slowly, bracing myself.“You finally came,” he said. “I was beginning to think you might not.”I adjusted myself on the hard chair. My cane rested at my side. “You’re not a police officer,” I said, my tone casual.“No,” he replied with a low laugh. “But I do enjoy official rooms.”He shifted slightly, the scrape of the metal chair echoing through the room. “You’re here for a reason,” I said, my voice even. “I assume you have something to say so get on with it.”“Say?” He chuckled lightly. “Perhaps. Or perhaps I just wanted to see the look on your face again.”Then, he leaned forward slightly, I could hear his chair groaning. “You know,” he said, “it’s funny. I’ve thought about this moment for years. Hayden Maxwell, sitting here, powerless in ways you never imagined.”I didn’t flinch. I let him speak and get it over with it. “I like your restraint,” he
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