GREYMy body was running on adrenaline alone. I should have collapsed from exhaustion by now, but I couldn't, not until my Princess was safe. Holding her in my arms had been like the sweetest reward. But our moment of relief had ended the second that fucker found us.Cavalieri. When I'd seen him aiming at Poppy, I'd reacted on my instincts. The Kevlar vest had done its job, but the hit most likely broke a rib or two. Now, that cunt was hiding in an arched alcove behind a marble pillar while I stood in the center of the damn hallway, completely exposed.“Grey,” Poppy's weak voice sounded. She was by the wall, sitting on her knees on the marble floor. Her chest rose and fell with hectic breaths. I knew that she was exhausted and terrified, but she was alive, and she was here, by my side. For now, that was all that mattered.“Stay where you are,” I hissed as she began to move in my direction.“That's right, Poppy,” Cavalieri's voice echoed from behind the pillar. “Stay like a good little
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