"If I put a loaded gun in your hands right now... would you pull the trigger to end this war, or will you sit back and watch me put a bullet in Rendra's head tomorrow morning?"Adrian’s breath was hot against Dinara’s cheek, his fingers digging into her jaw with a pressure that turned her skin pale. The shattered remains of the satellite phone lay scattered around them on the parquet floor, silent witnesses to the hit contract she had almost unleashed.Dinara’s throat felt lined with glass. Her eyes darted from the lethal darkness in Adrian’s gaze to the small drawer of the vanity nightstand behind him—where she knew he kept his personal sidearm."You're a coward, Adrian," Dinara whispered, her voice cracking under the weight of the terror choking her. "You claim to have won everything, yet you're still terrified of a man sitting in a prison cell."Adrian’s jaw flexed. He didn't yell. Instead, he let out a low, dark chuckle that sent a cold shudder down her spine. He slowly released h
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