The sudden reverse thrust of the Gulfstream’s engines roared through the cabin, a deafening mechanical scream that rattled the dark mahogany panels and shook the glass light fixtures overhead. The aircraft decelerated sharply along the rain-slicked runway of Malpensa, the sudden forward force pulling at their bodies.Neither man moved an inch.Damien’s broad, calloused hand remained anchored around Elias’s throat, his thumb pressed against the frantic, erratic pulse beneath the pale skin. His silver-gray eyes burned with a cold, terrifying intensity, waiting for the single word that would either mend their fragile world or shatter it into dust.Elias stared up at him, his dark eyes wide and drowned in unshed tears. His breath came in shallow, ragged gasps, his chest heaving against his unbuttoned shirt."No," Elias choked out, the word torn raw from his throat, shivering with absolute, desperate honesty. "No, Damien... I didn't sign it. I swear on my life, I didn't know about the Caym
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