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ANIYA’S POVI stared at my phone.I think they’re connected to the people who tried to kill KC Sterling last year.For a few seconds, I couldn’t process what Corbin had just said.Someone had tried to kill KC.And now that same group might be watching me.I looked at KC.He had gone completely still.“Who told you that?” he asked.Corbin was still on the phone.“I have sources.”“Name them.”“I can’t.”KC’s jaw tightened.“Then don’t make accusations you can’t prove.”“I didn’t call to argue with you.”“Then why did you call?”“Because Aniya needs to know what she’s dealing with.”I frowned.“What are you talking about?”Corbin’s voice softened.“You need to leave KC.”I closed my eyes.“Corbin, I’m tired of hearing that.”“This isn’t about jealousy.”“Then what is it about?”“Survival.”The word sent a chill through me.KC reached for the phone.I gave it to him.“Talk.”There was silence.Then Corbin said, “You know what happened last year.”“Yes.”“You know they never found the per

ANIYA’S POV“For something I did years ago.”KC’s words echoed through my mind.I stared at him, waiting for an explanation.He didn’t give me one.“What did you do?”His jaw tightened.“Not here.”I almost laughed.“Not here?”“Aniya, you just had someone break into your office.”“And you think I’m going to calmly go home without knowing why?”“I think you need to get somewhere safe first.”“No.”He looked at me.“No?”“I’ve had enough of people deciding what I should know.”My voice trembled.“Corbin kept secrets from me. Now you’re doing the same thing.”KC’s expression softened.“I was trying to protect you.”“I don’t need protection from the truth.”Silence filled the room.Ethan glanced between us before quietly leaving.KC walked toward the window.“You’re right.”I folded my arms.“Then tell me.”He remained silent for several seconds.“My family has been involved in organized crime for decades.”I listened.“My father ran one of the largest operations in the city. When he die

ANIYA’S POVMy heart was beating so hard that I could barely hear anything else.A man matching your father’s description.Those words kept replaying in my head.For ten years, I had believed my father was gone.Now, within a few minutes, everything had changed.“Take me there,” I said.KC looked at me.“No.”“KC.”“It could be a trap.”“My father could be alive.”“I know.”“Then why are we standing here?”“Because I won’t take you somewhere I can’t guarantee your safety.”I stared at him.“You can’t guarantee my safety anywhere.”His expression tightened.“I can try.”I shook my head.“You don’t understand.”“I understand perfectly.”“No, you don’t.”My voice broke.“You don’t know what it’s like to spend ten years believing someone you love is dead, only to find out they might have been alive this entire time.”KC’s expression softened.“I know what it feels like to lose someone without getting answers.”I looked at him.He knew.Maybe more than anyone.“I need to go,” I whispered.

ANIYA’S POVI stared at KC.He didn’t say anything.That was answer enough.“You do know.”His jaw tightened.“Aniya—”“No.”I stepped away from him.“You told me you didn’t know what happened to my father.”“I said I didn’t know where he went.”“You knew what happened after he escaped.”He looked down.My chest hurt.“You lied to me.”“I didn’t lie.”“You withheld the truth.”“Yes.”The admission made my eyes burn.“Why?”“Because your father made me promise.”I laughed bitterly.“My father has been missing for ten years, and you’re still keeping promises to him?”“He saved my life.”I froze.“What?”KC looked at me.“Your father didn’t just help me escape my father’s organization. He saved my life.”I waited.“When I was twenty-one, my father decided I was becoming a problem.”KC’s voice was quiet.“He wanted me dead.”I swallowed.“My father found out.”“Yes.”“He helped you?”“He did more than that.”KC looked toward the photograph.“He took a bullet meant for me.”My breath caugh

ANIYA’S POVThe front door exploded inward.I screamed.KC grabbed my waist and pulled me behind him as Ethan raised his weapon.“Stay down.”My father moved toward the back of the house.“There’s another exit.”“Go,” KC ordered.My father shook his head.“I’m not leaving you.”“You need to get Aniya out.”Another shot rang through the house.The window beside us shattered.I ducked, covering my head.“Dad!”“I’m okay!”KC glanced at Ethan.“Get them out.”Ethan nodded.He grabbed my arm.“Come on.”“No.”I pulled away.“I’m not leaving my father.”KC looked at me.“Aniya, listen to me.”“I’ve already lost him once.”His expression softened for a second.“You’re not losing him tonight.”Another gunshot echoed through the house.KC pushed me toward Ethan.“Go.”I finally moved.Ethan led me through the kitchen and toward the back door.My father followed.We stepped into the narrow alley behind the house.A black SUV was waiting.Ethan opened the door.“Get in.”I climbed inside.My fa