RUTHLESS TEMPTATION
He stood frozen in the middle of the hallway, chest rising and falling with unsteady breaths.
His pulse thundered in his ears.
On the other end, Jace asked carefully, “Elias? What’s going on?”
Elias swallowed once— hard.
He read the message again.
Then another bubble appeared.
“No delays. You have until 9 PM.”
Elias clenched his jaw until pain shot up his temple.
He brought the phone back to his ear.
“You are being blackmailed,” he said flatly.
Jace inhaled sharply. “Elias...listen...this isn’t what it looks like. That night was a mistake, I was drunk, I was hurting, I should not have—”
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