Bait on the Battlefield
My role was simple—to replicate hostile operatives during his extravagant security exercises—or, at present, to serve as a living prop.
"Boss, defense standards met, but the impact point deviated slightly," the technician reported over the intercom.
Inside the observation room, Lorenzo sat on a velvet couch—a throne of his absolute power. His slender fingers tapped lightly against the table. Through the one-way glass, he watched the thin trail of blood tracing down my face.
For a split second, his fingers clenched.
In the past, if I had so much as pricked my finger while pruning roses, he would have dropped to one knee and pressed a devoted kiss to my hand, his eyes rimmed red with distress.
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