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Chapter 57
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2026-06-05 09:00:00Julian slipped the flash drive into Eli’s suit pocket. “When the moment comes, you’ll know what to do.”
Eli sat chained to the metal chair, staring at the damp concrete floor. The single bulb above them flickered again, casting shaky shadows across the basement walls. Water dripped steadily in the corner. The platinum collar around his neck felt heavier than ever, like it was pressing down on his throat, reminding him of every lie he
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Into the Auction HallThe elevator doors opened right into the underground garage. The air smelled like engine oil and wet concrete. Ruiz was already at the first car, engine running low, three guys from the team piled in. Lena climbed into the second vehicle with two more shooters. Cove slid behind the wheel of our car, one hand on the wheel, the other resting on my thigh like he was making sure I stayed put.“Promise again,” he said, voice low as he started the engine.“I promise,” I said back, buckling my seatbelt tight. The laptop bag stayed on my lap. My fingers tapped the side of it nervous-like.Ruiz’s voice crackled over the comms. “Boss, we’re ten minutes out. Eli, you got eyes on the hall yet?”I opened the laptop quick, pulling up the drone feed. The map showed the underground auction hall in red, level seve
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The beep from the recorder faded into nothing, but the voice kept playing in my head. Matteo’s calm tone, like he was ordering coffee. “Matteo here. The auction hall tonight. Secondary squad hits the servers. I go in with Nikolai. Kill the hacker Eli. Finish the war. Voss dies. City burns with us. Tell them hello from the grave.”Cove stood there, arm still around my shoulders, and stared at the dead assassin like he was trying to read the last breath off his face. I stayed right next to him, my legs still wobbly from the couch, but I didn’t sit down again. “He’s right. It’s a trap. Underground auction hall tonight. He’s using the Bratva to finish it all.”Cove’s jaw tightened. “We play it out loud. Whole team needs to hear.”He hit the button on the small black box Lena had pulled out. The recorder started again. Same voice. “Matteo here. The auction hall tonight. Secondary squad hits the servers. I go in with Nikolai. Kill the hacker Eli. Finish the war. Voss dies. City burns with u
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Eli stayed face-down on the bed, breathing hard. His body was still shaking from the orgasm he didn’t want to have.Cove pulled out slowly and stood up. “Look at that. You came just from me punishing you.”Eli buried his face deeper into the sheets. “Shut up.”Cove let out a low sound, almost amuse
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Cove stepped closer again. “You almost breached my system, Eli. That’s not nothing.”Eli swallowed. “So what are you going to do about it?”Cove’s eyes were cold with anger. “I’m going to remind you who owns this penthouse. And who owns you.”Eli backed up a step. “Cove, wait. I was just”“Shut up,
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Eli sat on the edge of the bed, still touching one of the bruises on his hip. “This is so messed up,” he muttered. “I shouldn’t feel safe. I should feel angry.”He got up and pulled on fresh clothes. The penthouse was quiet again. T
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Eli froze.Cove stood in the doorway, hands in his pockets, watching him calmly like he’d expected this all along.Eli slammed the laptop shut and stood up fast. “What the hell is this?”Cove didn’t move. “You weren’t supposed to find that folder yet.”“Yet?” Eli’s voice rose. “So you were planning
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