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Chapter 59
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2026-06-06 09:00:00Eli shoved Cove away hard with both hands. “Don’t touch me, you liar.”
Cove stumbled back a step, surprise flashing across his face. The bathroom lights cast sharp shadows on the tiles. Steam from the running water filled the air, making everything feel thick and heavy. Eli sat on the edge of the tub, chest rising and falling fast, eyes burning with hurt and anger. His hands stayed clenched in his lap, fingers wrapped tightly around the hid
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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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The door to the interrogation room clicked shut behind the guard, leaving just the soft hum of the city far below and the low glow from a single lamp on the table. Eli sat slumped on the couch nearby, still too shaky to stand on his own, his legs curled under him like they didn’t want to listen. His hands gripped the edge of the cushion, knuckles white. Cove paced slow circles in front of the table, arms crossed tight over his chest, eyes locked on the man tied to the chair across from him.The assassin—face still bruised, one leg bandaged from the graze—lifted his chin and gave a weak laugh. “Well, well. The big bad Voss king himself. And the little hacker playing guard dog.”Cove stopped pacing. “You’re the last one who touched Eli in the server room. Name.”The man spat on the floor, the red hitting the tiles. “Doesn’t matter who I am. You’re dead. All of you. Matteo’s men don’t miss.”Eli’s voice came out rough from the couch, low but steady. “You grabbed me. You pinned me down. T
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Eli woke up slowly, his body heavy and confused. He was on the big couch in the living room of the penthouse, the soft cushions pressing into his back. Cove’s arm was wrapped tightly around his shoulders, pulling him close. The emergency lights were on low, casting a warm orange glow across the marble floor and the tall windows. The city lights of the night outside the glass walls looked far away, like they belonged to someone else’s world. Eli’s breathing was still fast and shallow, the panic attack still clinging to him like cold sweat on his skin.His legs felt weak when he tried to sit up. He pushed himself a little too hard and they buckled under him. Eli let out a small groan and dropped back onto the couch. “I… I can’t,” he whispered, his voice hoarse and rough. “My legs won’t work.”Cove didn’t let go. He simply shifted, sliding an arm under Eli’s knees and lifting him easily. Eli’s head rested against Cove’s shoulder as he was carried the short distance to the couch. Cove sat
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Eli forced himself through the panic, his body shaking in the pitch black of the server room. The darkness pressed against him like a living thing, the kind that had haunted him since he was nine. The closet. The fire. The endless night that had made him scream until his voice gave out. His heart slammed against his ribs so hard he could feel it in his throat. His hands trembled as he gripped the pistol he had taken from the limo earlier. The platinum collar around his neck felt like a chain, heavy and cold. The silver ring on his finger pressed against his knuckle, a reminder of the life he had chosen with Cove.He forced his eyes to open. The emergency lights outside the server room door cast a faint red glow through the small window, but that was not enough. He needed more. He needed to see. His fingers moved on the laptop, the glow from the server monitors spilling into the room. He aimed the pistol carefully, the red dot from the laser sight dancing on the wall where the first sh
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Cove’s boots pounded the pavement as he sprinted back toward the armored vehicle. The night air cut through his tactical jacket, but he barely felt it. His mind was a storm of orders and calculations. Eli was inside the penthouse, alone in the server room. Lena was vulnerable. Matteo had already proved he did not play fair. One second too late and everything could collapse.“Move!” Cove shouted into his radio, his voice sharp and commanding. “Lena stays with the men. Secure the lobby. I am sprinting back to the vehicle. Do not wait for me.”One of the men, a tall veteran named Ruiz, answered immediately. “Copy, boss. We got her. Lena is safe in the lobby with two guards. We are escorting her to the penthouse now.”Cove did not slow down. He reached the armored vehicle in under thirty seconds, the engine already running. The driver, a quiet man named Morales, looked
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Eli’s voice exploded through the earpiece like a gunshot of its own.“Eli” did not shout his name. He screamed a warning. “Cove! Do not shoot! He is rigged with a heart monitor! If you kill him the bombs go off right now!”Cove’s gun was already aimed at Matteo’s head. The warehouse lights were low, just enough to see the faces of the men holding Matteo. Lena stood behind Cove, still rubbing her wrists, her face pale but steady. The team waited in tense silence, weapons ready. Matteo stood in the center of the room, the detonator switch still in his hand. His smile was thin and dangerous.Cove’s finger tightened on the trigger. “Stand down, Matteo. Lena is free. The ports stay ours. Drop the switch.”Matteo laughed, the sound sharp and ugly. “No. You think you can just walk in and take everything? I killed my father. I wi
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Cove held Eli tighter. “I know. But you’re not alone in it anymore.”Eli stayed pressed against Cove’s chest for a long time, breathing slowly. His hands still gripped Cove’s shirt like it was the only solid thing in the room.
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Eli kept staring at the black silk blindfold in the box. “You really think giving me this is going to fix anything?”Cove sat down on the bed again. “It’s not supposed to fix everything. It’s supposed to help you face it. On your terms. With me.”Eli closed the box. “I don’t know if I can do this.
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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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