Chapter 147

“Liam?”

I’m staring at a stranger.

“I’ll make it quick, Leah. You’re the victim in all of this.”

My hand waivers. It’s like I know.

I know in my heart.

But my mind refuses to accept what my eyes are seeing.

Liam shakes Ryker’s hand. “Your percentage will be routed to your account by morning.”

“What is this?” I whisper. “One big setup?”

He rolls his eyes. “Obviously.”

“But why?”

Ryker gathers the papers and his expression is sympathetic. “If it is any consolation,” Ryker tells me, and his accent has thickened. “Your willingness to set aside everything for family… that is the rarest form of loyalty.”

“Goodnight, Ryker,” Liam says pointedly.

I tighten my grip. “You won’t be able to access the firewalls or the lab. I’ve changed all the passcodes.”

Liam share a glance.

he says. “But we have a building full of engineers.

can’t hack it, I

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at me oddly, his

his back on us and walks

I am paralyzed.

prepared myself for many outcomes.

them.

it is aimed at

enough bullets in that clip to ki ll me and we both know that.”

“They’re silver.”

they are, but I’m going

see if you can’t get off enough shots then.” His eyes flare once more. He’ll be

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“Stop!”

this isn’t a stalemate. It’s more like a standoff.

see who will

keep him talking. I have to try and

have to do this.

blood. I left you everything. You’ll be Alpha. You’ll have the corporation-I’m just trying to get it back on its

at my

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