Yvonne looked at Jace with bloodshot eyes as she drove the gleaming blade straight toward Jace's chest.

Back when she was following Christopher, the first thing she learned was how to deliver a lethal strike in the shortest time possible. Her moves did not need to be elegant, only deadly.

She hated seeing blood and loathed the idea of killing. For years, she had never once used the techniques she had been taught.

Now, this man was the first to push her to act!

But just as the tip of her dagger was about to strike Jace's vital point, she hesitated.

A voice echoed in her mind-Drew's anguished and sorrowful voice. "Yvonne, I've always thought Jace was my long-lost brother, Hugh! We miss him so much... We just want him to come back home!"

Yvonne widened her eyes, and her movements slowed as the keen edge of her blade grew dull.

That split-second of hesitation was all it took for the tide to turn.

Jace remained still; his expression was as cold as the depths of the ocean as he firmly grasped Yvonne's delicate wrist and twisted it with force.

"Ah-!" Yvonne let out a muffled cry, her entire body drenched in cold sweat. The dagger fell from her hand with a clatter.

Before she could react, Jace yanked her toward him. Her back slammed hard into his chest, and his muscular forearm wrapped around her neck like an iron vise, completely immobilizing her.

Yvonne gasped for air, but her strength was rapidly waning. Her face flushed red as her breathing grew shallow and labored.

even kill someone properly. You're nothing but Christopher's failed creation." Jace spoke in a cold manner, his

if he applied a little more force, it would take less than a minute for Yvonne to suffocate to

he thought it might

living could sometimes be

methods

Tears flowed from Yvonne's crimson eyes as she

hands. "Please... wake

heaved rapidly, and a peculiar uneasiness seized him as if he were the

times do I have to tell you? I'm

as she forced out her words. "Your family...is still

"come home" jabbed at a deep-seated sore spot in Jace's

but sharp ache spread through his chest, piercing the icy fortress around his

pain caused his grip to loosen

fighting back or running away, she tried to convince him to turn this loyal subordinate of Grant against his

he let her, so she

Hugh or not, I can tell you still have a conscience." Yvonne clutched her chest,

a cold laugh. "I spared you only because my orders were to bring you back alive. I'm just

true for this time...

"When Grant's sister, Carrie, was kidnapped, you and I were ordered

was sharp, unrelenting. "I secretly passed information to them, pretending to fall into a trap... You saw through

intense stare did not waver, his expression growing increasingly intense and

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