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All Blue could think was,He came!Sean had found her somehow and he’d come for her.

In a move so quick, Blue almost missed it, Dominic dropped and swept Jonah’s legs out from under him, then was up and pulling a knife. Within a space of a blink, he aimed and tossed the weapon right at her. Past her. It zipped by her ear and hit something behind her. She spun around in time to watch one of Jonah’s thugs drop to the ground clutching his upper thigh where the hilt glinted.

Dom had saved her. Twice.

She turned back to look for him, but he was gone. Like a puff of smoke. Like he’d never existed. Her stomach fell to her knees.

“Bluebell!” Dad yelled.

She ran to him. “I’ve got you.” She frantically worked at the knots and got one arm free before someone grabbed her by the back of her hair and yanked her to her feet.

Jonah whispered in her ear. “You’re coming with me.”

Her ex-fiancé dragged her off through the maze of tens of thousands of dollars worth of toys he’d found more valuable than her life as bodies fell and bullets buried in metal.

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Chapter 26

Sean

The SEALs stepped through the door and spread out over the catwalks that sat above the main floor of the building, Sean leading the way. There were twelve men down there, counting one who clearly didn’t belong to Jonah’s crowd, dressed in all black with a creepy, confident attitude and stance that would have most men on their knees begging for mercy.

Jonah argued, but Sean thought that had more to do with his guys pulling their guns. Jonah may be a lot of things, but he wasn’t a complete fool. Any moment now, this could turn into a shooting match.

Gray anticipated the same and he set up his M91A2 Rifle against the railing.

Jonah’s guys moved in and started cocking their guns.

“This isn’t looking good,” Wolfe said.

“It’s going to be a blood bath.” Liam breathed out.

“It is,” Jonah screamed with a bit of hysteria in his voice. “It’s Ryker and Vittoria Rockefeller!”

The guys all paused and stared at Jonah.

Knox pointed down to the floor. “Did he just say Ryker Rockefeller? As inourRyker Rockefeller?”

“Our Ryker Rockefeller is pretend,” Liam reminded him.

“I kinned we shouldnae have named him that,” Mack said. “Stupid name.”

A guy to Jonah’s left lifted his gun and was about to fire when a quick pop echoed through the building. The guy’s gun flew in the air, and he buckled over holding his hand.

Sean and the guys all looked at Gray. He stood and shrugged. “What?”

“I said no kill shots,” Mack said.

Gray pointed at the guy now kneeling over his hand that had to sting like the dickens after having his firearm shot out of it. “He’s still alive.”

“Were you picturing Titan?” Wolfe asked.

Gray sniffed. “I didn’t say that.” He lined up his rifle again. “Maybe.”

Knox chuckled. “Remind me never to get on your bad side.”

Below them, the room exploded in a mass hysteria. The men were running around. Shooting at nothing. One guy shot another guy in his crew.

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