Page 25 of Bloody Business

Zul Kan

Zul Kan was temptedto kill his brother.It wouldn't be the first time he had killed a sibling, but it might be the most satisfying.

He had her in his hands!The genius behind the Spill It formula!The money he could have made...A vein pulsed in his temple.His head wanted to explode.

He took a deep breath and leaned back in his luxurious leather office chair, his eyes closed.He shouldn't be surprised.Zul Kan had always been the one with the brains.His brother got the muscles, and precious little else.

And now Artur had swept in and stolen the herbalist.The man wasn't a thorn, he was a snake's fang in his side, oozing venom.

He'd thought that Artur had been successfully eliminated in the bandit attack.

It hadn't beenhisattack, but Zul Kan had been glad when he heard about it.The fool had a death wish, traveling without bodyguards.

But, no!Not only had he survived, he had married the herbalist.It was disgusting all around.

Pity he wouldn't leave his wife unguarded.He might have gambled with hisownlife, but he wasn't a fool.

Artur had won that round.

But he couldn't guard all of his people.There were plenty of targets, and it was past time to remind Artur that he was vulnerable.

It was time to send a message...

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