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When we reached my foster mother’s house, I paused at the bottom of the steps. “Thanks for walking me home.”

Kai smirked. “Old habits.”

I hesitated before stepping closer, my heart beating too fast. “Kai...”

Fire flickered in his eyes, but he kept his expression neutral. “Yeah?”

I swallowed, the words right there on the tip of my tongue. But instead of saying them, I just shook my head. “Never mind.”

His gaze searched mine for a long moment before he exhaled, nodding. “Get some rest, S.”

And just like that, he was gone, disappearing into the night.

I stood there for a long time, the weight in my chest growing heavier with each passing second.

This was only going to get more complicated.

CHAPTER SEVEN

Adam

I wasn’tsurprised when Samuel and Kai agreed to hire Sadie.

Samuel was a practical bastard, and Kai… well, Kai had that look about him, the one that said this was more than just a new hire.

I didn’t know all the details, but I knew tension when I saw it. And between the three of them? It crackled like a live wire.

Not the normal kind that came with bringing someone new into The Foundry. No, this was soap-opera-level drama.

And I lived for it.

Which is why the second Samuel let us know this was her start date, I clapped my hands together and grinned. “Guess that means I get to train her.”

Samuel sighed. Kai scowled. I just widened my grin.

“Oh, come on,” I said, slinging an arm around Kai’s shoulders. “You guys aresobusy at the moment. It only makes sense for me to be the unbiased, charming, highly skilled mentor she deserves.”

Kai shrugged me off. “Just don’t mess with her. We need the help.”

I pressed a hand to my chest, looking wounded.

“That hurts, Byrne. Truly.” I turned to Samuel, who was rubbing his temples like he already regretted every choice that led to this moment. “Samuel? You know I got this.”

Samuel sighed again, long and suffering. “Fine. But don’t be an ass.”

“Me?” I beamed. “Never.”

Then Sadie walked in.

And damn.

I’d already noticed she was pretty, but seeing her now, in the early morning sun? Different ball game. She was the kind of beautiful that knocked the sense clean outta a man’s head… all dark hair, sharp green eyes, and curves that could start a war.

And I definitely wasn’t the only one who noticed.

Kai looked like someone just yanked the floor out from under him. Samuel? His jaw tensed so hard I thought his teeth might crack.

Interesting.

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