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CHAPTER 102
Sophia nodded, grateful for the temporary reprieve. She slipped past her father into Emma's room, leaving Richard standing in the hallway, his expression troubled.Inside the room, Emma lay propped up against pillows, her small face lighting up the moment Sophia entered."Mama!" Emma's voice was hoarse but happy. "You came!""Of course I came, baby," Sophia said, rushing to her daughter's bedside. She gathered Emma into her arms carefully, mindful of the IV lines and monitors. "I promised, didn't I?""You're late," Emma said, but there was no accusation in her voice, just relief. "Grandma said you had to work. Did the bad lady at your job make you stay late again?"The bad lady, Sophia thought, her jaw tightening. If only you knew, sweetheart."Something like that," Sophia said, smoothing Emma's hair. "But I'm here now. How are you feeling?""Better," Emma said, snuggling into her mother's embrace. "The doctor said I'm healing really fast. He called me a 'remarkable patient.'""That's
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Meanwhile, across the city, Marcus Bennett stood in his office, staring at his phone with an expression of pure dread. The report from Steven sat like a lead weight in his mind.Alex is going to kill me, Marcus thought, running a hand through his hair. Sophia was almost assaulted because the security detail I personally assigned failed to do their job. This is my fault. My responsibility.He pulled up the personnel files for the team assigned to watch Sophia Mitchell tonight. Six highly trained operatives, all with exemplary records. And somehow, all of them had failed to notice their principal walking into a dangerous situation.How? Marcus wondered furiously. How did six trained professionals miss this?He'd find out. And when he did, heads would roll. But first, he had to report to Alexander.Marcus checked his watch. Nearly midnight. Alexander was probably still at the hospital, in the ward next to Emma's room, maintaining his cover as a recovering patient.I could wait until morn
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Captain Steven stepped out of the destroyed VIP room, pulling his phone from his blood-stained jacket with his uninjured hand. The cuts on his arm and shoulder throbbed dully, but he'd sustained far worse injuries in combat zones. This was nothing.He scrolled through his contacts and pressed the number marked simply as "M.B." The call connected on the second ring."Steven," Marcus Bennett's voice came through, professional and alert despite the late hour. "Report.""Sir, there was an incident involving the target," Steven said, keeping his voice low as he walked through the now-empty hallway. "She was lured into a private room at her workplace—a convenience store with VIP sections. Multiple hostiles attempted assault. I intervened."There was a brief silence on the other end. When Marcus spoke again, his voice was tight with barely controlled fury. "Attempted assault? Is she injured?""Physically unharmed," Steven confirmed. "Shaken, understandably, but intact. I arrived before the s
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Steven hesitated, clearly weighing how much truth to reveal. "I'd heard about these... events. The VIP rooms being used for activities that aren't exactly legal. I came to observe, to see if the rumors were true.""Observe?" Sophia's eyebrows rose. "Are you a police officer?""No," Steven said quickly. Too quickly. "I'm... let's just say I have an interest in maintaining order in this city."That's the most vague non-answer I've ever heard, Sophia thought, but she let it pass."So you were already here when those men..." She couldn't finish the sentence."I was watching from outside the room initially," Steven admitted. "I heard raised voices, sounds of a struggle. When I looked through the window and saw your face..." He paused, choosing his words carefully. "I recognized you. Knew you were someone who needed to be protected. So I intervened.""You recognized me?" Sophia repeated. "But we've never met before. How could you—""I've seen your photograph," Steven said, which was technic
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Steven kept his distance from Sophia, his posture rigid and formal despite the blood seeping through his expensive suit. His eyes fixed somewhere over her shoulder, carefully avoiding direct eye contact as if looking at her directly might somehow contaminate him—or worse, reveal something he wasn't prepared to share."Are you alright?" he asked, his voice professionally neutral. "Do you need medical attention?"I can't get too close, Steven thought, his jaw tightening slightly. General Hawthorne made it clear—this woman is sacred ground. The War God's wife. The mother of his child. One wrong move, one inappropriate word, and I'm not just risking my career. I'm risking my life.The briefing from General Hawthorne had been crystal clear: Sophia Mitchell was to be protected at all costs, but from a respectful distance. No personal involvement. No emotional attachment. Just cold, professional security.She doesn't know who her husband really is, Steven reminded himself. She doesn't know t
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The violence was methodical, almost surgical in its efficiency. Steven wasn't fighting in rage—he was dismantling threats with the calm professionalism of someone who'd done this a thousand times before.A knife scraped across his shoulder, drawing blood through his expensive suit jacket. Steven barely flinched. He grabbed his attacker's wrist, twisted, and the knife clattered away as the man's hand was rendered useless.Another bottle came flying. It shattered against Steven's raised arm, glass fragments cutting into his skin. Blood began seeping through his sleeve, but he showed no sign of pain or discomfort.He's been hurt worse, the observing men realized with growing horror. This is nothing to him.In less than three minutes, all five attackers lay on the floor in various states of injury and consciousness. The blonde man was curled in a fetal position, both arms broken, tears streaming down his face. Another man clutched his shattered kneecap, whimpering. A third lay perfectly s
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