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CHAPTER 99
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
CHAPTER 98
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
CHAPTER 97
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
CHAPTER 96
The room fell into tense silence after Steven's declaration. The men who'd been so confident moments ago now stood frozen, their faces cycling through shock, recognition, and dawning fear."Captain Steven," one of the older men whispered, his voice trembling. "We... we didn't know—""You didn't need to know," Steven cut him off coldly. "The fact that you were assaulting an unwilling woman should have been reason enough to stop, regardless of who she belonged to."Several of the men began backing toward the door, their survival instincts finally overriding their alcohol-fueled bravado. But the blonde-haired man—either too drunk or too stupid to recognize the danger—stepped forward instead."Wait!" he called out to his retreating companions. "Don't let him intimidate you! Look at him—he's just one man!"The other men paused uncertainly."Are you serious right now?" one of them hissed. "That's Captain Steven! Do you have any idea what he's done?""I don't care what he's done!" the blonde
CHAPTER 95
The command exploded through the room like a thunderclap, drowning out the music, the chaos, everything. Every person in the room froze, including Sophia with the broken glass pressed against her own throat.The locked door crashed open with such force it slammed against the wall, the lock mechanism shattered completely. In the doorway stood a man Sophia had never seen before—tall, military bearing, dressed in an expensive suit that screamed authority and power.Captain Steven stepped into the room, his presence instantly dominating the space. He was in his forties, with iron-gray hair and eyes like chips of ice. Every line of his body radiated barely controlled fury."I said," he repeated, his voice dropping to something more dangerous than any shout, "stand back. Now."The men holding Sophia released her instinctively, stepping away from the man whose voice carried the weight of someone used to being obeyed without question."Who the hell are you?" the blonde man demanded, trying to
CHAPTER 94
The crude laughter that followed made Sophia want to vomit."Listen, honey," one of the men said, his tone patronizing. "You can make this easy or hard. Either way, we're getting what we paid for. So I suggest you cooperate before someone gets hurt.""Gets hurt more than they already have," another added, gesturing at the man Sophia had hit with the bottle, who was still pressing a bar towel to his bleeding head.Sophia's mind raced, searching desperately for any way out of this nightmare. Her eyes darted around the room again—locked door, soundproof walls, no windows, no help coming.The men holding her began pulling her toward the center of the room, where a small cleared space seemed designed specifically for the "performance" they expected."No! Wait! Please!" Sophia struggled against their grip, but they were too strong. "You have to believe me! I'm not who you think I am! I'm just a cashier! I don't do... I'm not...""We know you're not a professional," the blonde man said, mist
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