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19. QUESTION AND LIES
Ryan's POVI stood there watching Sarah and the man embrace in the park and felt my stomach twist into knots but I did not confront them or make my presence known.Instead I pulled out my phone and took several clear pictures of them together because I needed evidence of what I was seeing in case Sarah tried to deny it later or make me think I had imagined the whole thing.After I had the pictures saved I turned around and walked back toward the office because I did not want to see anymore and I needed time to think about what this meant and how I should handle the situation.My mind was racing with thoughts about betrayal and deception and whether I could trust anyone in this world or if everyone was just using me for their own purposes.I got back to the office and sat at my desk and stared at the pictures on my phone while I tried to make sense of what I had witnessed.The way Sarah had hugged that man was not casual or professional and it showed a level of intimacy that made me qu
18. HIDDEN LAYERS II
Ryan's POVI fixed the last line of code and ran the diagnostic test one more time to make sure the bug was completely gone and the system was stable again.I was relieved when the screen showed green across all the security protocols and I knew nothing had been compromised.DuneForge Tech was safe and my stock was protected and nobody would ever know how close I had come to losing everything because of my own careless coding.Sarah was standing behind me watching the screen and when she saw the green lights appear she put her hand on my shoulder."You did it," Sarah said. "I knew you would figure it out."I turned around in the chair and looked up at her face and saw something in her eyes that had nothing to do with computer systems or security protocols. She leaned down and kissed me. I stood up, pulled her closer and before I knew what was happening we were moving toward the bedroom.We had sex and it felt like a release of all the tension that had been building between us over the
17. HIDDEN LAYERS I
Ryan's POVEveryone stood completely silent while they watched me hold the knife against my fingers and prepare to slice through them. My hand trembled slightly and I could feel the sharp edge pressing into my skin when suddenly Noah's voice cut through the silence."Stop," Noah yelled out.I heaved a reliving sigh as every muscle in my body relaxed at once because I had not actually wanted to cut off my own fingers even though I had been prepared to do it.Thank god he stopped me because I really did not want to go through with that and the pain would have been unbearable and I would have been permanently disabled for the rest of my life. I tried to keep my face neutral so nobody would see how grateful I was that Noah had changed his mind at the last second.Noah walked over and tapped my back in a gesture that seemed almost friendly compared to the hostility he had shown just moments before."Would you love to start working for me today?" Noah asked.I shook my head because I knew S
16. THE PRICE OF LOYALTY
Ryan's POVDarius and I walked back out to where everyone was still gathered around the bodies and I could see Noah standing there with his eyes red from crying over his mother's corpse. When he saw me his expression changed from grief to anger and he pointed at me with a shaking hand."Explain what happened here right now," Noah demanded while his voice cracked from emotion and rage mixed together.I kept my face neutral and spoke in a calm tone even though my heart was beating fast from everything that had occurred in the last hour."The man killed the maid and your mother," I said while maintaining eye contact with Noah so he would believe the lie I was telling him. "I killed the man because of his treacherous act and to stop him from hurting anyone else."Noah sniffed and wiped his eyes with the back of his hand while he tried to process what I had just told him."Why would he do that?" Noah asked. "Why would he kill my mother?"I needed to give him an answer that would make sen
15. BLOOD AND LOYALTY
Ryan's POVI wanted to run away from the balcony before anyone else came outside and saw what I had done but my legs would not move and I stood there frozen while Noah's mother bled out on the floor in front of me.The maid was still screaming for help when suddenly a man appeared behind her and moved so quickly that I barely saw the blade before it was already across her throat.The maid's screaming stopped immediately and she crumpled to the ground next to Noah's mother while blood poured from the fresh wound on her neck. I stared at the man who had just killed her and he looked directly at me with eyes that showed complete devotion and loyalty."Long live the king," the man said while he bowed his head toward me in respect.He walked closer and held out the knife he had used to kill the maid and placed it in my hand even though I did not want to take it from him."Kill me," he said calmly like he was asking me to pass him a glass of water instead of demanding his own death.I shoo
14. MY BEAUTIFUL NIGHTMARE
Ryan's POVI leaned toward Darius while my head was still pounding and the pain made it hard to think clearly about what was happening in front of us."Who is that woman?" I asked while I kept my voice low so nobody else could hear our conversation."That's Noah's mother," Darius replied without taking his eyes off the woman who was walking slowly toward the building entrance.I stared at her face and tried to remember where I had seen her before but the harder I concentrated the worse my headache became and I could not place her anywhere in my memory."Do you remember the person who helped you shower when your mother traveled to Italy for that business trip?" Darius asked while he watched my expression carefully.I shook my head because I could not recall anyone specific from that time period in my childhood."I don't know who you're talking about," I said while I rubbed my temples to try to ease the pain that was getting stronger with each passing second.Even though I could not rem
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