CHAPTER 42
Author: R. AUSTINNITE
last update2025-06-23 13:15:53

Sean’s entire body stilled. His expression didn’t change, but his eyes sharpened like a blade.

Not only had the Carlisles sent men to kidnap Abrill for reasons unknown, but now, one of them had tried to harm two women at a party—and once again, he had taken another woman hostage. How shameless could they be?

“A hostage now?” Sean asked coldly. “That’s low—even for you.”

Ace’s grip tightened around Rosalind’s neck. “I’ll do it, I swear! You think I’m bluffing? Try me. You so much as twitch, and I’ll scar her face permanently!”

Rosalind’s heart pounded in her chest. The broken glass was too close. Her breathing came in short, shallow bursts.

She looked at Sean.

He was still. Focused.

She couldn’t help but wonder if he would hold back for her sake. It wasn’t like they’d broken up on bad terms.

“You know her, don’t you?” Ace taunted. “She’s the reason you stepped in at all. You don’t want anything to happen to her.”

Sean tilted his head slightly, expression unreadable. “Let her go,” he sa
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