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    Annoyance flickered across Niks’ face. Dani’s confidence just made him more anxious.


    Spinning toward Cedric, Niks nearly pleaded, “This is crazy! Talk some sense into them, please! We’ve only got thirty minutes before those guys get here. They don’t mess around—I’ve seen what they do. Breaking a man’s neck isn’t even hard for them!”


    Niks’ gaze darted over to Carol, worry written all over his features. With her size, he figured she’d be no match if those guards came crashing in.


    Cedric, catching the desperation in Niks’ eyes, couldn’t help butugh. “Me? You know I have zero authority here. Whatever my wife says, goes. Still, I’d suggest you leave now. If this turns ugly, it’s not going to end well.”


    He made sure to soften the edge in his voice.


    Honestly, Cedric wanted to tell Niks that he and Damon would only slow them down. But seeing Niks so on edge, he just couldn’t say it outright.


    Niks scanned the group, confused by their unshaken calmness. “Are you all seriously not worried about dying? Not even a little?”


    His entire life, he’d met all kinds of people who would do anything to save their own lives. Self-preservation was almost a given—at least until now. Yet somehow, these three stood out. They were the only people he’d ever seen who didn’t flinch at the thought of dying.


    “Rx. We’ll handle things here. You and Damon should go. Come back the day after tomorrow,” Dani said as she waved off his concern with a reassuring nod.


    Without another word, she headed outside and started dialing for a car, ncing back to say, “Carol, get Niks and Damon in the car.”


    Carol wasted no time pushing Niks and Damon into the car, then snapped the door closed behind them. Niks didn’t even manage a protest before the car’s engine revved, and they tore down the driveway at rapid speed.


    The sudden eleration nearly sent Niks sprawling across the seat. “Wait, stop! I can’t leave right now!”


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    The driver, a burly man with a wild beard, just grinned. “Sorry, kid. Orders are orders. I’m supposed to deliver you both safely to your father’s ce.”


    Panic rose in Niks’ voice as he said, “If we don’t go back, we’ll miss our chance!”


    Unbothered, the driver pressed harder on the gas pedal.


    A few momentster, the man nced in the rearview mirror and asked, “So, which one of you is Niks?”


    “I am,” Niks snapped, barely containing his irritation. “What’s it to you?”


    The driver shot him a quick look and nodded as if he’d just checked something off a list. “Alright. Got it.”


    After that, he said nothing more, letting the silence stretch.<fnba18> Newest update provided by findnovel</fnba18>


    At home, Hamilton stormed around the courtyard, shouting into his phone. “What do you mean you failed to pick them up? What happened?”


    Hamilton’s tirade was cut short when a car stopped outside the house, screeching to a halt.


    A sh of recognition crossed Hamilton’s face when he spotted Dani’s car. Jumping to conclusions, he decided Dani had tossed Niks and Damon aside to save her own skin.


    Years of surviving among the McCoy family had shown him nothing but backstabbing and ruthless ambition. In his mind, Dani wouldn’t hesitate for a second to cast Niks and Damon aside if it meant saving herself.


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