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Chapter 12: The First Kill
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The penthouse was silent.Not the kind of silence that felt peaceful. Not the kind that brought comfort.This was the kind of silence that pressed against Elena’s chest like an iron weight.She hadn’t slept. Not even for a minute.Every time she closed her eyes, she saw the man’s body slumped over in the chair. She saw the blood pooling beneath him, dark and final.She thought she would feel horror. That she would wake up screaming.But she wasn’t horrified.She was changed.Elena sat on the edge of her bed, staring at her hands in the dim light. They were clean—Killian had made sure of that. But no matter how many times she washed them, she still felt the weight of the gun. The trigger under her finger. The finality of the shot.And the way it made her feel.Not regretful.Not broken.Powerful.She exhaled sharply, running a hand through her hair.A part of her hated that realization.The other part?It craved more.Elena finally left her room just before dawn. The penthouse was quie
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The blaring of the security alarm tore through the penthouse like a war cry.Red emergency lights pulsed in sync with Elena’s heartbeat, casting eerie shadows along the walls. The scent of gunpowder tainted the air, thick with the promise of violence and bloodshed.Killian moved fast, his sharp commands cutting through the chaos like a knife.“Lock down all exits! No one leaves unless I say so.”His men scattered, each taking a defensive position.Elena barely had time to react before Killian grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her close. His grip was firm, possessive—as if he was afraid she would be ripped away from him at any second.“Stay close to me,” he murmured. His voice was low, edged with lethal control.Elena swallowed hard and nodded.Then the first explosion rocked the building.Glass shattered. The force of the blast knocked a chandelier from the ceiling, sending it crashing onto the marble floor. Smoke curled through the penthou
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The scent of gunpowder and blood still lingered in the air. The penthouse, once a place of power and luxury, was now a war zone. Bullet holes scarred the walls, shattered glass crunched beneath every step, and bodies—both of Killian’s men and Victor’s—littered the expensive marble floor.Elena stood in the middle of it all, her breath still coming in sharp bursts. Her hands trembled slightly, though she willed them to stop.She had killed tonight.Not just once, but twice.And the terrifying part? It had felt… right.Her heartbeat was still erratic, but not from fear. It was from the adrenaline. The power. The moment she had pulled that trigger and watched her attacker fall, something had clicked inside her.She wasn’t the same woman she had been when she first met Killian.She wasn’t a pawn anymore.She was becoming something else.Someone else.Killian stood across the room, his broad shoulders tense, his jaw tight with barely restraine
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The air was thick with the scent of whiskey and cigar smoke, the dim lights of the private club casting long shadows across the polished marble floors. Elena sat beside Killian in a private booth, her posture relaxed but her mind sharp.Tonight was her first real test.Killian had brought her here to meet Senator Caldwell, a corrupt politician who had deep ties to Victor. The man had been paid well to keep his mouth shut, but Victor’s recent moves suggested that the senator had switched sides.And that was a mistake.Elena watched as the senator took a nervous sip of his whiskey, his fingers tapping against the glass in a frantic rhythm. His eyes flickered between Killian and Jax, then finally to her.“You’re new,” he muttered, attempting a smirk, though his voice wavered.Elena tilted her head. “You’re observant.”Killian didn’t look at her, but she felt his approval. He had told her to observe, but that didn’t mean she had to be silent.The senator exhaled sharply, shifting in his s
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Elena stared at her hands, the deep crimson of fresh blood painting her fingertips.The metallic scent clung to her skin, seeping into her pores. Her breath was steady, her pulse a slow, even beat. No trembling. No hesitation.She had done it.The man had screamed. Had begged. And in the end, he had talked.Jax stood beside her, arms crossed over his chest, his usual cocky smirk replaced by something far more serious. His sharp eyes traced her face, as if searching for a crack in the façade, waiting for her to fall apart.But she didn’t.Killian, on the other hand, looked downright pleased. He leaned back against the desk, watching her with a dark, amused glint in his eyes.“See?” he murmured. “It’s not so hard, is it?”Elena exhaled, lifting her gaze to meet his. “I did what had to be done.”Killian’s smirk deepened. He took slow, measured steps toward her, his boots clicking against the polished marble floor.“And now you understand.”
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