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ETHAN BlACKWOOD POV

I got to my feet, my eyes bulging as I stared at David.

"What the hell are you talking about? What do you mean you got intel that Riven is going after Julian."

"Exactly what it means, boss; I have a feeling that Riven has been keeping an eye on you, boss. It's no coincidence that he found Julian so soon after he escaped our hideout"

"Or maybe he has been keeping an eye on Ksar," I said, refusing to believe that he knew that I had been planning to betray him. "I told him to look into Ksar after the whole kidnap."

"That could be the case but we can't rule out the possibility that Riven already knew everything before now and was just bidding his time to attack"

"I refuse to believe that. Riven would have had me killed if he knew what I'd been planning. Family means nothing to him, and what he despises the most is betrayers—" David's face was a grim mask. "—Except, this was all a game to him," I stated, realization dawning. He found out that I was planning t
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