Chapter 12

• “The company is under attack, and there’s a fire.”
• Marco's voice cut the heavy air like a knife slicing through suffocating stillness. Adrian's eyes darkened, fire raging in his blood with fury. In a single fluid motion, he sprang from bed, completely naked and flesh stretched taut with rage and caution.
• Evelyn gasped softly and sat up, clinging more tightly to the blanket over her trembling naked body as she watched him dress in a swift motion like a soldier headed for war.