Cruel Masters by Stone Piper

Author:Stone, Piper
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stormy Night Publications
Published: 2021-03-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Kendra

Murder.

Just hearing the word made me cringe. I’d seen the horrible angst on Sebastian’s face when he’d told me about his father, the sadness that he hadn’t been able to come to terms with after all these years. I’d talked to enough monsters in my life to know when someone was lying.

He wasn’t.

Maybe that’s why he’d become such a cold, hard man, unable to have any feelings whatsoever.

Sebastian had been dealt a crushing blow at one of the most vulnerable times in his life. I couldn’t imagine what he’d gone through, nor did I expect he’d provide any additional details. But murder? It was obvious that Dax and Chase had never heard that their partner and friend’s father could have been murdered. Why had Sebastian brought it up now? And why had he mentioned the horrible story to me?

That alone had gripped a portion of my heart, dragging me into a tiny portion of his world.

He’d touched me. Saddened me. He’d made me feel for him in way that went beyond just our incredible chemistry. I’d wanted to comfort him, to tell him everything was going to be all right. To tell him that I cared about him.

Then he’d crushed the sentiment by his harsh words.

As he usually did.

My instinct had decided to rear its ugly head, pushing me one way while my conscience was attempting to yank me another.

The act of revenge he mentioned was just as terrifying. Was it possible I was a part of the scheme?

I thought about the reason I’d pushed for the assignment in the first place. A tip months before. An email complete with names of companies who’d supposedly been crushed illegally, two scathing articles from the Chicago Sun, and the personal drive I’d had for three years to take down every piece of scum that I had an opportunity to pursue. I’d gathered every scrap of information I’d been able to get my hands on. And still, it hadn’t given me any answers. Then a second tip came out of the blue, an indication that I would find everything I needed by going to Chicago. Was it possible that while Extreme was ruthless, maybe even toeing the line of right and wrong, they were actually not the monsters I believed them to be?

Was it also possible that I’d been sent on some wild goose chase?

Then why are you here? Why did they drag you across the world?

There were no easy answers.

The earlier scene with the basic mercenaries had left me trembling, a cold chill slicing through my bones. I might not be an expert in foreign governments, but I’d become a damn good observer. The colonel had wanted nothing more than to find a stash of weapons and arrest the three men.

There was definitely something going on that Sebastian couldn’t control or understand. His arrogance had led him to believe that he could solve any problem, his power and influence allowing him to shove his way into any situation, gaining anything he wanted.

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