Her Vengeful Embrace by Katee Robert

Author:Katee Robert
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Trinkets and Tales LLC

Chapter 14

“How the fuck did you lose him?”

Nic walked so fast, even with Tristan’s longer legs, he still had to work to keep up. His friend veered into a door that led to a pair of elevators. They were nothing like the sleek fancy ones the guests use. No, these were purely utilitarian. He waited until the doors closed to respond. “He had someone on the inside.”

That brought Tristan up short. “Impossible.” If the consequences for breaking the Warren rules were severe, they were nothing compared to employees who missed the mark. To intentionally do it…

“Nothing is impossible. You should know that by now.”

Yeah, he really should. Tristan dragged his hands through his hair and tried to focus. Nari had arrived to escort Amarante to the meeting. She’d be safe enough in the meantime. He still didn’t like letting her out of his sight. Zhao wouldn’t stop with a single assassination attempt. Not if that was his end goal.

She didn’t want his help. She couldn’t have been clearer about that when she turned and walked away without a backward glance. It shouldn’t sting, but it fucking did.

He pushed it all away. His personal shit had no bearing on this situation, other than to distract him. Since attending the meeting wasn’t an option, he’d do the next best thing and help Nic get to the bottom of this. “Where do we start?”

The elevator coasted to a stop and the doors slid open. Nic held them there with a hand. “I have to ask.”

“Then ask.”

“You’ve worked for Zhao for over a decade. You’re his right-hand man.”

His chest tightened, but he ignored it. “Yeah.”

“There isn’t a single damn reason for you to put all that at jeopardy for anyone, let alone a woman who doesn’t seem to like you very much.”

All reasonable assumptions, but Tristan wasn’t in the mood to be forgiving. “Ask your fucking question.”

“Did Zhao send you to distract her so he could manipulate negotiations?”

Tristan met and held his friend’s gaze. “He’d rather chop off my dick than let me anywhere near his daughter, estranged or not.”

“That’s not an answer.”

No, he guessed it wasn’t. Somehow, speaking this truth felt like crossing the line more than anything else he’d done to date. When he was with Amarante, it was easy enough to focus entirely on her and forget the rest of the bullshit. Verbalizing it to his friend was different. “I came here for her. Not for Zhao. Not for whatever he’s got planned. I’m only here for Amarante.”

“Bold words.”

“Yeah, well, I’m a bold kind of guy.”

Nic frowned. “You’re serious.” He frowned harder. “You’re going to throw away all that time climbing the ranks for her.”

It was more complicated than that, and yet it wasn’t at the same time. Tristan hadn’t exactly shown up at the Warren with the intention of burning his life down around him, but the moment he realized Amarante still had feelings for him? “Guys like me don’t get second chances. Not usually. I have one with her.” When Nic still looked unconvinced, he threw him a bone.

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