"Go on, untie her. Keeping her bound is no fun," Chris instructed Liam casually.
"Sure thing, boss," Liam replied, heading over to Allison.
Their conversation echoed through the room, clear as day. Just moments ago, Chris had ordered his men to attack Allison.
The men had surged forward like wolves on the hunt, eager to pounce.
Allison lay near the edge of the building, a bit away from them.
When Chris gave the order, they stopped in their tracks, eyes locked on Liam as he moved in to untie Allison, anticipation hanging thick in the air.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAllison shot Chris a glare so fierce it could've sliced him to ribbons.
Chris, the twisted soul he was, took delight in her defiance. A smirk played on his lips, his voice dripping with amusement. "You hate me, huh?" "Too bad. Crushing you would be as easy as squashing a bug. No matter how much you hate me, there's nothing you can do. Your powerless anger? That's my fuel." Liam reached Allison quickly, pulling her from the edge and deftly untying the ropes.
The second she was free, Allison launched herself at Chris, throwing caution to the wind.
Liam had dragged her close to Chris, leaving only a couple of steps between them. Her sudden leap took even Liam by surprise.
Chris's other men, their minds clouded with vile intentions, hadn't considered that Allison might actually fight back once freed.
So, nobody stopped her at first.
She made it to Chris, her aim true.
Chris moved like lightning, dodging her strike that aimed to harm.
With a swift motion, he countered. "Stand down, everyone!" Excitement danced in Chris's eyes as he ordered his men not to interfere, thriving on the chaos.
When his spies had been Allison, they'd reported a woman her always heartbroken, dhua.
sorrows in wine, pining for Joshua.
Chris had dismissed her as a pretty but pitiful romantic, unable to live without a man.
Though he knew she was a lawyer, it didn't make her any more impressive to him.
In Chris's mind, Allison was just another love-struck fool.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe never quite understood why someone like Joshua would be so smitten with her.
Sure, she was beautiful, but there were plenty of beautiful women! Why was Joshua head over heels for her? When Chris's men captured Allison and brought her to him, none of them mentioned any combat skills.
After hauling her upstairs, she looked pale and scared-just another om O pampered princess, he thought, obsessed with love and easily frightened to tears.
But she'd surprised him, charging at him with unexpected courage and even showing/sfighting En prowess. Chris, raised in America by a mafia godfather, had undergone brutal training that most couldn't endure.
At twelve, his godfather left him on a deserted island to fend for h toughening him up the hard way.
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