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booth. He radiated a freezing, hostile energy that clashed vi

ing as a human shield against the scantily c

across from Haide

ently held the patents to an AI technology that Moran Group de

s of two giggling women. He laughed loudl

tie, loosening it a fraction of an inch.

, his voice slicing through the heavy bass. "L

's face at being spoken to like a subordinat

e snapped his fingers at his private bartender

ilver tray. On it sat two crystal glasses

ve the glass on the left a subtle twist. The drug had already been seamlessly integrated in

ed glass by the stem, and shoved it a

smile widening. "Drink with me, Haiden. Sho

id with absolute disgust. He leaned b

't drink my toast, you don't get the patents. I'll w

out like thick cords. The AI technology was critical.

alf-step forward, openin

lethal glare that froze th

he crystal glass. He raised it t

t left a strange, sickeningly

to the marble table. "Sign t

iumph. He picked up a pen and beg

inutes

s stomach. It started as a dull warmth, but ra

, spreading through hi

reached up and aggressively unbuttoned the top two but

at a terrifying speed. His vision blurred slightly, the strobe l

of corporate warfare. It took him exactly three s

been

s eyes, now slightly bl

e innocence. "Hey, man. You look a little stressed. I've got a private r

omicidal rage cra

to his feet. The sudden movement made his head spin

to order Leo to gr

ally swept over the glass railing, lo

bar. He saw the si

He leaned forward, fighting the dizzying effects of the

as A

lf-control snapped. The sound of it brea

-back hair stepped right up behind her. The man reached out, hi

lified his possessiveness into

f the way with so much force the ventur

his balance compromised, but he launched himsel

" Leo yelle

ted after his boss, his hea

lips. He picked up his drink, assuming the drug h