Chapter 25

JAX:

I was right in front of her almost as soon as she pulled the door open. I could have prevented her from opening it but then I wanted her to see for herself what lies in wait for her once she gets out there.

Right outside the room, standing in the hallway, was a being in corporate wear. But the silver piece of clothing on the collar of his shirt made me aware of one thing: They found us already.

Rozeta was quick to move back which gave me the chance to grip the hands of the intruder who moved to attack. With a head butt, I send him dizzy, and then a swipe to the leg sends him to the floor.

To avoid any other issues with him, I go down and knock him out by hitting him hard by the side of the head.

"Come with me," I say swiftly once I turn around to face Rozeta. I grab her by the arm and then start to pull her out of the room.

We couldn't stay in there any longer. Being in there would mean that she was prone to be attacked and that was one thing I would want to avoid.

I knew already