AXEL’S POV:
"I had plans to be merciful," I said, stepping closer. "You did what those useless cops couldn’t. But for letting your tongue loose, you’ve sealed your fate. You won’t see the light of the next day."
The woman froze, her curses dying on her lips as the gravity of my words sunk in.
Ryan appeared beside me just then, his face calm but his voice low. "She’s been tossed in the trunk. Everything’s in place."
I nodded, satisfied. I spared the woman one last glance before turning my back on her.
"Clean this up," I said over my shoulder to Ryan. "I want no traces."
The woman’s parting words were like a thorn under my skin, burrowing deeper with every syllable.
"When you finally come to me, I'll show no mercy!"
I stopped mid-stride, my hand tightening into a fist. Slo
