Adrian’s POV
The penthouse is a command center at 4 a.m., the city’s pulse muted beyond the windows as my security team briefs us via video call. Serena paces, her silk robe clinging to her curves, her hair a wild halo from our earlier passion—her p***y clenching around me, her screams in my ears, the taste of her still on my tongue. The video of Jake Hart, bound and gagged, loops on my laptop, Lila’s voiceover a venomous promise: “Resign, or he dies. The twins’ story’s next.” My blood boils, my hands clenching into fists. I’m Adrian Knight, a man who bends the world to his will, but this—her targeting Serena’s past, threatening a man’s life—tests every limit.
Marcus’s voice crackles through the speaker. “We’ve traced the video’s IP to an abandoned warehouse downtown. SWAT’s prepping, bu
