Tania left the warehouse first, her figure disappearing into the shadows, leaving Fabian and Crystal alone in a tense silence. Crystal still had the gun pointed at him, though her expression softened slightly.
“You can lower the gun now,” Fabian said through gritted teeth, his anger barely restrained.
Crystal hesitated for a moment before finally lowering the weapon. “I’m sorry, Fabian,” she said quietly, but her words rang hollow. “It’s not personal. I had no choice.”
“No choice?” Fabian’s eyes flared with fury. “You always have a choice, Crystal. You chose to side with Tania, and you played me like a fool.”
Crystal’s gaze wavered, but she didn’t back down. “Tania is dangerous. You know that as well as I do. If I hadn’t gone along with her plan, she would’ve killed both of us.”
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