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Chapter 94: Slapstick Diplomacy-2
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Ashcroft’s gaze was sharp, calculating, but a faint smirk tugged at his lips-a silent nod of approval.
Damien loomed over Ethan, shadows cutting across his face, eyes unyielding.
In one swift motion, he grabbed Ethan by the collar and lifted him as if he weighed nothing. Then another punch slammed into his face. Blood spurted instantly.
“You ever disrespect my woman again,” Damien snarled, each word sharp as a blade, “and I won’t just break your jaw. I’ll make you regret every breath you take.”
Another punch connected, sending a tooth snapping free.
Damien shoved him away, letting Ethan crumple to the floor like dead weight.
The room thickened with tension. Every gasp underscored the lethal warning: cross Damien Blackwood, and the cost is far more than pain.
He didn’t give Ethan a chance to answer. His voice sharpened, cold and cutting.
“You think you’ve got the upper hand because some puppet master picked you for a role you barely understand?”
A dangerous smirk tugged at his lips.
“You’re nothing but a pawn, Miller. Disposable. You have no idea what you’ve walked into, and you sure as hell don’t know how I collect debts.”
The air seemed to shrink around Ethan, Damien’s presence suffocating, predator-like.
Stepping closer, Damien’s shadow deepened.
“You don’t walk into my territory, peek into my life, and pretend you matter,” he growled.
“I’m done playing along. Pack your things and disappear-now. Every second you stay…”
His eyes narrowed, cold and murderous.
“…is another second closer to me burying you where you stand. And if you know anything about me, you know I don’t make empty threats.”
The room fell silent, charged and heavy, the weight of Damien’s words pressing down like a
storm.
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Ethan locked eyes with Damien, then glanced at Maya. He struggled to rise, wincing, when his manager stepped forward to steady him. Irritated, he shoved her away.
“Don’t touch me!”
She stumbled back, eyes wide, hands raised, and stepped aside.
Ethan staggered upright, still reeling, but a crooked smirk tugged at his lips. A low, mocking laugh escaped him.
“Seems I hit a nerve… got a reaction out of Damien Blackwood. Consider that a small victory,
huh?”
His gaze shifted to Maya. For a moment, the cruelty drained, replaced by something unsteady-regret, maybe shame.
“Maya… I didn’t mean it like that. I shouldn’t have said those things to you. I’m sorry-I really
am.”
He paused, eyes darting to Damien, a flicker of cold calculation returning.
“But I don’t regret saying what I said about him. I meant every single word. And that was barely a fraction of what he’s capable of. You really think he’s your protector? Your safe place? Wake up, Maya. Look at the man standing next to you. He’s ruthless. Dangerous. He doesn’t hesitate to destroy anyone who gets in his way-and if you stay beside him, he’ll destroy you too. Don’t be naïve enough to think you’re the exception. You’d be a fool to trust
him.”
Damien’s jaw tensed, a dark pulse beating at his temple. For one harrowing second, he didn’t look at Ethan-he looked at Maya, afraid of what he might see in her eyes.
Doubt. Fear. Distance.
But she didn’t step back.
Her gaze stayed fixed on Damien’s face-steady, unflinching, warm. The soft rise and fall of her chest trembled, but she didn’t falter.
Something sharp and raw clenched inside him.
Ethan scoffed.
“She’s still standing because she doesn’t understand what you are,” he muttered, wiping blood from his mouth.
“You think you can hide behind pretty words and extravagant gestures, but the truth will
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surface soon enough, Blackwood. And when it does…”
His gaze cut to Maya, colder now.
“She’ll run. Just like anyone with common sense would.”
Ashcroft’s fist tightened at his side. He stepped forward, voice low and deadly.
“You’ve got guts, Miller. No denying that. But guts won’t keep you breathing if you keep crossing the line.”
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Maya moved before Damien could stop her. One step forward, her hand settling on Ashcroft’s arm-a silent signal she could handle this.
Her voice was soft, yet unwavering.
“I already know who he is, Ethan.”
Maya’s fingers brushed Damien’s arm-barely a touch, but it sent a surge of heat up his spine.
“Yes, he’s dangerous,” she said softly.
“And yes, he can be ruthless when he needs to be. But he’s also the man who never gave up on me-even when I pushed him away. He’s the man I’m willing to take a risk for. I chose him. I choose to be with him. I choose to stand beside him. And I choose to love him.”
Her eyes shimmered-not with fear, but fierce certainty.
“And if I end up destroyed along the way… so be it. It’s my decision. You don’t get to stand here and tell me what’s best for me.”
Ethan’s defiant smirk faded as his mouth opened… then closed.
Damien felt the tight coil in his chest loosen with every word she spoke. But his lethal edge never left his gaze. He stepped forward, placing himself fully between Ethan and Maya.
“You’ve said enough,” Damien growled, ice-cold.
“Leave-now.” His jaw clenched, the threat sharp and lethal.
“Or… you won’t walk away at all.”
Ethan held his stare too long, jaw tight in silent defeat.
Maya’s voice drifted through, soft but edged with authority.
“Just… leave, Ethan.”
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Ethan’s eyes fell on Maya, flickering with regret and pain. His jaw clenched, fists tight-but defiance crumbled under the weight of fear and silent defeat,
“Fine… but don’t say I didn’t warn you. Just be careful, Maya. Bad choices have a nasty habit of catching up to you. And when they do… don’t be so sure Damien will be there to protect you.”
He didn’t apologize again.
He stepped back.
A few deliberate steps, then paused, glancing over his shoulder. A shadow flickered in his eyes, a dangerous glint dancing there, a cold smirk tugging at his lips.
“By the way, Maya… you might want to ask him what really happened to Dr. Beckett.”
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