A Caged Songbird's Escape: Into the Arms of a Predator novel Chapter 625

Rex had been entrenched in Vistapeak City for years. The forces under his direct command were more than enough to handle this cleanly and quietly, without risking the Wilkinson family's reputation—or Laurel's political career.

With Rowan's green light, Rex didn't even need to mobilize his own men. It made things infinitely easier.

Rowan shot a glance at Ian Murphy, signaling him to stay behind and assist Rex with the cleanup. Evan Murphy immediately fell into step behind Rowan to escort them out. Rowan truly was treating Finn's territory like a revolving door.

Finn's eyes narrowed dangerously. Just as Rowan was about to step through the main entrance, Finn's voice rang out. "Stop right there."

Rowan ignored him.

A second later, Finn let out a dark chuckle and snapped his fingers. "Take one more step, and I can't guarantee you and the baby won't end up dead."

Rowan froze. The muscles in his back coiled tightly as he whirled around, physically shielding Elissa from the tiny red laser dot now hovering over them.

Before Elissa could even process what was happening, she saw Laurel, Rex, and Frank tense as if preparing for war.

Confused, she tried to turn her head, but Rowan clamped her tightly against his chest. "Don't look back."

"Don't turn around!" Laurel ordered at the exact same moment.

It was the first time Elissa had ever seen such naked panic on either of their faces.

Finn looked absolutely thrilled by the chaos. He clapped his hands together slowly. "Who would have thought? The notoriously ruthless Mr. Murphy, willing to throw his own life away for a woman. What's the saying? Rich men and their bleeding hearts. I guess it's true after all."

Elissa finally understood. Her blood ran completely cold. Rowan had turned around to use his own body as a human shield against a sniper rifle.

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