Page 104 of Maddening Fixation

The darkness outside exploded with light.

Powerful headlights swept across the warehouse yard, spilling through the broken windows and bathing the concrete floor in blinding white.

One black SUV turned into the docks.

Then another.

Then a third.

The vehicles moved in perfect formation before stopping simultaneously in front of the warehouse.

Every door opened at once.

Men in dark suits stepped out with disciplined precision.

Several immediately spread outward, securing the perimeter while others hurried directly toward Romeo.

Leading them was a tall man with broad shoulders, sharp features, and the quiet confidence of someone accustomed to command.

Keegan.

It had to be.

His eyes found Romeo instantly.

“Boss.”

There was genuine concern beneath the single word.

Without wasting another second, the men surrounding him dropped into practiced motion.

One assessed Romeo’s wounds.

Another prepared a stretcher.

Two more scanned the surrounding rooftops with weapons already drawn.

Everything happened with military precision.

One of the men gently but firmly guided me backward.

“Please step aside, miss.”

I didn’t resist.

Within moments, Romeo was lifted carefully onto the stretcher before being transferred into the waiting SUV.

The vehicle accelerated away almost immediately.

Only the lead SUV remained.

The tall man approached me slowly.

He wasn’t threatening. But he was evaluating me.

Every bloodstain. Every scratch. Every expression.

I realized exactly what he was doing.