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Edge grinned "My mother is French I actually have dual citizenship and was born in America My dad was military, so I followed in his footsteps for a while but found fighting was e I thrived on the adrenaline"
As they strode rapidly to the scene, Swanny glanced over at his friend "So why’d you give up MMA?"
Edge shrugged "I was getting older The coo out on top so when I won the belt in the heavyweight division I announced my retirement a few months later But I was still restless and wanted the adrenaline I wanted to uess it’s what bothered me most when I quit the army to pursue a career in MMA, because at least in the ar a difference It wasn’t all aboutWhen I heard about KGI, it seemed the perfect coer My skills weren’t rusty because even after I left the ar skills up I guess even back then I missed it and realized I’d h the crowd and saanny co toward her, she broke away froh the resisting crowds She threw herself into his arainst hi Her teeth chattered and her skin was icy cold
Swanny swore as he gathered her in his ar as much of her as he could She was in shock and it was obvious no one had et herhair, such a contrast to the s rubber Even the scent of blood hung obscenely in the air
"I was so scared for you," she whispered brokenly "Oh God, Swanny, never do that tofor you to come back, so afraid you wouldn’t"
Tears slipped openly down her cheeks as she sed back a raw sob He tenderly kissed each drop of h the storot his point across in a blunt, take-it-or-leave-it fashion Swanny wasn’t leaving Eden exposed aher back to her hotel and if the police wanted to question her, it damn sure wouldn’t be at a precinct
The officers on the scene put up a token protest until Skylar very sweetly informed them exactly who Eden Sinclair was and that she was considered one of the ood for the police to hold a shaken, in-shock, scared-out-of-her- officer on the scene couldn’t backpedal quickly enough He ied a police caravan to ferry Eden and her entourage back to the hotel, though Swanny made a mental note to check out and find another hotel As soon as the news got out--and it would--the journalists, both legiti like vultures, which would put Eden in an even more vulnerable position
Swanny quickly led Eden to their suite, holding on to her because she was far from steady on her feet As soon as they were inside, she collapsed on the couch, leaned forward so her elbows rested on her knees and buried her face in her hands
Silent sobs shook her shoulders, hell, her entire body She lifted her tear-drenched eyes to his, and it cut out his heart to see her in such distress
"Why, Swanny? Why? I don’t understand," she said, her voice cracking under the weight of emotion "Why would someone want to blow up o to such horrible lengths to kill me? I don’t u-u-understand"
Her voice broke off and she dropped her face into her hands oncewith the force of her sobs
He went to her He couldn’t do anything else A man who didn’t comfort his woman when she needed it theto hi the collar of his shirt with her tears,
"I don’t understand," she whispered brokenly "I just don’t understand"
Swanny sighed because, goddaht with her froether the entire puzzle so at least Eden could gain so she should have been aware of froive two shits if it pissed her father off and he fired KGI
Because whether or not KGI was still assigned as her security detail, there was no way in hell he was leaving Eden’s side until the assassin was taken out Perathered Eden close in his arms, her face buried in his neck He rubbed his hands up and down her back, offering her co hi at all to spare her this pain, but if it saved her life, if it made her more wary and alert, then he’d lay it out to her as delicately as possible
He stroked her hair and then gently pulled her away so he could look her in the eyes
"Listen to --a lot--I need to explain to you So, and I’ainst your father’s wishes, but you need to be toldthe truth"
Her eyes widened in shock, a glazed look falling over her delicate features