Lana nced nervously at Sienna. Thorn took Sienna’s hands in his, they were spotless, with no trace of anything.

But they all knew Lustbane bwas /bbcolorless /band odorless. Once it touched your bskin/b, byou’d /bbe burning up within half an hour.

b“/bHazel, be /bon, let’s

‘s get to the hospital. Right now,” Isabel pleaded, her voice frantic bas /bshe reached for her daughter.

Sienna pulled away. “Mom, Dad, I’m fine. A little Lustbane isn’t going to take me down. I need to go hack right now. I can mix the antidote myself. You two should go home,”

Her parents were still bsick /bbwith /bworry, but Thorn bsaid/b, “Alright. I’ll take them home first, bthen /bI’lle bfind /b

He could see Sienna needed to get away, so he had no choice but to lead his parents out.

“Okay,” Sienna replied.

you”

In the car, Sienna’s throat bwas /balready starting to feel parched.

“Get me a bottle of water,” she rasped.

This Lustbane w.

was a nasty piece of work concocted by some real degenerates, mostly circting in other countries. There was no known cure. A hospital would be useless; inhibitors would just leave her with permanent side effects.

Real damage.

Lana band /bReno knew how potent the poison was. They exchanged a look before Lana spoke in a low voice, “Boss, maybe we should find someone… clean?”

Seeing bLana /bYost speak up, Reno Lynch quickly added. “Hoss, this stuff can cause infertility at best, and bat /bworst, it could ruin your body and mind. Honestly, the best solution is to find someone to help you…

Sienna knew exactly what they were suggesting. It was just about finding a man.

Lana steeled herself. “Boss, your sisters aren’t ready to stand on their own yet. They’re still waiting for you. If something happens to you. if your health ispromised, they…

Sienna took ba /bdeep breath, leaned her head back against the seat, and closed her eyes, the unopened water bottle still in her hand.

The faces of bJulian /bband /bThorn bshed /bthrough her mind. Better to use a loyal subordinate than to ruin an innocent life.

“Boss, don’t worry, bReno /bbsaid/b. “There will be no loose ends.”

She would have the man’s ashes scattered to the wind, ensuring no connection bto /bSienna could ever be made. To them, the man Sienna needed right now was nothing more bthan /ba disposable btool/b.

Reno had balready /bscouted a suitable candidate: a top student from a prestigious Meridian universityb. /bSix–foot–two, shredded, with a six- pack. A clean te, no dating history.

Lana watched bSienna /bcarefullyb, /btrying to guess bwhat /bshe was thinking

“bBoss/b, if bno /bbone /belse will do, I bthink /bThom is a good option. He would never betray you. Lana said softly.

Reno frowned at the suggestion. “No way. He’s bfilthy/b. bHow /bcould he possibly be worthy of youb? /bBesides, he’s a bpsycho/b. Once he gets his ws into you, you’ll never get him off.”

Ten years ago. Thorn had been into everything–women, gambling, the whole nine yards. While there was no concrete proof of bhow /bmany women he’d been with, a guy from that kind of environment couldn’t possibly be clean.

Reno was dead set against it.

She had a list of a dozen men bready /bto go, just waiting for Sienna’s approval. She held out bher /bphone, disying the photos. She could bhave /bany one of them here in ten minutes.

10:25 AM bc /bD

It was Lana’s turn to fall silent. She knew it was true

But a small, selfish part of her still wanted to see Sienna and Thorn together. It would silence any bdissent /bfrom that side of the Noir family and save Sienna a lot of trouble.

Sienna’s eyes snapped open, her mind suddenly clear. The drug must be himing her bhard /bif she was actually considering Thon

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