Chapter 122

"Boom"—a deafening explosion tore through the cluttered room. The air instantly reeked of blood. Hot breaths brushed against Megan's ear—too familiar. Scenes like this? Basically her daily routine. The issue? She was Landon Haynes now—a man. This whole situation felt wrong on so many levels. She gave the guy's back a casual pat. "Hey man, comfy enough? Time to get off me." Tristan's brows twitched. It's not that he didn't want to move—it's just that the scent on this guy… way too familiar. It threw him off. He slowly sat up, studying the disheveled "man" across from him. "You good, Mr. Haynes?" Megan smiled faintly. "All thanks to your heroic timing. If you hadn't shown up, I'd probably be toast." "Looks like these people were after you. Yesterday's crazy car chase wasn't just a fluke either." She smiled, no explanation offered, then got up and stretched out a hand to him. Tristan didn't take it. Ignored it completely and stood up. Just then, officers rushed into the storage room, flic