“You’re all trying to hide the truth,” he barked, voice rising, “and you’re too blinded by love to see it! You don’t care about anyone except Amara!”
“Yeah? Fuck you.” Elias let out a harsh, humorless laugh and moved in again, closing the distance between them with sharp, controlled aggression. His eyes were cold—warning and anger mixing together. “Amara is not getting dragged into this mess.”
He jabbed a finger hard into Maverick’s chest.
“I told you she had nothing to do with it, and if you even think about touching her—”
His voice dropped into something deadly.
“I’ll kill you.”
The threat made the tension around them snap instantly.
Maverick’s expression darkened violently.
Without hesitation, he reached into his pocket.
The next second, a gun was pointed directly at Elias’s face.
Cassian immediately stiffened while people nearby gasped in horror and hurried away from the hallway.
Maverick’s hand was steady despite the fury burning in his eyes.
“I’ll kill you first,” he said coldly. “And after that, I’ll kill your goddamn wife.”
By now, he looked completely out of control.
Before the situation could explode any further, Xavier rushed forward immediately.
“What the fuck are you doing?!” Xavier shouted.
He grabbed Maverick’s arm hard and forced the gun downward while struggling to hold him back.
“Have you lost your goddamn mind?” Xavier barked furiously. “You’re pulling a gun on your friend now?”
Maverick tried to yank his arm free, but Xavier held on tightly.
“Calm the fuck down!” Xavier shouted. “You don’t know the full story yet. You can’t do this!”
But Elias was already furious.
He stepped closer to Maverick again and jabbed a finger hard against his chest.
“Then fucking kill me,” he snapped angrily. “I was trying to save your ass!”
His voice echoed through the hallway as his temper finally exploded.
“You could barely walk after the accident!” Elias barked. “Did you seriously think you were in any condition to take care of your sister when you couldn’t even stand properly on your own feet?”
His breathing turned rough with frustration.
“That’s why I hid it from you,” he growled. “Because you would’ve destroyed yourself trying to do everything alone. You wouldn’t let anyone help you.”
His eyes burned with anger as he stared directly at Maverick.
“So yeah, go ahead and kill me for trying to save your life,” Elias mocked harshly. “You’ve completely lost your fucking mind.”
He dragged a frustrated hand through his hair before shouting again,
