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CHAPTER 112
MARCO I arrived at the location after three long hours on the road.My body was tired, but my mind was sharper than ever. The place was heavily protected. Armed men stood at every corner, their eyes alert, fingers close to triggers, waiting for a single signal.Elizabeth had poured all her resources into this operation.All of this. Just to get Ryan.I swallowed hard as I stepped out of the car.She’s serious, I thought so. Desperate and dangerous.“I’m sorry, Ryan,” I said under my breath as I walked forward. “I have to do this to save my child. He has to come first.”It hurt to admit it, but it was the truth. I had reached the point where caring about anything else was a luxury I could no longer afford.My son came before anyone.And somehow, I knew Ryan would understand. If the roles were reversed, he would have done the same.I entered the massive safe house, its walls cold and lifeless, built to keep secrets and bury people. I scanned every hallway as I walked, my heart poundi
CHAPTER 111
RYAN.The moment my men got me into the car, I knew time was running out.The driver slammed the accelerator, and the city blurred pastMy heart raced, but I forced myself to stay calm“Ooh this is bad"Suddenly, the sound of gunfire erupted behind us. Bullets pelted the car, shattering windows and scraping metal.I ducked instinctively, shouting, “Return fire! Keep moving!”My phone rang again. I grabbed it with one hand while holding the other tight against the bullet-riddled window.“Governor, it’s Ryan. They’re after me my convoy’s under attack!”There was a pause. Then he spoke, his voice tight but controlled. “Ryan… I’m sorry. I never wanted this to happen. There are very strong forces in Cassian… they want you dead.”I ground my teeth. “governor?...!”The line went dead. I threw the phone back into my lap and turned to my security team “Drive faster. Don’t give them a second to catch up!”The car surged forward, tires squealing against the asphalt.I glanced in the rearview mi
CHAPTER 110
RYANThey had the man tied to the chair when I walked in.One of Elizabeth’s men—the one they caught spying around the outskirts of the Kendrick perimeter.His face was already bruised, his breathing uneven. The room felt heavy, crowded with anger and impatience. Everyone wanted answers and a direction.I just wanted Mary alive.The men interrogating him paced back and forth, raising their voices, asking the same questions again and again“Who sent you?” “What do you know about Mary?” “Where are they keeping her?” He kept shaking his head, insisting he knew nothing, insisting he was just a messenger checking for enemies along the road.They didn’t believe a word.They pushed him, pressured him, threatened him nothing too extreme, but enough to make him flinch and panic.I sat in the corner, watching everything with a tight jaw. My hands were locked together. My chest felt like it was burning. I knew what the others believed. They thought force would bring out truth.They thought a
CHAPTER 109
SERAPHINE.The moment I opened my eyes, the harsh white light of the hospital room stabbed them.My head throbbed with every beat of my heart, sharp pain radiating from the wound I barely remembered getting.Julian’s face hovered near mine, calm, collected, but I could see the tension in his eyes.I tried to sit up, only to feel a wave of dizziness.Outside the window, I caught sight of the Cassian Medical skyscraper.The building hadn’t changed.It stood tall and intimidating, a constant reminder of everything I’d been through. Ev I swallowed hard, the memory of the attack, the Chinese assailants, the chaos, the pain still fresh in my mind. My stomach churned, and I realized with a jolt that I had to get out.“I need to… pee,” I said, my voice trembling. It was more than that.I needed a way out and I wanted to escape before they locked me in completely.Julian helped me up, guiding me carefully to a private area within the hospital. I appreciated the care they were gentle, cautio
CHAPTER 108
RYAN.I stood in front of the mirror, adjusting the last fold of my tuxedo. The fabric felt too smooth, too formal, almost like it didn’t belong to the kind of night I was truly preparing for. The gala was supposed to be a simple public appearance, but nothing about tonight felt simple.Kendrick City wasn’t my city, It wasn’t Cassian territory. It wasn’t even a place I should be spending this much time in. But here I was dressed, clean, and polished because politics demanded it.I exhaled slowly and straightened my collar.A new city… new power lines… new rules.I could already feel the weight of it on my shoulders.Meeting the governor wasn’t optional.If I wanted things to move smoothly, especially regarding Mary, I had to play this game carefully.No direct attacks and no taking matters into my own hands, Not here In Kendrick City, anything I did illegally could spiral into a diplomatic disaster, and the last thing I needed was more chaos surrounding Mary’s situation. I wasn’t
CHAPTER 107
SERAPHINE.I sat on the hospital bed, knees pulled up, arms wrapped around myself, and I couldn’t stop shaking.I didn’t speak to anyone. I didn’t even look at them. Every sound made my chest tighten, every shadow on the wall looked like danger. My whole body felt like it was still in that moment the gunshots, the shouting, the running.I tried to breathe, but it felt like my throat was closing.The nurses kept moving around me, checking machines, checking the drip, whispering like I couldn’t hear them. I just wanted the fear to leave, but it stayed with me like something holding my shoulders down.Then I saw something that broke me all over again.Two nurses passed the hallway carrying a covered body—one of the doctors who had been alive just hours ago.I knew he was gone.Death had walked through this place. It had touched us.My whole body froze. My breath stopped for a moment, then everything collapsed inside me at once. The shock hit so fast I couldn’t hold it. Tears came s
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