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CHAPTER 170
DANTE.I told everyone I was going out. The words left my mouth easy enough but the weight behind them was heavier than the gunmetal sky.I had to take her back to her family To protect her. Because she mattered more than any plan, any fight, any empire.Ryan looked at me, sharp, calculating “If you go out, Julian will track you,” he said, voice low but firm His eyes flicked between me and the maps on the table as if the risk was a puzzle he could solve with logic.I shrugged, unbothered. “No worries,” I said. Truth was, I knew Julian. I had read him enough over the years to understand the danger but I also knew he didn’t have my mind, my resolve. If he tried anything he’d find I’d already anticipated it.Elizabeth, as always, was worried. “You’ll put us in trouble” she said,tone sharp almost accusing.I shook my head slowly “I’m not. If they take me, I’ll accept it. But I can’t risk leaving her here. Not while they’re hunting. Not while the air smells like their greed and ma
CHAPTER 169
RYAN.Night clung to us as we ran from the ruins of the medical compound,smoke still rising behind us like a signal flare to the world. Sirens echoed far off, not close enough to help, close enough to warn us we couldn’t stayEvery breath felt borrowed, and shadow felt like it was watching.We regrouped behind a collapsed wall, half-hidden by burned vehicles and debris.Seraphine stayed close to her father. Jasmine clung to my side, quiet, her small hand locked around mine like she was afraid I might vanish again Elena stood a few steps away, scanning the dark alert despite the exhaustion written all over her face.Then Elizabeth appearedShe staggered toward us her clothes torn, face streaked with ash and sweatHer remaining eye burned with fury more than fear“I almost died,” she said sharply. “You all forgot me”No one answered immediatelyDante finally turned to her, His voice was rough, stripped of patience. “Where do you think we’re going to stay?” he asked. “Everywhere is b
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RYAN.Julian’s smile never faded.He stepped behind Seraphine and locked an arm around her chest dragging her back against him.She gasped, her hands trembling as the cold metal pressed closer to her skin.Tears streamed down her face, I felt it every ounce of her fear, every silent plea like it was happening inside my own body.“Julian,” I said, my voice shaking despite my effort to stay calmHe leaned close to her ear, almost gentle, almost affectionate. “You think you’re going to be free, Ryan?” he said “The Dynasty must get all of you. Every last Cassian. You won’t survive this.”Something in my chest twisted. “This is wrong,” I said. “You know it is. Why are you acting like this? You’re not this man.”Julian chuckled softly. “Don’t insult me by pretending you know me better than I know myself.”“They’re controlling you,” I said. “You know that. The Dynasty owns fear. That’s how they work.”His expression hardened. “I am entirely myself,” he replied. “They aren’t controlling me.
Chapter 167
RYAN“The Chinese Dynasty won’t let us survive this,” I said, my voice low but shaking. “These people are killers Look at the kind of gas they’re using. They didn’t come to scare us they came to finish it.”The green mist thickened around the room, crawling along the floor and climbing the walls like something aliveMy chest burned just watching it.Mr. Miller didn’t flinch.He stepped forward with a steadiness that made me pause. “We’re here now,” he said firmly. “Nothing will happen to them.”I wanted to believe him. I needed to. But in my head, the thoughts kept coming, sharp and relentless.This won’t end here.Even if we save them, they won’t stop. Where do we hide after this? How long can we keep running?Mr. Miller reached into his old military kit and pulled out a small metal canister attached to tubing and a handheld injector “Chemical neutralizer,” he said quickly. “Old tech. Designed for unstable compounds like this. But once I release it, the gas won’t disappear evenly
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RYAN.I kept the van steady as it tore through the road, my hands tight on the wheel.The engine growled under my control responding to every small movement like it understood the urgency Beside me, Mr. Miller worked quietly, eyes locked on the old tracking device in his hands Dante sat in the back, restless, constantly checking the rear windows and the side mirrors, watching for Dynasty vehicles.Mr. Miller broke the silence first. “I’ve marked the location,” he said calmly. “But the signal isn’t live anymore.”Dante snapped immediately. “Then bring it back to life, old man.”I didn’t even look at him. “You better shut it, Dante.”He scoffed. “He should do his work.”That was enough.I tightened my grip on the steering wheel. “You don’t get to talk,” I said coldly. “You don’t have the right to say anything about anything, Not after this. You and Elizabeth caused all of this.”The air inside the van turned heavy. Mr. Miller finally lifted his head. His voice was low, controlled, but
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RYAN.Dante and I were about to leave the safe house,adrenaline coursing through every vein.The plan was simple: move fast, avoid detection, and reach the families before the Dynasty could tighten its gripI had barely taken two steps outside when a sniper’s bullet screamed past us The wind from it rattled my ear, and I felt the pulse of death brush against my skin It didn’t touch us but that near miss was enough.My stomach droppedand instinct kicked in.“Run!” I shouted grabbing Dante’s arm.We bolted back inside, hearts hammering, lungs burning.The moment we slammed the door the weight of what just happened pressed down on me. The sniper had been precise, deliberate someone was watching us, waiting.Mr. Miller appeared alarm etched on his face. “What’s going on?” His tone was calm, but there was a steel edge I couldn’t ignore.“They’re everywhere outside,” I said, my voice tight. My hands clenched into fists. “Too many of them. They’ve blocked every exit. They’re waiting for
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