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CHAPTER 59
RYAN.I sat there, my body tied to the chair, ropes biting into my wrists, the cold floor pressing against my back. Every nerve in me screamed, every heartbeat pounding in my ears. Outside, I could hear Dante’s voice, loud and frustrated, slicing through the air like steel. My stomach twisted, my mind racing.I hope Marco saves my child, I thought, closing my eyes for a moment. I hope he’s forgiven me. He should just forgive… just give Seraphine the cure. Please…My eyelids stayed shut, even as Dante’s men sat around me, silent, their eyes sharp and unyielding. They were watching me, waiting for some slip, some weakness to exploit. I tried to steady my breathing, tried to make my body as small and unreadable as possible, but every second felt like it stretched into eternity.Then Dante entered. The room seemed smaller somehow, the air heavier. His presence pressed down on me, like the walls themselves were closing in.“Marco left you under my watch,” he said, voice seething. “This is
CHAPTER 58
MARCO They dragged me into a small room and tied me to a chair, the rope biting into my wrists. My heart hammered so hard I could barely breathe. All I could think about was my son—my boy lying in some hospital bed fighting for his life. I didn’t care about anything else.The chair scraped loudly against the floor as the security team shoved it closer to the wall. The leader sat opposite me, expression calm in a way that made everything more terrifying.“Where is my son?” I snapped, struggling against the rope. “Just get me my son! Take the money and save him—doctor!”My voice cracked. I didn’t even try to hide it.But the doctor… he couldn’t even look at me. His head stayed down, shoulders tense, like he already knew this situation had spiraled too far.Then two women stepped in front of me—Seraphine and another woman I didn’t know. They stood there like they’d been waiting for this moment. I latched onto the only hope I saw.“You two,” I said desperately. “Please… you’re women. You
CHAPTER 57
SERAPHINEThe hallway felt too quiet, like the air itself was listening. Every second stretched long, heavy, like it was waiting for something to snap. I stayed seated on the hard bench, but my body wasn’t calm. My hands kept rubbing against each other, my knee bouncing without rhythm.Mary stood close beside me, arms folded, her eyes fixed on the entrance down the hall. She wasn’t talking, but her presence was steady enough to stop me from shaking completely.We were both waiting for Marco, and the waiting was its own punishment.I kept thinking the same thing over and over: Please, let nobody get hurt because of this.It didn’t matter how prepared security was—guns, earpieces, coded signals—it still felt unpredictable. People could panic. Someone could scream. A single wrong move could destroy everything.Then, from inside one of the rooms, a patient suddenly started coughing hard—loud, painful, almost like choking. The sound cut through the hallway like a blade. I flinched before I
CHAPTER 56
RACHELI pressed the cloth hard against the spot on my arm where they had injected me. The skin still burned, a dull sting pulsing under the bandage. I didn’t know if it was the needle or the humiliation that hurt more. I kept my hand over it as if hiding the mark would erase what they had done.In my head, the curses were vicious, sharp, burning.These Cassian bastards. Sons of bitches. They think they can use me just because I brought my daughter here. They think they own me.I kept walking, forcing myself to breathe through the anger. The warehouse lights were harsh, buzzing overhead, making everything feel colder, tighter. My fingers tightened around the cloth, holding it to my skin like a shield. I didn’t want them to see the red swelling. I didn’t want them to see anything that made me look weak.I marched toward the group of scientists huddled near the monitors. Their coats were spotless, their expressions blank, as if injecting me—using me—was just another calculation on their
CHAPTER 55
MARCOI pulled up in front of Ryan’s private house, slamming the truck door so hard the whole frame rattled. My mind wasn’t even steady—Leo’s voice echoed in my head, the doctor’s trembling words replaying over and over: Your son is dying… come now… no time…I stormed toward the front door, punching in the pin Ryan had given me. My fingers trembled as I tapped the numbers. The lock flashed red.“No… no, no, no—” I hissed, jabbing it again. The light blinked red a second time.A sharp wave of panic shot through my chest.“If this thing doesn’t open…” I pressed my forehead to the door and growled, “I swear, Ryan… I swear I will kill you.”I punched the code again—hard, as if force would change the numbers.Finally, the lock clicked green.I pushed the door open and rushed inside, breathing heavy, scanning left and right. The house was too clean, too quiet. Every shadow looked like a trap. I moved fast, clutching the sack in my hand, sweat dripping down my spine.“Brown door… brown door…
CHAPTER 54
SERAPHINEI couldn’t stay still. My steps kept dragging me from one side of the hallway to the other, my palms damp, my heartbeat thudding against my ribs.Every breath felt thin. If Marco discovered we were using his son as bait… if he sensed even a hint of deception… he would snap, and Ryan would be the first person he’d condemn.The thought struck like a blade each time it crossed my mind.Mary watched me with a frown. “You need to calm down,” she said. “The security team knows what they’re doing. Just breathe.”I dragged air into my lungs but it didn’t help. “And if he realizes it’s a setup? What then? He’s unpredictable.”Julian answered before Mary could. His voice carried that steady, cold certainty he always slipped into during operations. “He won’t. As Mary said, our team is capable. Stay out of the way and let them handle him.”He spoke like everything was already under control, but that didn’t quiet the dread curling in my stomach. I imagined Marco entering the building wit
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