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CHAPTER 165
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
CHAPTER 164
RYAN.Elizabeth was pacing when the thought finally spilled out of her mouth “There’s someone feeding them information,” she said her voice tight. “There has to be a mole.”The room went quiet. The idea wasn’t new but hearing it said out loud made it heavier. She stopped pacing and looked at all of us. “From now on, any plan we make we make it in private. No full rooms or loose talk. The Chinese Dynasty already has their hands on our heads. One mistake and they cut deeper.”I felt the pressure of her words sink into my chest Before I could respond, Dante spoke, his tone sharp and deliberate. “They can hear us now” he said.“Assume they always can.”Elizabeth turned toward the cameras, toward the invisible watchers.Her composure cracked. “If you’re hearing us,” she said, her voice trembling but loud,“please… release my child”Dante snapped instantly. “Don’t tease my wife!” he shouted into the air. “We promise to give you your money. Just let them go!”The words echoed, useless a
CHAPTER 163
DANTE.I watched the follow-up broadcast, my hands clenched so tightly my knuckles ached. Julian’s face filled the screen, calm, almost amused, as if he were narrating a play instead of delivering a death sentence. “It’s going to slowly take their lives in forty-eight hours,” he said. “When they are gone, maybe it will teach you all not to ever mess with the Chinese dynasty again.”The words sank in like ice water.My stomach twisted, and I realized instantly this wasn’t a simple execution.This was engineered sufferingJulian didn’t just want them dead; he wanted them to feel every second of their fear, every second of helplessness. It was Military-grade psychological warfare.I felt my chest tighten Sweat ran down my temple, soaking the collar of my shirt, I scanned the screen, and then I saw her.My wife.The one person I had erased from every record, the one weakness I had buried so deep no one could ever find her. I had hidden her so well that she might as well have never exi
CHAPTER 162
RYANAnger burned through me, hot and uncontrollable.I turned slowly, looking at all of them—Elizabeth, Dante, the remaining security, the blood still fresh on the ground outside. My chest rose and fell hard. This wasn’t shock anymore. This was consequence.“You caused this,” I said, my voice low but shaking with rage. “All of you.”Elizabeth opened her mouth immediately. “This is all our fault—”That was it.Something snapped.I moved before anyone could react. I stormed straight toward her. One of her guards stepped in front of me, hand reaching for his weapon.I kicked him aside without slowing down.He crashed into a chair, gasping. Another guard reached out, but I grabbed Elizabeth by the collar and slammed her back against the wall. The impact echoed through the room.“Ryan!” someone shouted.I didn’t care.I leaned in close, my fist clenched beside her head. “Take responsibility for your stupid, brainless, chicken decisions,” I snarled. “All of this—all of it—is your fault.”H
CHAPTER 161
RYAN.Five days had passed since we set the plans into motion, and the tension in the safe house was thicker than ever. I sat at the head of the table, papers and reports spread before me, trying to keep my mind sharp.The meeting had barely started before I raised the issue“We should close Cassian Medical for now,” I said firmly“It’s not safe. The dynasty doesn’t play fair and we can’t risk anything happening while we’re in the middle of this war.”Elizabeth’s eyes narrowed. “Close it? Are you scared of the Chinese dynasty, Ryan? That’s why you want to shut it down? No. It stays open. People rely on it.”“It’s smarter to wait,” I said calmly, though irritation threaded my voice. “We don’t know what they’ll do next. We have to control what we can.”Dante scoffed, leaning back in his chair. “You talk too much. Why don’t you just listen for once?”I turned my gaze on him, my tone sharp. “You all remember who I am. I am the heir. No matter what you say, it won’t work against me. As lon
CHAPTER 160
RYAN. Elena and I arrived back in America exhausted anger sitting heavy in my chest. My phone rang before we even settled. Elizabeth’s voice came through sharp and urgentThe new location was Jacksonville City Park. She wanted us there immediately.Elena tightened her grip on the steering wheel. “I’m so frustrated,” she said. “This was even an option.”“I’m angry too,” I replied. “Nothing about this makes sense anymore.”She glanced at me. “You’re sure the dynasty has hands in all this?”“I think they do” I said honestly. “It’s gone too far to be coincidence.”Elena scoffed softly “Well, I don’t have billions to give these people.” She kept driving until the park came into view.We entered a quiet safehouse hidden near the park. That was where Elizabeth had relocated the Cassians. Everyone was already seated when we arrived. The air felt thick, tense, like something rotten was hanging over the room.Elizabeth didn’t waste time. She looked straight at me. “Go on Dante . Tell them
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