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"Throw them a tow line."Lady Rose lowered the pneumatic harpoon gun. The storm raged around the small lifeboat. The pirates on the interceptor deck uncoiled a thick wet rope. They tossed it over the railing.Chase grabbed the heavy rope. He secured it to the steel bow of their small vessel.The sleek interceptor boat throttled forward. It dragged the lifeboat out of the chaotic harbor. They left the burning cruise liner behind. Vincent Fang and his Vanguard assassins were trapped on the muddy docks.Chase sat next to Bella. The freezing rain lashed at their faces. He wrapped his ruined canvas jacket over her shoulders to block the biting wind.Ten miles off the coast, a massive steel monolith rose from the black ocean.It was a decommissioned offshore oil rig. The rusted iron pillars plunged deep into the churning sea. Floodlights pierced the dark storm. This was the fortress of the Pirate Queen.The interceptor boat docked at the base of the massive structure. Armed men lowered a he
One Time or Forever
"Do you swear you can cure it?" Master Hong asked.The fat warlord gripped the edge of the table. His pale face glistened with cold sweat. The arrogance was gone.Chase opened his mouth to state his terms.The cruise liner lurched hard.A deafening explosion ripped through the hull of the ship. The shockwave shattered the dining hall windows. Saltwater and gray smoke poured into the room."Client zero," Ghost shouted over the encrypted earpiece. "Unknown hostiles are boarding from the starboard side. They are carrying heavy weapons.""Vanguard?" Chase asked aloud over the blaring ship alarms."Negative," Ghost replied. "They are flying black flags. It is a local maritime raid."Master Hong fell backward in his reinforced chair. His ten elite guards raised their rifles toward the shattered windows.They did not fire at Chase. They fired at the dozen raiders swinging into the dining room on thick ropes.The invaders wore rusted body armor and carried brutal close quarters weap
One Time or Forever
"Do you swear you can cure it?" Master Hong asked.The fat warlord gripped the edge of the table. His pale face glistened with cold sweat. The arrogance was gone.Chase opened his mouth to state his terms.The cruise liner lurched hard.A deafening explosion ripped through the hull of the ship. The shockwave shattered the dining hall windows. Saltwater and gray smoke poured into the room."Client zero," Ghost shouted over the encrypted earpiece. "Unknown hostiles are boarding from the starboard side. They are carrying heavy weapons.""Vanguard?" Chase asked aloud over the blaring ship alarms."Negative," Ghost replied. "They are flying black flags. It is a local maritime raid."Master Hong fell backward in his reinforced chair. His ten elite guards raised their rifles toward the shattered windows.They did not fire at Chase. They fired at the dozen raiders swinging into the dining room on thick ropes.The invaders wore rusted body armor and carried brutal close quarters weap
Death's Cure
Master Hong laughed.The deep guttural sound vibrated the banquet table. The warlord leaned back in his reinforced wooden chair. He did not look intimidated by the billionaire standing in his dining hall. He looked thoroughly amused."You threaten me on my own ship," Master Hong wheezed. He wiped a smear of melted butter from his thick chin. "You bring ten million dollars in a briefcase and demand my respect. You are arrogant."Chase remained still. He tracked the movements of the ten armed enforcers standing behind the warlord. They gripped their automatic rifles tighter. They waited for a single nod to open fire."Vincent Fang pays me in gold," Master Hong continued. "He pays me to stall you. He pays me to watch you die."The warlord reached for another massive red lobster on the silver platter. He cracked the thick shell with his bare hands."My spotters watch every street in South Lake City," Master Hong boasted. He tossed a chunk of white meat into his mouth. "They saw you
Death Dealed
"Open the silver case right now."The dock enforcer pressed the rusted barrel of an assault rifle against Chase Lu's chest. Freezing rain battered the wooden pier.Chase did not flinch. He set the heavy Halliburton briefcase onto a stack of wooden shipping pallets. He popped the twin latches.Ten million dollars in untraceable bearer bonds sat neatly inside."I am a foreign ore buyer," Chase stated. His voice was a low gravelly hum over the crashing ocean waves. "I am here to lease out Dock Seven."The enforcer stared at the vast wealth. He lowered his rifle. He grabbed a static filled radio from his belt."The buyer has the entry fee," the enforcer barked into the radio. He looked back at Chase with a greedy sneer. "The boss will see you."Chase closed the briefcase. He walked past the armed guard.He approached the colossal structure looming at the end of the pier. Master Hong did not rule his smuggling empire from a concrete warehouse. He ruled from a decommissioned luxury
Visible Enemy
"Do not swipe the corporate card."Chase Lu grabbed Bella by the wrist. His grip was firm. He stopped her hand just as she reached into her jacket pocket.They stood in the cramped lobby of a roadside motel. Rain lashed against the cracked glass of the front doors."We need a room," Bella whispered. She looked at the bearded clerk behind the plexiglass counter. "My cash reserves are low.""Vincent Fang controls the regional banking grid," Chase explained in a low gravelly voice. "A credit transaction will ping the Capital Syndicate servers. It will broadcast our exact GPS coordinates to his Vanguard mercenaries."Bella withdrew her empty hand. She understood the reality. The Titanium bank accounts held billions. But digital wealth was a lethal trap tonight.She reached into her other pocket. She pulled out a small stack of crumpled twenty dollar bills. It was the change from a coffee run days ago.She slid the cash under the scratched plexiglass slot."We need a room for the n
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