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Chapter 412
Near the edge of the ballroom, partially hidden by a pillar and a large floral arrangement, Harry stood with Sparrow.They had positioned themselves strategically where they could see the room without being easily seen. Harry's eyes moved constantly, taking in the glittering scene with a mixture of wonder and discomfort.It was all so... normal.People laughing, drinking, dancing. Couples holding hands. Friends embracing. The easy rhythm of celebration, of happiness, of lives untouched by the darkness that had consumed his recent months.Sparrow noticed his tension. "You okay?"Harry nodded, but his jaw was tight. "It's just—" He gestured vaguely at the room. "All of this. While Marta is—" He couldn't finish.Sparrow's face tightened. He understood. He always understood."She's strong, Harry. Tougher than anyone I've ever known." Sparrow's voice was low, meant only for Harry. "If anyone can survive whatever they're putting her through, it's Marta."Harry wanted to believe that. Needed
Chapter 411
Gary's phone buzzed with a text from Gerald: ETA? Need to know when to expect you.Gary glanced at Courtney, asleep in the seat beside him, her head resting against the window. The past days had exhausted her—the chase, the confrontation, the emotional weight of facing Dana. She needed this rest.He typed back quietly: Landing in 2 hours. Hotel, change, then party. We'll be there.Gerald's response came almost instantly: Good. Ava was asking. Drive safe.Gary smiled, pocketing his phone. Outside the plane window, the first lights of the city were appearing, a glittering map of home.He reached over and gently brushed a strand of hair from Courtney's face. She stirred but didn't wake."Soon," he whispered. "We'll be home soon."The plane hummed on, carrying them toward celebration, toward family, toward the complicated, beautiful mess of it all.***The O'Connor estate had been transformed.From the moment guests passed through the wrought-iron gates, they entered a world of enchantmen
Chapter 410
Harry glanced around, ensuring they were alone. Then he leaned closer, his voice dropping."After Helsin was taken away, I was left in utter darkness. I thought I was going to die."Chance listened as Harry spoke fully drawn into the tale of his survival."And just when I thought freedom had come, it turns out to be Robert's men who came and knocked me out. I thought I was dead, until I woke up to find myself in an unknown province in the house of a woman named Marta.""Oh my—" Chance managed to utter but Harry wasn't done yet."And it was there I found out what I'm about to tell you." Harry added."What's that?" Chance asked."Marta. The woman who saved me, who hid me—she knew something. Something about the Obsidian."Chance's blood ran cold. "The Obsidian? The O' Connor family legend?""Yes, Chance, and Marta knows a way to unlock it—a way that doesn't require the O'Connor relics."Chance stared at him, his mind racing. "How? How could she know that?""Her husband, Viktor. He was a
Chapter 409
The car finally pulled into the long driveway of the O'Connor estate as the last light of day was fading into twilight. The mansion ahead was still alive with activities of earlier—caterers carrying trays, florists arranging elaborate centerpieces, staff rushing about with last-minute preparations for Julia and Philip's anniversary celebration.Harry barely noticed any of it. He sat in the back seat, still pale, still hollow-eyed from the news about Helsin. Wilfreda held his hand, a lifeline in the storm of his grief. Sparrow drove in silence, his face unreadable. Priya had already begun texting updates to Flynn.As they parked near the main entrance, Chance emerged from the house, a clipboard in one hand, his phone pressed to his ear with the other. He was mid-conversation, gesturing emphatically about something, probably the placement of the floral arrangements or the timing of the speeches.Then he saw Harry.The phone dropped from his ear. The clipboard hung forgotten at his side
Chapter 408
They burst through the door and started climbing up, always up, away from the pursuit. The stairwell echoed with their footsteps and the growing sound of their pursuers below.Third floor. Fourth. Fifth.The door to the fifth floor was locked.Priya cursed, pulling at the handle. "Locked! We need to keep going!"But as they turned to continue up, a door opened on the landing below. The men emerged, blocking their retreat.They were trapped.And the men didn't stop. They kept climbing, slow and deliberate, their eyes fixed on their prey.And then—Hands.Strong hands grabbed both women from behind, pulling them sideways. A firm palm pressed over Wilfreda's mouth, stifling the scream that rose in her throat. She was yanked through a door she hadn't noticed—a maintenance access panel—and into darkness.Priya was beside her, also subdued, also silenced. The door clicked shut behind them.Wilfreda struggled, panic overwhelming reason. She kicked, twisted, tried to bite the hand over her mo
Chapter 407
The O'Connor estate hummed with quiet activity in the days leading up to Julia and Philip's twentieth wedding anniversary celebration. It was a milestone that none of them had expected to reach—twenty years of marriage that had survived betrayals, separations, reconciliations, and the complex web of relationships that defined their family.Chance had thrown himself into the preparations with characteristic thoroughness. Guest lists, catering, security arrangements—every detail passed through his hands. It was a welcome distraction from the weight of other concerns: Robert still at large, Christopher's machinations from prison, the ongoing hunt for Dana Voss.Chloe watched him work from the doorway of his study, a small smile playing on her lips. "You know, most people hire event planners for this."Chance looked up, blinking as if emerging from deep water. "I like to be involved.""I know." She crossed the room and kissed his forehead. "But you also need to delegate. Let others help
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