Se connecterSilence fell over the room. The leader stared at Alex, searching his face for any sign that the threat was an empty one. Alex's calm expression suddenly frightened the leader more than anger would have. He had heard stories about Alexander King. Everyone in the underworld knew men disappeared afte
Alex appeared in the doorway. His gaze swept across the room before landing on Rose. For a moment, he barely registered the armed men surrounding her. All he could see was the woman he had spent months searching for, now held at gunpoint by a man who had mistaken her for a useful bargaining chip.
Gunfire erupted from both sides of the facility. The first explosion shook the abandoned building, sending dust falling from the ceiling. Before the organization's men could understand what was happening, armed soldiers stormed through the western entrance while another force breached the eastern s
The man's temper finally snapped. His hand struck her across the face. Rose's head turned with the force of the blow. For a few seconds, the room was completely silent before she slowly turned her face back toward him. Her expression had become colder as she looked directly at the man. "You hit me
Rose studied him silently until the man stopped a few feet away from her. "So you're awake." Rose swallowed. "Who are you?" He ignored the question. "Do you know where you are?" "Obviously no." "What do you think happened?" "I was kidnapped." A faint smile appeared on his face. "At least
The news reached Alex before it reached most of the people who worked for Black Corporation. He was sitting in his office when Derek entered, his expression unusually serious. "Boss." Alex looked up from the documents in front of him. "What is it?" Derek hesitated for only a second. "Miss Ro
Luthor stopped his hand mid-air at the sound of Rose’s voice, her desperate plea urging him to release Bryan. His eyes burned with uncontrollable rage as he stared down at Bryan. In that moment, every ounce of stress and every obstacle he had overcome to reach this point surged violently through his
Luthor let out a deep sigh when he saw that Kane had completely lost consciousness. A few seconds later, he turned around to face Bryan. A frown immediately formed on his face when he realized that Bryan was no longer standing where he had been—and worse, he was no longer in the room. Luthor’s gaz
Peter took out his cell phone and sent a message to Bradley, stating that he was willing to leak information about the culprit responsible for hurting Bryan, which John was desperately trying to conceal. Peter believed that making the Byers family their enemy would be far more disadvantageous than
After leaving Pegasus Corporation, Rose leaned back against the passenger seat and exhaled softly. Today had gone longer than she expected. Between reviewing documents, and signing off on pending matters Nancy had prepared, she hadn’t even realized how much time had passed until her stomach growle







