INICIAR SESIÓNBrandon didn't answer. His gaze remained fixed straight ahead, while his index finger rested calmly on the trigger of his pistol. The slightest movement from Falcon, and he was ready to pull the trigger without hesitation.Falcon chuckled softly. “I let you find it.”Naomi frowned in confusion. Her
The iron door continued to open slowly.Light from outside streamed in, dazzling Naomi's eyes, which had long since grown accustomed to the dimness of the room. She narrowed her eyes, trying to make out the figure standing in the doorway.The tall silhouette paused for a moment, then a voice that so
Then the sound came again.Grrrrrrr...The deafening roar of an engine passed overhead. This time, it was much closer. The ceiling trembled slightly. Fine dust drifted down through the cracks in the concrete.Naomi looked up. “What is that?” she whispered.The elderly woman lifted her head as well,
Darkness.Then... the sound of dripping water. It echoed slowly from somewhere, breaking the suffocating silence. Between the droplets came the sound of heavy, shallow breathing, as though every breath required a struggle.Naomi still couldn't open her eyes. Her consciousness drifted somewhere betwe
One of the team members slowed his bike. “Sir...”Brandon stared at the bridge for several seconds. Forcing the motorcycles across would be far too risky.He immediately killed the engine. “We'll continue on foot.”Without wasting any time, he got off, removed his helmet, then pushed his bike behind
“If you keep going that way,” Paula's voice came through again, “you're going to lose time. That route loops too far around.”Brandon glanced briefly at the digital map on his wrist. What Paula said was true. The main trail curved in a long arc around a hill. But his gaze stopped instead on the stee
Then small red dots began dancing across his guards’ uniforms—laser sights, pinpointing their chests, their foreheads. One by one, the men stiffened, realizing they were marked, trapped under invisible crosshairs.“Well, that clears things up,” Arsen said with a laugh. “Might want to let me go, pal.
“No need,” Arsen cut in quickly. “I’m fine. Just make sure we’re taken somewhere safer.”The sound of tracking dogs echoed through the forest, their barks carrying between the pines. Searchlights swept the grounds, while police vehicles sped toward the woods, sirens wailing louder and louder.“Don’t
“I’ve already asked Callister Group’s PR team to handle the reporters who’ve started showing up. Most of them are reaching out by phone and email.”Ever since Vanessa’s story broke, both Daven’s and Arsen’s phones hadn’t stopped ringing. In the end, Daven turned his off, unwilling to let the noise i
“You should get some sleep. It’s really late,” Kate said gently to Daven, who looked utterly drained. But it wasn’t just him—her two daughters were clearly exhausted as well. Their conversation had gone on far too long, yet none of them had the heart to end it abruptly.At the very least, Kate now u







