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Chapter 85 you're late

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Ocean’s POV

A Cage of Shadows

The world smelled like damp ropes and gasoline.

When I opened my eyes, the ceiling above me was metal—cold and dented, with rust creeping along the seams. My wrists ached from the zip-ties biting into my skin, and the hum of a diesel engine vibrated beneath me. It wasn’t a hospital room. It wasn’t Sebastian’s penthouse. It was… nowhere safe.

The memory of being dragged from the hospital grounds slammed back into me: the hand over my mouth, the rain, the van doors slamming shut. The way my brother’s name—Paul—was the last thing I’d thought before the world went black.

I swallowed hard, my throat dry. Stay calm, Ocean. Panic will get you killed.

A muffled laugh echoed from the front of the vehicle—male voices, casual like they weren’t holding someone’s life hostage. “Boss is gonna love this. Velez’s gonna crack.”

Velez. Sebastian. My chest tightened. They’d taken me to hurt him.

My mind replayed the rival CEO’s warning—those whispered words in the co
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