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Third person's POV "Alright," Janet said, taking charge of the room the way she always did when business was happening. "Let me lay out what Elena and I have been working on while you were all in Mexico dealing with cartel leaders and kidnappings and newborn babies."She pulled up a presentation on her laptop screen, turning it so everyone could see. Maps of the city appeared, marked with colored zones indicating different types of properties and development opportunities."The real estate market is shifting. Commercial properties downtown are becoming available as older companies relocate or go bankrupt. There is a building boom happening in the west side neighborhoods that were considered too risky five years ago but are now gentrifying rapidly. And we have an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of several major developments if we move quickly." Janet clicked through slides showing specific properties, financial projections, risk assessments. "Elena has been doing the researc
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Third Person's POVThe morning came wrapped in the kind of false peace that made you forget you were living through the aftermath of multiple disasters. Liam woke to sunlight streaming through curtains that actually blocked most of the light, a luxury he had not experienced in the hotel rooms of the past two weeks. The bed was comfortable in a way that made his entire body relax, muscles finally releasing tension they had been holding since the moment Avery disappeared.Jackson was already awake, sitting at the window with his phone, scrolling through messages that had piled up during their time in Mexico. His hair was uncombed, sticking up in directions that would have bothered him if he had the energy to care. He wore the hotel robe and nothing else, his bare feet propped on the windowsill, the posture of someone who was physically present but mentally somewhere else entirely."Morning," Liam said, his voice was rough with sleep.Jackson looked over, managing a small smile that did
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Third Person's POVThe flight back to the States took nine hours with a layover in Houston that felt interminable. Avery sat between Jackson and Liam, Caroline sleeping in a carrier strapped to her chest, the baby's tiny face peaceful in a way that made everything they had survived feel worth it. Eve Dove sat across the aisle reviewing case files on her laptop, still working even though the immediate crisis had passed.When the plane finally touched down at the airport, Liam felt tension he had been carrying for days began to ease. Home. They were home. Back on familiar ground where the threats were known and the police actually answered their calls and hospitals did not require armed guards outside recovery rooms.Janet was waiting for them at arrivals, standing beside a luxury SUV she had rented specifically to transport them comfortably. She wore designer jeans and a silk blouse, her dark hair pulled back in a professional ponytail, radiating the particular energy of someone who ha
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Third person's POV The location Elena Reyes chose for the meeting was a neutral ground in every sense that mattered. An old textile factory that had been converted into event space years ago, then abandoned when the economy shifted and people stopped renting warehouses for weddings and corporate gatherings. It sat in a neighborhood that belonged to neither Sinaloa nor Reyes territory, a demilitarized zone where both sides could claim equal footing.Victor Ruiz arrived thirty minutes early with Carlos beside him, both men unarmed as the agreement demanded but neither man was comfortable with the vulnerability that created. The building smelled like dust and old machinery and the particular emptiness of spaces that had been designed for crowds but now held only silence."Check the perimeter," Victor commanded. "Make sure we are alone. Make sure this is not a trap."Carlos moved through the building methodically, checking corners and rooms and potential ambush points. He returned fiftee
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Third Person's POVThe hospital cafeteria at seven in the morning was a study in fluorescent exhaustion. Doctors finishing night shifts hunched over coffee that had been sitting in pots for too many hours. Families who had maintained bedside vigils wandered in looking for anything that might sustain them through another day of waiting. The smell of institutional breakfast food hung in the air, not quite appetizing but functional enough for people who had forgotten what real hunger felt like.Liam sat at a corner table with his second cup of coffee, watching the entrance. Jackson had gone up to see Avery and the baby an hour ago. Visiting hours started at six but the nurses had made an exception for the family, understanding that some reunions could not wait for posted schedules.The cafeteria door opened and Liam felt his stomach drop. Avery walked in, moving slowly, one hand pressed against her abdomen where the surgical incision was still healing. She wore a hospital gown and a robe
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Third Person's POVVictor Ruiz sat in a cramped apartment three miles from the chemical plant where he had lost everything. The place belonged to a cousin who asked no questions and accepted cash payment for a temporary sanctuary. One room. A mattress on the floor. A bathroom with a sink that barely worked. The kind of place where men who were running from something came to hide until they figured out their next move.He had been watching the news on his phone for the past six hours. Every major outlet in Mexico City was covering the story. American woman rescued from Sinaloa kidnapping. Baby delivered safely after dramatic raid. Police searching for Victor Ruiz, wanted for kidnapping, assault, and a dozen other charges that would put him in prison for the rest of his life if they caught him.The bitch was alive. Avery Maddox had survived when she should have died. Had delivered her baby when both of them should have bled out in that contaminated building. Had been rescued by federal
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