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Into The Jaws Of Truth

Author: GIGI.M
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-07-13 04:13:03

Julian’s POV

The tunnel’s darkness engulfs us, the echo of the gunshot ringing in my ears as I clutch Sophia’s limp body, her breathing shallow, her skin cold against mine. The rock walls tremble, debris raining down from the explosion triggered by the scarred man my father’s old partner, Victor Kane, a ghost I thought was buried with my parents’ accident. My heart pounds, a mix of rage and fear, as Daniel, my grandfather, stands before the hidden tunnel panel, his pistol raised, blood spraying from somewhere ,him, Victor, or someone else, I can’t tell. The flames from the forest above cast flickering shadows, and Asher’s shouts fade, drowned by the collapsing stone and the helicopter’s relentless thump. Sophia’s my only focus her and our unborn child, the future I swore to protect.

“Daniel!” I roar, my voice raw, my switchblade slick with blood as I shield Sophia, her head lolling against my chest. The needle mark on her neck burns in my vision, another drug stealing her strength, and I curse myself for letting her slip from my grasp in the safehouse. My grandfather’s betrayal cuts deeper than any blade using Sophia to control me, to crush Lucas, to preserve his empire. Victor’s presence, his detonator, his vendetta, is a new piece in this deadly puzzle, tied to the accident that took my parents, the truth I’ve been chasing for years. But now, with Sophia fading, none of it matters if I can’t save her.

Daniel staggers, blood seeping through his coat, but his pistol remains steady, aimed at me. “This ends now, Julian,” he says, his voice cold, but there’s a tremor in it, a crack in his iron resolve. The shot was it meant for him? Victor’s nowhere in sight, the tunnel’s shadows hiding too many secrets. I shift Sophia, laying her gently against the rock, my body a barrier between her and Daniel. “You betrayed me,” I growl, my blade ready. “Your own blood. For what? Your empire?”

His eyes,my eyes, blue and unyielding narrow, but there’s no remorse, only calculation. “You’re weak, Julian. Chasing her, chasing revenge. You’ve lost sight of what matters. The Gray legacy is bigger than you, than her, than that child.” His words are a punch, confirming my worst fears he knows about Sophia’s pregnancy, sees it as leverage, not family. My vendetta against Lucas’s family, my hunt for the truth about my parents’ accident, was fueled by Daniel’s teachings, but now I see the cost. He’s the puppet master, and I’ve been his pawn.

A groan echoes from the shadows, and I tense, my eyes darting to the source. Lucas, bloodied and barely alive, crawls from the ravine’s edge, his gun trembling in his hand. “Sophia,” he rasps, his gray eyes wild, obsessed even in the face of death. My rage flares he’s the one who caged her, broke her, and now he’s here, clinging to her like a drowning man. I want to end him, but Daniel’s pistol shifts, aiming at Lucas, and I realize he’s playing us all, pitting us against each other.

“Stay down, Anderson,” Daniel snaps, his voice a whip. “You’ve outlived your usefulness.” Lucas laughs, a broken sound, and raises his gun, but before he can fire, a shadow moves Victor, his scarred face emerging from the tunnel, his own pistol raised. My heart stops. Three guns, three enemies, and Sophia caught in the crossfire, her breathing weaker now, her hand limp in mine.

“You’re slipping, Daniel,” Victor says, his voice low, laced with a bitterness that chills me. “You thought you could bury me, like you buried the truth.” His words hit like a sledgehammer the accident, my parents, Daniel’s involvement. My mind races, piecing together fragments: Victor was my father’s partner, disappeared after the crash, presumed dead. Did Daniel orchestrate it, to protect his empire? Is Victor’s vengeance aimed at him, or me?

“Julian, move,” Asher’s voice cuts through, weak but urgent, as he limps into the tunnel, his gun raised, blood soaking his sleeve. He’s loyal, my brother in all but blood, but he’s wounded, outmatched. The helicopter’s light sweeps through a crack in the rock above, pinning us in its glare, and I hear shouts mercenaries, closing in. My grip tightens on Sophia, my blade ready, but we’re surrounded, trapped in this collapsing tunnel with enemies on all sides.

Victor’s eyes lock on me, his scar twisting as he smiles. “You’re just like your father, Julian. Too stubborn to see the truth. But you’ll learn.” He raises his pistol, not at Daniel, but at Sophia, and my blood runs cold. “She’s the key, and you’re the fool who fell for her.”

I lunge, my blade aimed for his wrist, but Daniel fires, the shot grazing Victor’s shoulder, and chaos erupts. Lucas fires wildly, his bullet ricocheting off the rock, and Asher tackles me, shielding Sophia as stone dust chokes the air. I roll, my blade slashing at Victor’s leg, drawing blood, but he’s fast, retreating into the shadows. Daniel’s shouting, his pistol swinging between us, but his eyes are wild now, his control slipping.

“Sophia, stay with me,” I whisper, my hand on her cheek, her pulse weak but there. I cut the last of her zip ties, freeing her wrists, and lift her, my body screaming from the fight, the weight of her limp form a reminder of my failure. I need to get her out, to safety, to a doctor. But the tunnel’s collapsing, rocks falling, and Victor’s detonator glints in his hand as he reappears, his smile cold.

“You can’t save her,” he says, his voice a taunt. “Not from what’s coming.” He presses the detonator, and the tunnel shakes, a deafening roar as the ceiling buckles, rocks crashing around us. I shield Sophia, my body taking the brunt of the debris, pain searing through my shoulder. Asher’s shouting, firing at Victor, but Daniel’s moving, his pistol aimed at me now, his betrayal complete.

“Give her up, Julian,” Daniel says, his voice hard. “Or you both die.” Lucas crawls closer, his gun raised, his obsession undying, and I realize we’re trapped in a deadly standoff, with Sophia’s life hanging in the balance.

The tunnel’s collapse slows, but a new sound cuts through a low, mechanical hum, like a trapdoor opening. Light floods from below, revealing a hidden chamber, and a figure steps out not Victor, not Daniel, but Emily, her face bloodied, her eyes wild with desperation. “You thought I’d let you win?” she screams, raising a syringe, its contents glowing an unnatural green. Before I can move, she lunges for Sophia, the needle aimed for her neck, but a shadow moves faster Victor, his pistol raised, firing a shot that echoes as blood sprays, and I don’t know who’s hit. The chamber’s light pulses, revealing a cache of weapons and a ticking device, its countdown seconds from zero, threatening to bury us all. Who’s down, and will we escape before the final explosion?

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