เข้าสู่ระบบROSELINE'S POVI wrapped myself up with my hands, tears slowly streaming down my eyes as I kept shaking. The silence coming through the speaker felt unbearable, every second that past felt like a stab in the chest as I waited for something, anything, to tell me Florian was still alive."Florian, are you there?, can you hear me?" Gabriel asked again, his voice strained as he tried the device once more. "Florian, please, answer me."Nothing but static crackled back.Gabriel pulled out his phone quickly, dialing one of the soldiers who had gone in with Florian. The call rang once, twice, three times before finally dropping entirely. The guy didn't pick.My heart sunk in my chest, I tried not to imagine the worst. Maybe it was just a minor issue they were having with communication and nothing more."The network's unstable this deep into the building," Gabriel muttered, trying another number, then another, each attempt met with the same frustrating silence. "I can't reach anyone.""Gabrie
ROSELINE'S POVI sat on the couch, moving around restless. I didn't know what to do. Florian was out trying to hunt down some dangerous men while I sat indoors, hoping he comes home safe. That's what's expected of me as a wife but that's not what I wanted, that's not what I was taught to know.I couldn't do anything, and I hated it.The door flung open. I jumped up quickly, thinking it was Florian, but it wasn't.Gabriel stepped inside, his expression tight, exhaustion clear on his face. "Roseline.""Gabriel," I said, standing up immediately. "What's happening? Where's Florian? Did you find Marcus?""We haven't found him yet," Gabriel said, sinking heavily into a nearby chair. "We managed to find a hidden room your father-in-law left behind, but Adrian escaped before we could catch him.""Who's Adrian?" I asked, confusion mixing with the fear already gnawing at me.Gabriel hesitated for a moment before answering. "Florian's father had a twin brother. Adrian. He's the one responsibl
FLORIAN'S POVThe gunshot sounded again, this time closer, and soon it sounded like the record store was surrounded.Adrian stared at me, his eyes burning with rage."Where is Marcus?" I asked."I don't have him," he said, his voice almost a whisper, but I could still hear it clearly."You're going to regret this," he said before leaving, slipping quickly through a hidden door behind the shelves before I could stop him.His armed men stayed to fight, and soon the men Gabriel called flooded the place, gunfire erupting all around me. I ducked behind the counter quickly, my heart pounding wildly as bullets shattered glass display cases nearby, records and vinyl covers scattering across the floor in the chaos."Florian, get down!" one of Gabriel's men shouted, pulling me further behind cover as the fight intensified.I watched as trained soldiers exchanged fire with Adrian's men, the sound deafening in the small space, smoke and dust filling the air. It felt like it lasted forever, though
FLORIAN'S POVThe plan was very simple. I would head to the exact location to meet the person that called me, while Gabriel, Leo, and a few sergeants would follow the map and investigate, to find out what my father hid there.The plan was a very simple and not-so-simple plan.We waited for a while before heading to the location. Gabriel, Leo and the others took different cars and went their separate ways.I just hoped in my heart that everything would go according to plan.The drive to the place was calm. I sat in the backseat with two of my men, Gabriel's men. He insisted on calling in a few old friends from the military, skilled men.We arrived at the building in no time. I got down from the car, leaving the men still inside surveying the area before they came out. Once I was away from the car, they got out and disappeared somewhere into the shadows.I looked around. It looked like a record store, the name boldly written in front of the shop.Ric and Blues.The street was quiet, alm
ROSELINE'S POV"Florian, you can't go," I said immediately, standing up quickly, panic gripping my chest. "This is clearly a trap.""She's right," Gabriel said, stepping closer. "Whoever's behind this wants you alone, no protection, no backup. That's exactly how they'll get to you.""I don't have a choice," Florian said, his voice tight with desperation. "They have Marcus. If I don't go, they'll kill him.""And if you do go, they might kill you both," I argued, my hands trembling as fear moved through my body. "Florian, please, think about this. We need a plan, not just walking blindly into whatever they've set up."He ran his hands through his hair, clearly torn between the urgency to save his uncle and the reality of the danger waiting for him. "What am I supposed to do then? Just sit here while they hurt him?""We call the police, quietly, without alerting whoever's watching," Gabriel said. "We figure out exactly where this location is first, gather information before rushing in
FLORIAN'S POVThe scream still echoed in my ears as I burst back into the room, Gabriel right behind me.The bed was empty. The place where Marcus was laying down was empty, the bed sheet rumpled like it had been scattered with force."Marcus!" I shouted, spinning around, my eyes scanning every corner of the small room, but he was nowhere to be found. The monitors beside the bed had been knocked over, wires ripped loose, the chair near the window overturned just like before."Let me check heck the bathroom," Gabriel said quickly, already moving toward it himself."It's empty," he said a second later, stepping back out, his face tight with worry."Marcus!" I called again, running out into the hallway, my heart pounding wildly in my chest. A few nurses looked up, startled by the commotion"Sir, is everything okay?" one of them asked, hurrying toward us."My uncle, Marcus, he was just in this room," I said urgently. "He's missing. We heard him scream a few minutes ago and now he's gone.







