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Chapter 67: Into the Fire

Penulis: Ernest Brooks
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2025-06-27 16:22:26
The silence after the ambush was deafening. Damon crouched low behind a wrecked SUV, blood seeping through the fabric of his shirt where a shard of glass had cut deep into his shoulder. His breathing was ragged, pain radiating across his chest, but his eyes never left Juliette who knelt beside a wounded assailant, fury carved into every line of her face.

Just minutes earlier, Damon had collapsed in the rain, watching the black van vanish into the city with Juliette inside.

But she hadn’t stayed
Ernest Brooks

Juliette escaped the van. They found Mason. But the war didn’t end in that warehouse, it started there. And now, with their enemies closing in, Damon and Juliette have one chance to strike back… before everything burns. Your comments keep me writing….thank you for the support! Please Like , Share, Comment , and Subscribe.

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