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Chapter 116

Author: A.M Wynter.
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-14 20:28:34

The screech of tires tore through the quiet afternoon, followed by the sickening sound of metal crunching against metal.

A black SUV skidded violently off the road, slamming into a row of safety barriers just outside the quiet café district on the outskirts of the city. Smoke hissed from the crumpled hood as bystanders screamed and rushed toward the wreck.

Inside the second vehicle—the intended target—no one was present except the driver. The passenger seat where Elena was supposed to sit... empty.

She had stepped into a boutique moments before the crash.

The driver, stunned and bloodied, tried to move, but his arm was pinned. Nearby, someone called emergency services. Another pulled open the crumpled door. But the damage had already been done—just not to the right person.

Because Elena was safe.

And the accident had failed.

Adrian's phone rang as he was finishing a meeting. The words “It’s Elena” from his assistant had him tearing out of the building before the call even ended.

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