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Alessio

“Just right ahead, stop at the corner, get out and split. Surround the whole area.” I commanded the warrior team of ten before turning to Daniel, “What’s the exact location?”

Daniel looked past me at the surroundings, I followed the path of his gaze. The green grassed ground was calm, deathly calm, in fact. There was no sign of any fight, any commotion.

“Jake traced the signs to this location. And he confirmed that he is staying with the kidnapped people until we arrive to make sure of their safety.” Daniel muttered, “underground bunker next to the biggest tree in this area.”

Our eyes moved around the ground to find the place Jake had mentioned, and landed on a large, perhaps hundreds of years old oak tree.

“Move.”

Within the next moment, we were out of the car and in the ground, moving cautiously with careful steps. My ears were on a high alert for any unnecessary voice. There was nothing suspicious but I knew things could not be this easy. Ace was on edge, ready to pounce o