Semua Bab The Billionaire's Drunken Bride : Bab 121 - Bab 130

Chapter 121James just sat hard, his stare out the window as the black car churned up mile after mile on winding country roads. They'd left noisy city far behind them hours ago. All he could see now was rolls of hills and thick forests. It felt like they were driving to the end of the world.They were finally slowing down, pulling up to some remote cabin perched within a thicket of pine trees. James stretched out, his stiff muscles after an eternity of a ride."This is one of our safe houses. You'll be okay here while we figure out what to do next," Hawk said. She was the hard-looking older woman who had picked up James in the city.James followed her inside. The cabin wasn't fancy, but it looked comfortable. Way different from his big mansion back home. But right now, it seemed perfect."There's a special phone in the office," Hawk said, jerking a thumb toward a closed door. "You can use it to call your wife. But keep it short, okay? We don't want anyone tracking the call."James nod

Chapter 123: Again, in his cabin, James winced once more at how much his muscles ached from another miserable night on that lumpy cabin mattress. His lazy ass finally got going after smelling brewing coffee, so he tripped into the kitchen, squinting against the bright morning light.As usual, Hawk hunched over her laptop, typing away like a woman obsessed. She looked up as James walked in. "About time you woke up. We have a busy day ahead."James grunted and filled his cup with coffee. "What's on the agenda?"Hawk spun her laptop around. "Take a gander at this."James leaned in with big eyes as he scrolled through the screen. It was an email from some mysterious name, claiming to have inside information on the Shadow Council."Is this legit?" James exclaimed, his interest truly woken.Hawk shrugged. "Might be. Might be a trap, though. Still, it's the best lead we've got right now."James scrolled down the email. That had been from some small cog in one of Elena's companies. He said h

Chapter 125: James, Hawk, and Angie fled through the dark city streets, their hearts bruised by the horrific encounter they had narrowly survived at the ball. The van jerked and slid around corners – Hawk drove them much too fast for safety, racing for home to put distance between them and Elena's wrath."That was ridiculous," she finally gasped. She leaned back against the wall of the van, and her legs felt like they were going to give out from under her. "I thought for sure Elena had me."James nodded grimly. "You did great, Angie. Really. But now they know that we are onto them."Hawk did not took his eyes off the road; his knuckles were white on the wheel. "Yeah, and they'll be out for blood. We need to lay low for a while, figure out our next move."Miles began to flick by as fast as James's thoughts whirred. The Shadow Council had been way more powerful than he had ever imagined them to be. From politics to big business to the media, their fingers were in everything. How in the

# Chapter 127: James himself took a backwards slump in the chair. Adrenaline from their near-miss at the warehouse was draining away, leaving his body literally aching from head to toe."That was too close," he mumbled.Hawk only nodded, face still fixed on the screen of the laptop. "Yeah, but we got what we needed. The bugs are working perfectly."Angie paced back and forth across the cement, rubbing her hands together. "You guys are okay; I was so worried when the alarms went off.""We're fine," James said, toeing a few bodies as he did. He turned back to the woman before him, unsure yet what to think of the ex-military operative, except right there, he was grateful for his help.Kelvin shifted with her to the corner, cleaning his gun with a little strip of cloth, eyes remaining silent. Angie asked, "What next?"Raiden looked up from his computer. With dozens of videos playing in front of him, she replied, "Now we wait. They're going to be scrambling at the Shadow Council after thi

#Chapter 129The van squealed to a stop in front of some dumbed warehouse on the outskirts of town. James tumbled out, and his legs feeling like jelly from the adrenaline crash. The others followed, all of them looking worse for wear."Everyone okay?" James asked, looking around their faces.Angie nodded, still a little shaky. Kelvin nodded shortly, looking around them. Hawk was already dragging out her laptop."We've got to hurry," she said with fingers flying over the keys. "The Shadow Council's going into damage control. We need to strike while they're off balance."James heaved a breath and ran his hand through his hair as his mind raced ahead. "Okay, what do we have?""Well, we stopped their immediate plan," said Angie. "That's something, right?""It's a start," agreed Kelvin. "But they'll regroup quick. Need more."Hawk glanced away from the screen. "I've managed to slurp a ton of data since being in their system. It's definitely going to be encrypted, but give me a few hours,