David Baldacci Books Made Into Movies Novels & Stories

And David knew, the real war had only just begun. The revelation about 'The Architect' detonated David's carefully constructed peace in Bali. The serene beauty of the island, which had only moments ago felt like a sanctuary, now felt like a cage. The weight of his father's death, an old, raw wound he had thought was caused by fate or petty crime, was now revealed to be the deliberate act of a master manipulator. David understood, with chilling clarity, that his entire life, his career, his descent into the underworld, and even his eventual quest for peace, had been orchestrated as part of this man’s grand design.

Everyone were crying and running but there was no sound she could hear. There's Badbloods everywhere. Winged ones, large wolves, tailed ones, elementals, and a lot more she didn't know existed. Standing at the gates was a woman with burning hands. Her hair was auburn red and her eyes were angry as hers. She waved her hand and released a ball of fire hitting Maddy. The old woman screamed and fell to the ground as the fire slowly leeched her life away. Rila was breathing heavily. The carnage was overwhelming. The smell of smoke and blood was real. The terror around her was real. For the first time in a long time she felt fear and scared.

A blonde haired lady said into her recorder before bringing it close to my mouth. “I feel great about it?” I said curtly. Then there came another lady stretching her hand enough just so her recorder could near my mouth. “We learned it's a contract marriage, please, could you tell us if the terms are any stringent?” I held my breathe and swallowed a lump. “I would rather not disclose that to the public.” “How does it feel to become an accidental billionaire?” A voice trailed over, and with that I wound up the glass and drove by. We remained silent throughout the rest of our drive until we arrived at Beatrice's office. I pulled up in the parking lot and killed the car engine. “We are 10 minute