The Gilded Cage
With a trembling breath, he carefully picked her up, holding her as if she were made of glass—fragile, precious.
"She looks like me… she really looks like me."
But his reckless move to ground the plane had been too high-profile. It instantly exposed his location to the enemies of the Sterling family.
Just as he cradled Anna in his arms, a sharp crack shattered the air.
A bullet pierced through the glass.
"Watch out!"
Without thinking, I shoved both Daniel and Anna aside, throwing myself to the ground.
A stray bullet grazed my left eye.
Pain exploded across my face as I let out a muffled groan, clutching my wound.