Chapter 625 Chapter 625: “The… the service entrance,” Parker stammered, his bravado crumbling. “The code cycles every hour. But there’s a hard override. 7-7-1-9 p> Liam stared at him for a second longer, ensuring it was the truth. Then he shoved Parker back. “If you’re lying,” Liam said, turning to

Chapter 624 Chapter 624: “Signal lost,” Felix said, his fingers flying across a keyboard. “The tracker in her watch went dark when the van entered the tunnel system. They must have jammed the frequency or stripped her gear p> Liam Kensington stood by the door. He was checking the magazine

Chapter 623 Chapter 623: Spotlights illuminated glass cases filled with oddities—antique surgical tools, jars of preserved organs, and intricate clockwork mechanisms. In the center of the room stood a large, ornate iron cage. It was painted gold, with a silk Persian rug on the floor inside. It was a gilded

Chapter 622 Chapter 622: This was Lucian’s sanctuary. His nest. Skye stumbled up the stone steps, Bianca clicking along behind her in heels that were entirely inappropriate for the terrain. “She looks terrible,” Bianca sneered, stepping close to Lucian. “The withdrawal is setting in fast. Look at her skin p>

Chapter 621 Chapter 621: It was a fatal, arrogant mistake. The air in the back of the van was not just stale; it was recycled despair, heavy with the metallic tang of blood and ozone. The memory of the ambush was a fractured kaleidoscope in her mind: the deafening roar

Chapter 620 Chapter 620: “It’s over,” Liam said, aiming his gun at Parker. Parker dropped the gun. He raised his hands. “I surrender! Don’t shoot p> Lucian didn’t move. He looked at Skye. “You are persistent,” he said. “Where is the money?” Liam demanded. Lucian blew a ring of smoke.

Chapter 619 Chapter 619: The hunt led them back to the water. Skye’s tracking algorithm had pinpointed the source of Parker’s broadcast. It was a cargo ship anchored just outside international waters, off the coast of Oakhaven. They stood on the dock. The wind was howling. Liam, Alistair, and Skye.

Chapter 618 Chapter 618: Skye stepped toward the screen. “You’re bluffing, Parker. I corrupted your upload p> “Ah, Skye,” Parker smiled. “Always the skeptic. But I have a manual override. Watch p> A countdown appeared on the screen. 09:59. “Stop him!” Hayes yelled. Skye opened her laptop. She sat down

Chapter 617 Chapter 617: Alistair raised an eyebrow. “You can’t authorize that. You haven’t been sworn in p> Liam pulled out his phone. He dialed a number. “Arthur,” Liam said into the phone. “It’s me. I’m taking command of the security grid p> He listened for a moment. “Yes. I’m

Chapter 616 Chapter 616: Skye went still. “Remember what p> Liam turned to her. His eyes were haunted, but clear. “Everything,” he whispered. “The hospital. The divorce. The way I treated you before. Since the drugs wore off in prison, it’s all back. Crystal clear p> Skye’s breath hitched. He

Chapter 615 Chapter 615: “Get her out!” Alistair shouted. They scrambled up the stairs, dragging Skye between them. They burst into the main hallway just as a flicker of light appeared at the far end. Parker dropped a lighter onto a trail of gasoline he had poured. “Down!” Alistair screamed.

Chapter 614 Chapter 614: Parker hesitated. He knew she was right. He holstered the gun. “I have a better idea,” he said. He pulled a remote from his pocket. “The Halon system,” he said. “It sucks the oxygen out of the room to protect the servers from fire. I disabled

Chapter 613 Chapter 613: She reached the basement door. It was locked. She looked around, grabbed a heavy fire extinguisher, and smashed the handle. It gave way with a crunch. She flew down the stairs. The smell of ozone and overheated electronics filled the air. There, hidden behind a false

Chapter 612 Chapter 612: They found Arthur Hayes standing in the study doorway, staring at the smoke drifting from the East Wing. He looked at Liam. Liam looked at him. For a long moment, nobody spoke. The resemblance was undeniable. The same jaw. The same eyes. The same stubborn set

Chapter 611 Chapter 611: “We have to go!” Skye grabbed Liam’s arm. “No,” Liam said. He pointed to the window. “The shutters are sealed. The hallway is the only exit. But the blast radius p> “Run!” Alistair shouted. He grabbed both of them and shoved them down the corridor. They

Chapter 610 Chapter 610: “My wife,” Hayes said, pouring himself a drink. His hands were shaking slightly. “She warned me about Parker. Said he had a rot in him p> He took a long drink. “So,” he said, turning to face them, “Preston’s boy is alive. And you brought the

Chapter 609 Chapter 609: “Beatrice?” Arthur looked down at the weeping woman. “He is Preston’s son!” Beatrice cried. “And Parker locked him in there to kill him! He wants the inheritance p> Skye stepped forward. “She’s right,” Skye said. “Parker isn’t protecting you, Arthur. He’s staging an execution p> She

Chapter 608 Chapter 608: He stared at the woman struggling with his guards. “Beatrice?” he boomed. His voice was deep, gravelly. “Arthur!” Beatrice broke free for a second. “Parker is going to kill him! You have to stop him p> Arthur Hayes froze. He looked from Beatrice to Parker. “Kill

Chapter 607 Chapter 607: Skye moved through the crowd with Alistair. They moved like a gravitational anomaly; people parted for them, stared at them, whispered about them. “Look at her dress,” a woman murmured. “Is that… is that the Sterling girl? The one from the news? I thought she was

Chapter 606 Chapter 606: In the center of the chaos stood Victoria Hayes—Arthur’s daughter and Parker’s mother. She had arrived only an hour before Parker, claiming to have been kidnapped by Alistair and barely escaping with her life. It was a desperate lie to explain her fugitive status, but Arthur