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CHAPTER 708
With a flick of her wrists, two silver handles slid into Ivy’s palms. She drew them apart, and a thin, nearly invisible strand of monofilament wire hissed tight between them. Moonlight skimmed its edge, turning it into a stray beam of silver suspended in the dark.Caleb’s grin didn’t falter, though his pace slowed. “A garrote? You think you’ll get close enough to use a string on me? I’ll snap your neck before you even loop it.”“Try me,” Ivy whispered.Caleb roared and lunged, moving with explosive speed that defied his injuries. His gauze-wrapped fist arced toward her temple, a blow meant to end the fight in a single strike.Ivy didn’t retreat.She stepped in.She slipped beneath his guard, the wire singing as her arms crossed.The filament kissed Caleb’s forearm and sliced through fabric and skin with terrifying ease. He hissed, jerking back… But Ivy was already gone.Behind him.“Hugo, look,” Lottie breathed, eyes wide as the clearing blurred with motion.Ivy became a phantom
CHAPTER 707
The forest floor was a chaotic tapestry of churned dirt, shredded leaves, and the metallic tang of Caleb’s blood. Every few seconds, the rhythmic crack of Ivy’s rifle split the air, pinning the high-ranking commander behind a decaying log like a beetle under a boot.Caleb scrambled, his white hair now matted to a muddy gray, his expensive tactical gear torn by thorns. He lunged for a fallen branch to use as leverage…CRACK.A bullet barked into the wood an inch from his ear. He flinched back, breath hitching in ragged, humiliated gasps.“Come on, Commander!” Ivy called, her voice light and mocking. “I thought you were the king of this jungle. You’re looking more like a panicked rabbit.”Caleb gritted his teeth, eyes darting frantically. He spotted his discarded tactical vest a few feet away, the one he’d tossed aside in arrogance.If he could just reach the flashbang in the side pocket…He bolted.CRACK.The round hissed past his thigh and bit into the mud. Caleb dove, fingers claw
CHAPTER 706
The trigger of the Glock began its lethal travel, but the cycle never finished.CRACK.A high-velocity round tore through the humid air, shrieking like a banshee. It didn't strike Caleb’s head or chest; it slammed with surgical precision directly into the back of his right hand.Caleb let out a guttural roar as the impact shattered his metacarpals. He hadn't expected a ghost to be watching from the canopy. The Glock jumped violently, nearly spiraling into the mud, but Caleb, driven by years of muscle memory and a stubborn, elitist pride, clamped his mangled fingers down, refusing to let the weapon fall.Blood sprayed across Hugo’s neck, hot and metallic. Caleb’s eyes went wild. Even with his hand shredded, his instinct was to finish the job. He torqued his torso, intending to empty the magazine into Hugo’s throat out of pure spite.CRACK.A second shot barked from the tree line. This one grazed the slide of his Glock, sending a shower of sparks into his face. Stunned by the rele
CHAPTER 705
Caleb watched their display of defiance, his finger hovering over the trigger. He didn’t fire. Instead, he lowered the barrel and began to laugh, a deep, mocking sound that echoed beneath the dark canopy.“Oh, this is precious,” Caleb sneered. “The damsel in distress and the court jester think they’re a strike team. What’s the plan, Charlotte? You’re going to punch me with those delicate knuckles while the boy tries to prune me like a hedge?” He took a mocking step forward, completely unafraid. “Do you truly believe your fists and that rusted sliver of metal are faster than a 9mm round? I can put a hole in both your hearts before you even cross the three-yard line.”“Maybe,” Lottie said, eyes locked on his gun hand. “But you’re arrogant, Caleb. You want us alive so you can claim your prize. You won’t shoot to kill… not yet. And that’s your mistake.”Hugo tightened his grip on the knife, the rusted metal biting into his palm. He looked at Lottie, saw the unshakable resolve in her b
CHAPTER 704
Hugo’s chest heaved, his legs shaking from adrenaline and the long trek through the woods, but he stood like a stone wall. He blocked her completely, offering Caleb no line of sight to the Asset he so desperately wanted to reclaim.Caleb’s hand drifted toward the holstered Glock at his hip. A cold, predatory smirk returned to his face.“You think a bit of teenage bravado is going to stop a bullet? Move, boy. Or I’ll make sure your death is the last thing she sees before I take her back to the compound.”“Then start shooting,” Hugo challenged, his jaw set. “Because the only way you’re getting to her is over my corpse. And I promise you, by the time you’re done with me, the rest of our team will be here to turn you into Swiss cheese.”Lottie stared at Hugo’s back. For years, she had been the one shielding him, the one making the smart decisions while he played the fool. But looking at the breadth of his shoulders now, she realized Caleb was wrong. She wasn’t weak; she had simply ch
CHAPTER 703
"Go ahead. Push. Let's see if you have the stomach to break the skin of the man who used to feed you. Or have you forgotten that everything you are, every breath you take, was paid for by my hand?"Lottie’s face burned with humiliating heat. Every word was a lash, a reminder of the years she had spent under his thumb, beholden to his "generosity.""You didn't give me anything!" she hissed, her anger bubbling into a jagged, desperate rage. "You stole my life and called it a gift!""I gave you a name! I gave you a future!" Caleb roared. His voice turned thunderous as he stepped closer, forcing her to either stab him or retreat. "And look at you now. Cowering behind a tree, starving, bleeding, and holding a toy. We both know who is stronger here, Charlotte. You’ve always been the bird, and I’ve always been the sky. You can fly as hard as you want, but you’re still inside me."He reached out, his hand closing around her wrist with the crushing strength of a vise."Drop the toy before y
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