The darkness was suffocating as Anna struggled against the rough hands that dragged her through the woods.The damp earth clung to her bare feet, the branches of the trees clawing at her skin as she fought against her captors."Let me go!" she screamed, her voice echoing through the night.But her cries fell on deaf ears as the men continued to drag her mercilessly toward the waiting van."Hey, let go of my daughter!" Anna's father's voice rang out, filled with fury and desperation.But before he could reach her, one of Walker's men struck him viciously with the butt of his gun, sending him crashing to the ground."Dad!" Anna screamed, her heart pounding with fear and anguish as she watched her father fall.The men showed no mercy as they bound Anna's hands tightly behind her back and shoved a filthy rag into her mouth, silencing her cries.Tears streamed down her face as she struggled against her restraints, her mind racing with terror.With cruel efficiency, Walker's men hoisted Ann
The sky cast eerie shadows through the dense woods as Mecca and her team moved cautiously, their senses on high alert.Their mission weighed heavily on their shoulders as they searched tirelessly for any sign of Anna and Mark.Mecca's heart pounded in her chest, each step echoing the fear that gripped her."Boss, we've combed through the woods, but there's no sign of them," Mecca reported to Reed, her voice strained with worry.Reed's voice crackled over the line, filled with a mixture of determination and concern. "I just got off the phone with Walker. He wants me to trade myself for Anna and Mark."Mecca's eyes widened in disbelief. "What? But boss, that's too risky!"Reed's tone remained steady. "I know, Mecca. But I can't let them suffer because of me. I'm going to go there and make the exchange."Mecca's mind raced with a million questions, but she knew better than to argue with Reed's resolve. "What should we do, boss?""Track my phone and keep an eye on my movements. We'll reco
"What do you want, Walker?" Reed asked, his voice low and dangerous.Walker's smile widened, his eyes gleaming with satisfaction. "Oh, you know what I want," he replied. "I want to know what you have on me. I want to know how you've been able to evade me for so long."Reed's mind raced as he considered his options.He knew he couldn't reveal the extent of his knowledge to Walker, couldn't let him know the true extent of his power.But he also knew he couldn't afford to antagonize him, not if he wanted to keep Anna and Mark safe."I don't know what you're talking about," Reed said, his voice carefully neutral.Walker's smile faltered, his eyes narrowing in suspicion. "Don't play games with me, Reed," he growled. "I know you're hiding something, and I intend to find out what it is."Reed held Walker's gaze, his expression unreadable as he weighed his next move.He knew he had to tread carefully, to bide his time until he could find a way to free Anna and Mark from their captivity.Reed'
"You lied to me, Reed. You lied to all of us," Mark growled, his fists clenched at his sides. Reed sighed heavily, his shoulders sagging under the weight of Mark's accusation. "I know, and I'm sorry," he said, his voice tinged with regret. "But there's more to it than you know." Anna stepped forward, her expression pleading. "Dad, please, you have to listen to him. Reed didn't bring me into this. I made my own choices." Mark's gaze softened slightly as he turned to look at his daughter, but the anger still simmered beneath the surface. "And what about you, Anna? How could you put up this bounty? You knew what Reed was involved in, didnt you?" Anna hesitated, her eyes flickering with uncertainty. "I... I place the bounty, but I didn't think it would come to this," she admitted, her voice barely above a whisper. Reed felt a pang of guilt as he watched Anna struggle to find the right words. He knew he had put her in an impossible situation, and he wished more than anything that he co
Maureen stood at the edge of the shipyard, her gaze fixed on the distant horizon where the sun dipped below the skyline, casting an orange glow over the water.She could feel the tension in the air, the anticipation of the meeting with her informant, and the weight of the information they were about to exchange.As she waited, her mind raced with thoughts of the ongoing turf war between her crime syndicate and Walker's.Walker was a formidable opponent, cunning and ruthless, but Maureen was determined to come out on top, eventually she would also drive the other three men out of the equation. She knew that having the right information was key to gaining the upper hand, and that's why she had called upon her informant, the man no other than Ralph McLauren, the man Reed has been searching for a long time now, the man Margie trusted with evidence and presumed died.Finally, she saw him approaching, his silhouette cutting through the fading light. Ralph was a man of few words, but his re
FIVE HOURS PRIOR TO THE ESCAPE OF ANNA AND MARK:Reed was taken out of walkers mansion earlier before mecca and her team made it there, walker was paranoid that reed might escape after what happened the last time Reed broke into the tunnels and rescued his mother, walker left some of his men to guard Anna and Mark while him and some of his men dragged reed to another location where they would torture him for information without the fear of him escaping or being rescued:Reed's body ached as he was dragged through the floor of another of Walker's hideout, his hands bound tightly behind his back.He could feel the eyes of Walker's men boring into him, their gazes filled with malice and cruelty.With each step, Reed's mind raced with fear and uncertainty.He knew that he was being taken to a place where Walker's men would stop at nothing to extract information from him, and the thought sent a shiver down his spine.As they reached a door at the end of the hallway, Reed's heart sank.He k
Mecca and her team pulled up to the curb, the tension in the van was palpable.Anna clung tightly to her father, Mark, her eyes wide with fear and relief.With a soft sigh, Mecca turned off the engine and turned to face the group. "We're here," she announced, her voice calm and reassuring. "Let's get inside and make sure everyone is okay."The door to the safe-house swung open, revealing Sarah, Mandy, and Margie standing in the doorway, their faces etched with worry and anticipation.As Mark and Anna stepped out of the van, they were enveloped in a wave of hugs and tears, each embrace a testament to the fear and uncertainty they had endured."Oh, my baby," Sarah whispered, her voice choked with emotion as she pulled Anna into a tight embrace. "I was so worried about you."Anna buried her face in her mother's shoulder, her body shaking with the release of pent-up fear and anxiety. "I'm okay, Mom," she murmured, her voice muffled against the fabric of Sarah's shirt. "I'm okay now."Mark
Mike dressed up with jeans and a hoodie after a shower, he came out of the house and took the train, and stops a few kilometers from walkers mansion, Mike carefully conceded himself, trying not to be seen by Walker or his men, because he wanted to break in through the same tunnel reed escaped then into the mansion to steal some resources he might need to plot his revenge like a car, money and gun etc.Mike was cut in his guard when he approached the house and half of the mansion in ruins,Mike's heart pounded in his chest as he surveyed the scene before him.The once grand mansion now lay in ruins, its walls scorched and its windows shattered.The air was thick with the stench of death, and Mike's stomach churned at the sight of the lifeless bodies strewn across the ground.Carefully, he made his way through the compound, his senses on high alert for any sign of danger.As he moved deeper into the mansion, he noticed signs of a fierce struggle – bullet holes riddled the walls, and fur