Darien in the scene

10

Cersei gasped as chaos erupted around her. The crash of shattering glass was deafening, followed by a gunshot that seemed to freeze time itself. Her bodyguard dropped to the ground, blood pooling around his head.

Screams and shouts followed. In that split second of chaos and noise, two things happened at once.

Two brothers and their gang leaped out from the crashed car, guns blazing. They fired wildly in all directions, fuelled by desperation and rage. Their sole focus was getting to the rumored golden apple before the cops closed in.

At the same time, the old man, realizing his dream was crumbling and fearing for his life, did the only thing he could.

He grabbed Cersei and pulled her away from the security checkpoint.

"Quick, this way!" he yelled, dragging her towards a nearby office area. Cersei struggled in his grip but dared not call out, the gun still firmly pressed against her back.

They burst into a large open office filled with cubicles and desks.

Cersei was shakin
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