The bodyguard behind quickly complied, opening the cage door with a rough tug and yanking Hope out.

She tried to resist, but the man slapped her hard, knocking her to the ground. Her head was spinning, and she couldn't utter a word.

"Enough noise," the man in the mask muttered, rubbing his temples. "Shadow One, what did you find out from the investigation I assigned you?" "Micah is already in Birkham, and Nina and Nash are on their way," Shadow One reported, relaying all the intel he'd gathered.

The man in the mask nodded in satisfaction. "And the woman I asked you to prepare, is she ready?"

Receiving a confirmed answer, his lips curled into a smirk. It was time for the next act to begin.

landed after several hours in the air. As they

their hands slipped apart. Gripping his suitcase, Nash scanned the faces around him, searching desperately for Nina. But all he saw were

also searching anxiously. As she frantically searched for him, a figure in black approached her from behind. In a swift, barely perceptible

to spin. She slumped backward, completely at the mercy of the man in black, who

still scanning the area, unaware of Nina's disappearance. He reached for his phone to call her when a familiar voice behind him said, "Nash,

standing right behind him, but a heavy feeling settled in his chest. The woman in front

children and knew each other inside and out. There was no

was likely involved. Rather than exposing the deception immediately, Nash decided to play

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