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.

just landed after several hours in the air. As they moved toward baggage claim, a sudden commotion

But the crowd was thick, pressing in from all sides, and in the chaos, their hands slipped apart. Gripping his suitcase,

a figure in black approached her from behind. In a swift, barely perceptible motion, he

spin. She slumped backward, completely at the mercy of

Nash still scanning the area, unaware of Nina's disappearance. He reached for his phone to call her when

to see 'Nina' standing right behind him, but a heavy feeling settled in his chest. The woman in front of him looked exactly like Nina. Anyone else would have mistaken

other inside and out. There was no way he would confuse her

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

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