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.

and Nash had just landed after several hours in the air.

grab Nina's hand. But the crowd was thick, pressing in from all sides, and in the chaos, their hands slipped apart. Gripping his suitcase, Nash scanned the faces around him, searching desperately for Nina. But all he saw were unfamiliar faces and Nina was nowhere

searched for him, a figure in black approached her from behind. In a swift, barely perceptible motion, he drew a syringe

instantly, and within seconds, Nina's head began to spin. She slumped backward, completely at the mercy of the man in black, who quickly

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

him, but a heavy feeling settled in his chest. The woman in front of him

knew each other inside and out.

likely involved. Rather than exposing the deception immediately,

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