"Why have you been following Aquila and Everett for so long?" Max asked, looking confused.

He thought that even though Aquila was tough, having Everett and Doretta with him should have made him slower.

Plus, Charlie had a lot of people in his group.

"Aquila took Everett and Doretta to the mountains and then vanished.

I bet he had a way out planned already," Charlie answered.

He and his team had searched the mountains really well but couldn't find them anywhere.

“That explains it," Preston said, a slight smile on his face.

Now it made sense why they hadn't been able to catch them, even with so many people.

“Then, Seth and I split up to look for them.

We might have trapped them, and that's when Aquila appeared out of nowhere, surprising me and hurting two of my team," Charlie shared, sounding a bit upset.

"Good thing you sent the signal in time so we could find you fast," Max said, clearly relieved.

Charlie and two of his team were hurt, and the other two couldn't stand up to Aquila alone.

extra help, they all

looked uneasy, not sure if he should

Max noticed Charlie seemed

asked Nicole, ''What do

cousin who came here looking for work and got mixed up with Everett," Nicole answered, showing

her?" Preston

lost

"It's strange.

the reason I'm here

mean?" “She saved

parking basement and again during

at that moment, I could have been hurt

must have been scared," Preston said with a

certain of it; her

to help

intentions, but he was sure that her actions were meant to aid

shocked, especially since Doretta had been bought over by Everett, and even

Preston said nonchalantly, then paused, furrowing his brows in

making amends for her crimes? Maybe she thinks that if she's bound to be caught,

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