Smoke and gunfire billowed over the mountain.

In the end, Ferdinand was undone by love. Driven by selfish desire, he brought down the "kingdom of shadows" he'd spent years building. Gifford was dead, and the other leaders-dragged here by Ferdinand and now trapped-had no way out.

They had spilled plenty of blood for their own gain. No one would shed tears for them.

Yet in their world, this was a betrayal sparked by Ferdinand alone.

His obsession destroyed everything.

And in the end, his fixation destroyed him too.

The devil who created hell dared to dream of a lifetime of happiness with a mortal -what a cruel joke.

Ferdinand would find no peace, no sympathy.

On the edge of the cliff, Mary knelt, thunder cracking overhead, waves crashing far below. Her sobs were lost in the storm.

The child inside her twisted and kicked.

She clutched her belly, her laughter tangled with tears, her tears twisted into laughter.

A special ops officer rushed over to help her up. The operation wasn't over, but a pregnant woman couldn't linger here. They hurried her down the mountain.

By the time they reached the base, an ambulance was waiting.

Stewart carried Briony into the vehicle.

of the blood running down Stewart's

about me," Stewart snapped.

to the nurse. "Get his

grabbing bandages and pressing them to Stewart's

eyes never

blood pressure," Jonah said after a hurried exam. "Acute leukemia, and she's in an active phase. There may be internal bleeding.

minutes to Global Unity Medical," the nurse

poured down, the

tightened. "Call ahead. Have them prep an

"On it!"

up to Sanctonia Private

rushed into

light above

at

him to get his wound

buzzed in his pocket; he ignored it, rooted

minutes later, a group hurried down

staggered in, one hand cradling her belly and her eyes red from crying. "Mr. Wentworth, how's

kept his

yet. Butif you know him, please convince

glanced at

uniform was soaked, hiding the blood, but crimson dripped steadily from his

let me watch over her. You

Stewart didn't move.

on. "Briony's fighting

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