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.

sight of the blood running down

me," Stewart snapped. "Check on Bryn

nurse. "Get his

nodded, quickly grabbing bandages and pressing them

eyes

low blood pressure," Jonah said after a hurried exam. "Acute leukemia, and she's in an active

twenty minutes to Global Unity Medical,"

the ambulance

"Call ahead.

"On it!"

up to Sanctonia Private Estate-

rushed

above the door flicked

at the glowing sign, jaw

to get his wound stitched up, but he

he ignored

minutes later, a group

hand cradling her belly and

kept his

Butif you know him, please convince him to get his wound

glanced at

crimson dripped steadily from his fingertips,

let me watch over

Stewart didn't move.

on. "Briony's

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