The Million-Dollar Heart

Before Anna could even speak, she saw a motorcycle racing towards them from behind, the rider wielding a baseball bat. As it closed in, the bat smashed against the rear car window with a vicious swing. Anna shielded herself with her arm and yelled, "Hit the gas, now!"

Kenneth snapped to attention and floored the accelerator, speeding forward.

The car was a top-of-the-line sports model, yet to their astonishment, the motorcycle clung to their tail, relentlessly hammering at the window.

Although Aaron had learned a bit of self-defense from Mark, he was no match for actual combat. He could only huddle behind his school bag, yelling at Kenneth, "Can't you go any faster?!"

"This is as fast as she goes, dammit!" Kenneth was more terrified of the glass shards flying towards them than anything else; they could ruin his good looks!

Anna tried to open the door to fight back, but it was so badly bent it would not budge.

With a powerful kick, she shattered the car door window, steadied herself by grabbing the grab handle, and leaned out. Her lithe body delivered a kick that sent the pursuing motorcyclist tumbling into the roadside greenery, bike and all.

Kenneth was dumbstruck for a moment. "You could've just told me to retract the roof; this is a convertible!"

Anna's lips twitched with irritation, unable to comprehend how their team leader could have such an idiotic brother.

Aaron cursed and said, "Well, aren't you going to open it now?"

"Forget it," Anna said, leaning forward to push Kenneth's head to the side while she grabbed the steering wheel. "Just drive!"

Kenneth, reacting instinctively, slammed on the gas, and Anna executed a smooth right-hand drift.

They had just rounded the corner when they heard the sound of another motorcycle crashing at the bend they'd left, with someone on the ground.

"Damn, how many more are there?" Kenneth had not even seen the other motorcycle in pursuit.

Anna, too annoyed to reply, turned to Aaron. "Send Ms. Vivienne our location!"

Aaron quickly took out his phone and called Vivienne, informing her of their situation and location.

Mountain in 6 miles!" Vivienne hung up without another word. Heaven's Gate Mountain was a landmark in Rivenwood, situated well beyond the city's outer

that was precisely where

pick me up," Percival commanded

what to do, Vivienne spun the steering wheel sharply to the left, skidding the

then, Percival had already kicked two pursuers off their motorcycles

silence. Gripping the handle tightly, Percival's face was dark

was a

confiscated. Faced with this sudden attack, there was no

rendezvous at Heaven's Gate Mountain without bringing

way to meet Anna, several motorcycles had suddenly appeared,

been a premeditated ambush, not a tail. Otherwise,

knew where to find them, especially when she had only

flashed with

a traitor within the Nine

handful of people knew her real-time whereabouts: Anna, Matthew, and

botched operation at Eastlake Bay, she had

from the Vanguard Agency, but now it seemed like the Nine Mystics Society had

her creation; she had

every member of the Nine Mystics Society implicitly. Who could it

then, and the sound of an explosion was audible on the other end. "Vivienne,

Miller to your location. I'll handle this mess and

her phone to Percival. "Matthew's in

and located Quincy's secure contact

responded quickly. [No idea. I was following the

phones were not bugged. That meant the leak had

Anna, [Turn off all communication

with a string of

their phones and then pulled up a location on the car's navigation