Chapter 6 - The Hostage Crisis
Daniel kept his weapon aimed directly at Mia’s chest, using his own new wife as a human shield.
Marcus and his undercover team ordered Daniel to drop the gun, but they could not risk firing a shot.
Daniel demanded that I hand over the encrypted flash drive or he would execute Mia right in front of us.
He looked at me with an expression of pure, unadulterated hatred that I had never seen during our marriage.
He blamed me for ruining his perfect escape and forcing him to take such drastic measures.
I slowly raised my hands and stepped in front of Mia to protect her from his line of fire.
I told Daniel that he was nothing more than a pathetic coward who hid behind women to survive.
His hand trembled slightly with rage, but he kept the gun pointed steadily at my heart.
He revealed that the cartel was demanding their laundered money by midnight, and the ledger was his only leverage.
He confessed that Evelyn had actually orchestrated his fake death because the cartel had put a bounty on his head.
My insurance money had been used as a temporary bribe to keep the assassins away while he built his new life.
I realized that Evelyn was not just a cartel financier, but she was actively trying to overthrow the regional boss.
I tossed the flash drive onto the dirt path between us, pretending to surrender completely.
Daniel aggressively stepped forward and bent down to retrieve the precious digital ledger.
The moment he looked away, Marcus threw a flashbang grenade directly at Daniel’s feet.
The deafening explosion blinded everyone in the greenhouse and shattered several glass panels above us.
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I grabbed Mia’s hand and sprinted toward the emergency exit, completely blinded by the brilliant white light.
Before we could reach the door, a heavy hand grabbed my hair and violently dragged me backward into the shadows.
