Chapter 560

Deep into the night, Elmsworth International Airport was a hive of hidden activity beneath its tranquil facade. Dangers lurked in the shadows, unseen but palpable.

Aaron had teamed up with the Customs Chief to hunt down their elusive prey, operating with utmost caution to avoid causing public alarm or disrupting the regular flight schedule. They had initiated the highest level of scrutiny, casting a dragniet across the airport’s expanse.

Their target was the slippery Eden, who they were determined to capture on sight, cornered and unsuspecting.

Plainclothes officers mingled with the crowds in the airport terminal, while members of the Ashbourne and Fairhaven groups stood guard beyond the customs checkpoint.

Tonight, the airport was a spider’s web, meticulously woven and waiting for Eden to blunder into its threads.

Time ticked away, each second stretching into eternity.

Aaron, Cassius, and Jareth stood in the surveillance room, tension drawn tight as bowstrings, eyes stinging from the strain of unblinking vigilance. Yet, they could afford no lapse in attention.

“Captain Ashbourne,” Jareth broke the silence, his voice a mix of weariness and impatience, “what if Eder’s been off the grid because he’s had plastic surgery? What if he’s walking right under our noses with a brand new face and we can’t even recognize him?”

Cassius didn’t even register the question, his focus nailed to the screens–Aaron, out of politeness and acknowledging Jareth’s efforts that night, gave him a patient glance. “And how would he have been spotted by S–Star Group’s people if he had a new face, Jareth?”

Jareth, and he chuckled, embarrassed, “Ah, right, you’ve got

his head in

complementing each other’s strengths

attention as he braced himself against the edge of

Avery, pushing a wheelchair with his mother seated in it, flanked by Harvey

show his face?” Jareth hissed, his fists

his gaze fixed on the screen. “His appearance, especially with his mother in tow,

be a coincidence. It’s got to be

bitterly, “The bastard’s really asking for

the tension, Jareth’s outburst drew a reluctant grin

tabs on Avery and his movements. If necessary, he won’t be allowed to leave either,” Cassius

it through the checkpoint with his mother and

jet.

we going, dear?” Mrs. Chambers asked, her expression an incongruous blend of innocence and confusion.

softening as he stopped to lovingly adjust the

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