Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 456

The morning sky was barely lit as Ludwik sped towards the outskirts of Emperor City in his sports car, heading for an abandoned junkyard.

A thick fog enveloped the area, making the black car, suspended by a crane among countless junked vehicles, almost mystical.

As Ludwik drove in, he saw Parker's crew guarding the black car while his own team of forensic experts and detectives were on their way. "Ludwik!" The sound of a scuffle broke the silence.

It came from Parker's direction. Ludwik's face hardened, recognizing the mysterious rival also investigating the black car-linked to Sammy's kidnapping. They likely aimed to destroy the car before Ludwik could find any clues! "Collect every fingerprint on this car, inspect every detail!" Ludwik instructed the forensic team, then dashed towards Parker, bypassing the sports car.

Unexpectedly, a rusted truck burst out from within the junkyard!

"Ludwik, he's getting away!" Parker shouted.

Ludwik's face was ice-cold as he returned to his sports car, slammed the door, and floored the accelerator, chasing the truck.

They were nearing a highway overpass. "Parker, we trap him before the overpass!" Ludwik commanded over the phone.

"I'm right behind you."

Parker's car was fast approaching.

The truck ahead panicked, swerving and crashing into barriers in a desperate attempt to escape Ludwik's relentless chase.

With the fog thickening near the overpass, visibility dropped.

Ludwik, with grim determination, pushed his car to its limits.

"Ludwik! Stop, there's a tanker truck ahead..."

Parker suddenly spotted a massive tanker, running a red light, aiming straight for the rogue truck.

"Someone's trying to kill the guy in the truck! Stop chasing him!"

But Ludwik, driven by the slim chance of saving his son, didn't relent.

Boom!

massive explosion. The truck flipped several times before coming to a

into Ludwik's sports car, forcing

stumbled out of his car, racing towards the

going to blow,

"What if he's not."

the

tanker and truck exploded in a fiery

final moments, Parker tackled Ludwik to

in the dirt, watched the only lead to his son turn

ignoring the blood trickling down his

did you get a good

got photos. This guy was just

might still

his face a mask of vengeance. "If Sammy was

your thumb and Elaine confined in Banyan City, what's your

lost Sammy during

gone cold in the junkyard, with a burnt-out

an ID on the man from the truck, and check the tanker. Follow the trail

rang. It was

junkyard, to the

only two sets of fingerprints: a child's and an adult's, but the adult's are partial at best." But then, a glimmer of hope: a piece of fabric found

the evidence bag containing the

message from Sammy, a

from a

prepared to share this new development with Whitney, the first person he wanted

photos of the fingerprints and the fabric, Ludwik was determined to uncover the truth behind

evidence bag back to the forensic analyst, "Give it to the police, and conduct a

best," the analyst

Sammy's safety. He had no idea who was behind

akin to being caught between a rock and a hard place, made him more reticent about going