No Strings Attached

Casey and Victoria were strapped with explosives like two ticking time bombs. Tucked behind Casey, Victoria was nearly impossible to target her silhouette almost completely obscured.

Considering the meticulous planning and such lethal attire, lan didn't think Victoria was capable of this on her own. The mastermind behind this was undoubtedly extraordinary. Their reach extended into the prison system and crafted such an impeccable escape. With this thought, a shadow of intensity deepened in lan's gaze.

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She started to rush forward, but Casey stopped her in her tracks. "Clara, lan, don't come any closer. Get out of here now! This woman's lost it. She's got the detonator, and she's ready to take us all out with her."

lan's firm grip on Clara's wrist held her back as he spoke with a calm, resonant voice, "Clara, stay put. Let me handle this."

his hand towards Victoria. "We've got your

personally deliver the money to me. Make a move, and we all go boom."

they'll back off." He signaled his guards with a glance, and as ordered, they holstered their weapons and

other, inched closer to Victoria. When they were just a few steps away,

first. He's not well. I'll be your hostage until

echoed like a specter from the abyss. "lan, you really are desperate for Clara, aren't you? Well

Casey are enough to vaporize him and Clara, and we'll be obliterated together. Ian, you've had me tortured in prison, living a life worse than death. I'm tired of it all. To drag you down to hell with me seems

as she let out a mournful cry. "Time for

left her lips, she made to press the

the cliff's edge, her laugh piercing and cold. All she needed was to press the button