Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 747:

“The engine room’s gone up in flames — it’s exploded!”

Cold fear crawled down Kolton’s spine, tightening his chest. Disbelief left him momentarily speechless.

On the other end, pure chaos erupted. Cries for help overlapped with frantic shouts to put out the fire.

Kolton managed to bark orders through clenched teeth.

“Move the cargo — now! Grab whatever you can and get it off the ship! Cut the losses!”

He stumbled backward, collapsing into his chair, bloodshot eyes wide with shock, unable to process the disaster unfolding.

Fury barely in check, he turned to the silent operatives.

“Weren’t you supposed to have this under control?”

Shame forced

silence, one operative broke, his voice thin and

tried everything. We

his teeth, Kolton fought to

have joined forces? That seemed impossible — those two groups never collaborated, and he had no reason for them to target him. Unless… someone powerful enough had

in the world could command enough power to

at him as the crisis spiraled further

curse tore from his lips, all traces of composure gone. Clearly, he

the cargo had

and center, Kolton’s cold discipline slowly returned. A sharp, derisive snort

chair, his eyes took on the cold glint of a

up one ship

voice dropping to a low, menacing

for