Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 868:

A neat line of metallic detonators, securely fastened inside, gleamed under the overhead light.

Shock swept across Maia’s face, her eyes flying wide in an instant.

She stood barely a yard from Vince, while Chris hovered just ahead of her, directly facing the threat. Both took in the sinister outline of the explosives and the small remote Vince clenched in his fist.

An eerie stillness gripped the room, thick and suffocating.

Maia’s skin crawled, every muscle in her body turning rigid.

Chris moved fast, sliding in front of her, one arm reaching back as his broad frame shielded her completely from Vince’s line of sight.

He fixed Vince with a piercing stare, something cold and dangerous flickering in his eyes.

now.” Vince pressed a finger to his lips, the grin twisting. “No sudden

Chris to hear. With the narrow gap between them, Vince ensured Maia saw every detail, while to everyone else it looked like nothing

kept the crowd calm, turning innocent bystanders into pawns to

twisted scheme was his last, desperate move to force her hand

the remote, flashing it before their eyes as his gaze locked on Maia and Chris. “The two of you belong to

sharper than the last,

fully to Maia, Vince spoke with a desperate

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me now, I can see that. But do you ever remember the days when everything

advanced again, his

the same man anymore. My feelings for you — they’re all-consuming. Just look at me, Maia. Day after day, I waited for you outside MCN. I messaged, I called, I tried everything I could think of. Still, you ignored me. Can’t you forgive

nothing in return, her scalp prickling with