Chapter 1004:

A faint squint narrowed Hurst’s eyes as he gave her hand a reassuring pat. “Don’t worry. There’s no way he’ll slip away. I’ve already taken his assistant into custody.”

Far across town, in a shabby apartment on the northern edge of Wront, Cade lingered by the window, peering through the narrow slits of the blinds. Down below, two strangers were speaking in hushed tones with the locals.

The sight made his stomach tighten. Without a second thought, he snatched up his things and bolted toward the rooftop.

“This is bad… I’m in real trouble now.”

A weary breath escaped Cade as he continued moving.

If the investigation had involved anyone other than Maia, he would never have dared give his employer a false location.

could have predicted that this one decision might nearly cost his employer her life. If not for Maia’s timely intervention, the outcome would have been

feared that in Hurst’s mind, he was already marked as an accomplice. Getting caught now would

wrong address was out of the question. Admitting that he did it to

on

know which hospital Maia had been taken to. And to make matters worse, as he stepped outside, the sound of

jaw and sprinted toward the top floor, gathering speed for

There’s nothing left for


just finished hearing Raegan’s

them well. There’s no way this can be traced back to

truth would eventually come

— better than I expected. Initially, this was meant to be just a warning for Maia, but now

was taken aback

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