Chapter 1022:

He had just gotten word that his men had cornered Cade on some rooftop. That private eye had shown nerve when feeding lies to Melanie, but now he looked like a scared rabbit trying to slip away.

Instead of making a daring leap across two roofs, he had crouched on the edge, yelling, “I have something important to say. I need to see your boss, Hurst Cooper.”

A reckless idiot! That was exactly what Hurst thought of Cade. With that in mind, he strode boldly deeper into the warehouse.

One of his men stationed at the door quickly moved up to lead him.

Walking past rows of old wooden crates, Hurst noticed the heavy mix of sea air and cold metal hanging in the space. Finally, under the glow of a lone overhead lamp, he laid eyes on Cade.

Cade was shirtless, his hands bound behind him with ropes as thick as fingers, cutting into his skin. His wrists bore bloody marks, and his ankles were tightly secured.

At the sound of approaching footsteps, Cade slowly lifted his eyes.

grin across Cade’s face, and he spat

later,

his men,

on Cade. “Cade isn’t your real name. You used to be special forces, Emilio Riley.

escape begins at

identity had stayed buried for years, yet Hurst had dug


grin, Cade said, “I never thought

warmth. “You have four

smile vanished in an

studied Hurst carefully, aware that this man was far

stretched beyond the façade of a “wine merchant,” with

the service, he recruited veterans,

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