Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Chapter 1225

Maja, with her mask snugly in place and her hat pulled down low, stepped out of the airport. Two people were tailing her discreetly, keeping her under close watch. As she slid into a waiting car, she instructed, "Take me to where my sister works."

Annie was in her dorm room, phone clutched tightly in her hand, Conner's number glaring back at her from the screen. But her mind was elsewhere-lost in thoughts about her sister's whereabouts, her murky ties with the Dark Web, and Conner's concern...

Was this kidnapping somehow linked to her sister? If so, did that mean Henry and Mia's abductions were also connected? And since she was kidnapped too, maybe her sister didn't know anything about it?

Her colleagues, who were keeping an eye on her, exchanged worried looks. Annie seemed rattled by the whole ordeal. "Annie, we're in law enforcement; danger is part of the job. You've got to find the courage to step out of this shadow."

Annie snapped back to reality. "What?"

The forensic analyst chimed in, "Trauma can lead to stress disorders for anyone."

"I'm okay, really. Don't worry about me."

Just then, her phone rang, jolting Annie with a surge of energy. The caller ID flashed: Sister.

It wasn't Conner. It was... her sister!

her lip, and with shaky hands, she picked up

looked out at the building and

to Annie's eyes as she clutched

by the curb, was a black sedan. The door opened, and out stepped her sister, alive and standing before Annie

at her sister, trying to muster a smile that felt foreign and awkward even to

Annie's face, blurring her vision as she slowly

older, the

her dimmed since Emmery's

weary now, always with a

too. Seeing her sister's tear-streaked face, Maja asked "Have you

tears, Annie blurted, "Are you working with the Dark

the touch, gently wiping

answer me," Annie

swallowed, then

for the handcuffs behind her, but the pain in her injured arm

immediately grasped her shoulder. "Did Kon hurt