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!

shaky hands, she picked up the

Maja looked out at the building and said, "I'm outside your

eyes as she

stepped her sister, alive and standing before Annie after being missing for over a

as she gazed at her sister, trying to muster a smile that

vision as she

looked older,

her dimmed since Emmery's

weary now, always with a black rose in

drew closer, Maja stepped forward too. Seeing her sister's tear-streaked face, Maja asked

Annie blurted, "Are

cool to the touch, gently wiping away Annie's tears. "Where

me," Annie

swallowed, then

her, but the

wince. Maja immediately grasped her shoulder. "Did Kon hurt