Chapter 1309

The man spoke up again, "Right now, our number one priority is keeping ourselves safe. The last person who tried breaking into the Dark Web hasn't been seen since. Doesn't that make your skin crawl?"

"Have you tried feeling out Andre's nephew?" asked the guy sitting at the head of the table.

Someone beside him nodded. "Swear to God, both Kon and Greg already checked. Nothing out of the ordinary."

On the Dark Web, the closer you sat to the front, the more power you had. And the guy in the very front? He was the founder himself.

"Maja's the one we need to find. We've put too much on the line here—she has to tell us where that shipment is."

No matter how much intel they had, the Dark Web could never really go toe-to-toe with an old-money dynasty. Maja's shipment? The Dark Web would do whatever it took to get it.

The next morning, sunlight slipped in through the blinds.

A new year. A new day.

Maja woke up curled in a corner, stiff from another night hiding out. She stretched, checked that everything was clear, and slipped away, moving quickly and quietly.

Newtown.

her parents. She sucked on a lollipop and rolled her eyes. "Conner,

Nettleton, and I'm only getting married once. It's going to be the event of the year,"

lollipop, her eyes drifting

third night of the new year, the house phone rang in the middle of

this

herself at the phone.

a pause on the

grip tightened on the cord. "Sis,

small talk. "Annie, keep Mom and Dad safe. Get cameras up around the house, keep your eyes open. If you think someone's following you,

kill Conner,"

not happening," Maja replied, stubborn as

Annie

There was dead silence.

Conner's baby,"

The line went dead.

phone down, finally having gotten the words

away and

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