MISTAKE 198

Chapter 198: Retrieving Stella

"Son, Stella, she..." Christopher started to say.

"Why is my nephew there?" Ray asked a they all looked at the satellite footage with a frown. Lenny walked into a car and drove off.

Five minutes later, James's drone dropped a bomb on the compound, sending it to flames.

They all saw right. It was Lenny.

But James had other problems. Stella was still being held.

He ordered his men to storm the wing they were holding Stella.

He had this bad feeling in his gut about the entire operation.

Within minutes, his men covered the wing easily. They took out the perpetrators so easily that Christopher glanced at James with a frown. He needed no telling that James was already prepared. This entire situation was James's trap. As the operation started, James walked out of the surveillance room and made his way towards. the wing.

"You have the wing already covered, huh?" Christopher asked following him.

James clenched his jaw, knowing his father already figured this was a trap.

His comms told him Stella was in the room. James almost lost his mind. Stella? Didn't they swap her?

He could not concentrate on this now. His mind was focused on Stella.

He could only hope they arrived in time before anything more traumatic happened to Stella.

He watched as the strike team moved into position, high-tech weapons raised.

They crept down the dimly lit hallway towards the doors.

A woman's deranged shouts and Stella's anguished cries.

With a concussive bang, the door was blown open and mayhem erupted.

but his eyes were on a horribly familiar image of Stella, battered and crumpled on the floor with one of the assailant standing over her, repeatedly kicking

Die!" the woman screeched

the open

pulled his gun and shot without thinking. The bullet passed

her to

filled his head as he let out two more shot, Bitting her shoulder and

scooped Stella's trembling form into his arms, cradling her gently. "Baby?" he called but she did not

now, I've got you," he murmured as she whimpered in

him.

be slipping in and

hair, wishing he could absorb all

with the rest. He could hear Stella whimper slightly in his

he had first made this plan, he knew she might get injured but seeing her actually injured broke his soul. When he saw that she was

baby. Keep your eyes open!" he called

doctors are prepared. We need to take her to the clinic,"

arrived. A large hotel like theirs would have a small hospital. But the Grey family had gone overboard and gotten experts.

her lying there, for some reason, a thought crossed his mind; what if she

tell the family that she was fine

let go and they

had to be redirected back to the city

Stella was moved to the

Stella was settled in James' room.

stairs, he found his mother father and grandfather waiting for

sit before pouring himself a

two really married?" Ray asked and James raised a

"Yes," he answered.

asked. It was dear his immediate family found out that

Like you, they thought I was trying to use her as bait. What did you think was going to happen when people found out I was married?" James asked and they

Maria. Their enemies saw it as a

have never used your godmother as balt. You must never do this either," Christopher said. To this, James agreed. But, in his defense, he did

face went dark.

just got her back,"

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