The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 398

After getting Anna settled, Vivienne received another message from Matthew.

[Vivienne, Scott’s found Rowan and Ismene!]

A sly smile curled Vivienne’s ruby lips.

That Scott never did sit still. Fresh from nabbing the potion, now he was off cleaning house.

Truly a loyal hound for GTO.

Vivienne glanced up, her gaze laced with intrigue as she eyed Percival, her voice dripping with seduction, “Mr. Wolf, there’s a show worth catching. Care to join?”

Percival’s lips curved subtly as he said, “Sounds good.”

…

In a quaint village in the suburbs of Rivenwood.

Rowan and Ismene had been masquerading as locals, too scared to show their faces.

They feared not only Vivienne and Percival.

Just the name Mr. B was enough to send shivers down their spines.

Their betrayal of the organization was no secret now. If found, they were as good as dead.

They managed a farmhouse turned bed-and-breakfast, frequented by those seeking the rustic charm of country living, basically hiding in plain sight. Who would suspect that these simple farmers were assassins trained by GTO?

A sleek black SUV pulled up to the farmhouse, a reservation made days in advance.

Donning simple clothes and a straw hat, Rowan approached with a basket of apples.

“Mr. Brooks, I presume,” Rowan said, sizing up the man before him.

Indeed, it was the missing patriarch of the Brooks family, Scott.

Although in hiding, Rowan and Ismene kept abreast of city affairs – one must always be ready to flee at a moment’s notice.

recent bed-and-breakfast booking was from

trench coat and finely tailored suit, which only accentuated his gentle

few days ago,” Scott said, his voice

Rowan knew the Brooks family did not possess the potion. Even if

village women, fan in hand, and offered a

and

reached the doorstep, his stride

is quite fresh

the village,”

eyes darkening as he slowly said, “I wonder how easy it is to

before he could draw his weapon, Scott had pulled

rang out; Rowan’s shoulder bled profusely,

fan, revealing a sharp dagger at its edge, and lunged

moment, Scott kicked her away, firing

flailing, unable to

settled into a wicker chair in the yard,

could ambush me? Forgotten who

had to be skilled not just in ability

gaped at Scott, “You…

Rowan’s forehead, saying, “There’s no need to dirty

duped; they had

turned fierce, “There’s only one fate

Bang!

for the end; Ismene trembled

to their surprise, it was

a gun and a mocking smile.

hand where the bullet had

did you find me?” He asked

the gun in her hand, then stashed it in Percival’s pocket. She preferred her needles; guns

him with disdain. “Who

Scott was taken aback.

been fishing, and he

and Ismene

“The issues between father and daughter,

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