The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 489

With a creased map in hand, Percival trekked alongside Soren to a nearby abandoned mine.

At the mine’s entrance, they stumbled upon a covert mark of White Tiger etched into the rock face, its meaning unclear yet undeniably significant. And there, scattered nearby, lay a cache of critical documents belonging to CK.

“Base, this is Soren. We’ve found the mark,” Soren hollered into his headset.

A different voice crackled back, not Micah’s as expected, but that of the HQ commander. “Copy that. Proceed underground.”

Exchanging a glance, Percival and Soren strapped on their oxygen masks and descended into the bowels of the earth.

Markers bearing White Tiger’s emblem appeared sporadically along the mine’s tunnels—faded, but a trail they could follow nonetheless.

As they ventured deeper, the air grew thin, and a faint, metallic scent of blood wafted from the depths.

Suddenly, a clod of earth tumbled from directly above Percival.

“Run!” Percival barked, his eyes dark with urgency.

With lightning reflexes, Soren signaled to the team behind them, and the third squad retreated in a disciplined dash toward the exit.

Then, a thunderous collapse echoed from behind Soren.

“Captain!” He yelled.

“Get out of here. That’s an order!” Percival’s voice crackled through the headset as Soren could only glimpse his silhouette through the narrowing gaps in the debris.

“Captain, I’ll get you out!” Soren halted along with a few others.

Percival’s voice was icy. “Get lost. After you’re out, find Vivienne!”

Leopold and Thomas, sensing the gravity of the situation, called out, “Captain, report your status!”

“Mine… Collapse… Get out…”

Percival’s voice faded into static.

However, before they could get close, a helicopter buzzed overhead,

to HQ. But unfamiliar with the terrain, the

Thomas, Leopold boosted their firepower and rescued the

into the mic, “Wolf, unidentified forces are attacking from above. Evacuate

mine, Percival tossed aside his useless headset, shouting to Soren, “Comms are jammed.

the battle above, Soren knew staying meant

was to escape and return with reinforcements for

vowed, “Captain,

the mine, though not without injuries—broken limbs and,

to life with Micah’s voice urging Wolf to

Soren radioed, “HQ, Wolf’s comms are down. Send me the coordinates of the hostile fire.

was no time to consider the consequences. They had to down the helicopters to cut off the attack and minimize

and relayed

squads swiftly ended the fight, downing two

at the rendezvous point, with casualties among them,

Percival’s location to Leopold,

the other members and strapped them on, his voice a mix of anger and resolve. “First squad, anyone who can still move,

the sentiment.

turned to follow, dizziness from

report and

a cane, stormed over, nearly collapsing. “Everyone, back to

our captain is still in there!” Leopold

but his dear friend who grew up with him. There was no way he would let Percival be buried

heavily wounded, and their lives matter, too. Back to

Thomas. “Get him treated, then document everything about the mine. Hand

radio operator approached with urgent news.

grabbed the handset. “This is

authorized this operation? I told you to wait for satellite confirmation before proceeding. Do you not

the loud

to enter the mine. When were we told to

voice came from the other side, “Bullshit! I’ve been shouting

struck Micah. “Check the comms for

at HQ quickly realized it, too, and yelled for his men to check

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