The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Percival immediately got in touch with Thomas. “We need to head to Sea City. Leopold’s in trouble.”

Thomas was in the midst of a routine drill at Vanguard Agency. Hearing Percival’s words, his expression froze. “Husky checked in from a different location just this morning, and he replied to the roll call in the chat group ten minutes ago. There’s no way something’s happened.”

To streamline operations, Vanguard Agency conducted random roll calls in their chat group, ensuring everyone checked in unless they were deep undercover like Vance.

Percival’s brows furrowed.

Ten minutes ago was when Vivienne had made her first call.

If Leopold was replying to the roll call, he could not have missed Vivienne’s call!

What on earth was going on?

Vivienne also sensed that something was amiss. It was unlike Leopold to drop off the radar.

Then, out of the blue, Charlotte Redwood, who had not been in touch for a while, called Vivienne.

“Things have hit the fan, Vivienne. Something happened to Griffin,” Charlotte said, her voice laced with urgency.

“What’s happened?” Vivienne asked, her face a mask of composure.

Leopold had been assigned to infiltrate the Martinez family. If Griffin was in trouble, too, it had to be connected.

Charlotte swallowed hard before replying, “Griffin’s been locked up by her family. They won’t let her communicate with anyone. If it was not for an old cell phone she found to contact me with, I’d have no clue she was in trouble.”

Griffin was locked up?

Vivienne’s brow creased. “Why would the Martinez family lock up Griffin? What’s gone down?”

“That guy she was crushing on—Leopold. He’s been caught stealing bioweapon secrets from the Martinez family. He’s now locked up in Sea City’s military prison, awaiting trial!”

“What?” Vivienne gripped Percival’s wrist, and he immediately pulled over to the curb, still on the line with Thomas.

turned on the speakerphone so both Percival and Thomas

bioweapon secrets from the Martinez family?”

Leopold would do such a thing. She wanted to testify for him in court, and that’s why she’s been detained.

secret. If Leopold doesn’t come clean, he could be facing the death penalty. And this time, it’s someone

It was obvious—they did not

long has Leopold been

replied, “Mr. Ellington, he’s been in custody for nearly two weeks.

check-in record been like over the past

and responsive, nothing unusual.” Thomas’s voice cooled as

came through. “Percival, something’s

the last two weeks.

set up by Vivienne to discuss a new bomb

usually leaving Anna and Thomas

past two weeks, it meant

Vivienne’s expression frosted over.

Leopold out. He won’t be harmed,” Vivienne said

protégé was only hers to

“Okay, I can’t contact Griffin often, but I’ll pass the message. Please, Vivienne and Mr.

assuring Charlotte, Vivienne ended

as usual through

that.” With that,

Leopold’s last locations from the group chat

pulled out her portable mini laptop and began to trace all

later, her

Rivenwood

the computer shut.

as she punched the numbers into her phone, her voice firm and resolute. “Rally the troops, everyone in the Nine Mystics Society. Our target is Sea City’s military prison. It’s

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