The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

In the car, there was a brief silence between Percival and Vivienne before Percival broke it, his grip tightening on Vivienne’s hand. “We need to split up. I’m heading over to Vanguard Agency to confront Vance. He’s up to his neck in this heist, and I’m sure he’s involved. You should visit your grandpa. With this mess involving the ancient warrior lineage, he might know how to help.”

Vivienne suddenly remembered that Leopold’s imprisonment was due to pressure from members of the ancient warrior lineage, which left the Vanguard Agency unable to intervene.

The Perez family might just have a solution.

With that thought, Vivienne’s eyes narrowed imperceptibly.

She had spent ten years training at the Emerald Monastery, taking time each year to build her circle of influence.

She founded the Nine Mystics Society, strengthening the Monastery’s influence, believing she had become strong enough to protect those she cared about. Yet, facing the ancient warrior lineage, her power seemed insignificant.

The Nine Mystics Society was like an ant in front of the ancient warrior lineage, easily crushed.

And her control over GTO, which she thought was firm, had slipped through her fingers.

It was time to act.

“Okay, I’m on it,” Vivienne said, squeezing Percival’s hand back. “Make it quick. We can’t let anything happen to Leopold.”

“Right. Our Husky? No one’s going to pluck him without a fight.”

They parted ways then and there, Percival driving straight to Vanguard Agency.

Thomas, Anna, and Soren were all waiting in the deputy director’s office, trying to get a hold of Leopold.

When they saw Percival return, they all approached him eagerly. “Deputy!”

“Where’s Vance?” Percival’s voice was grim.

Understanding dawned on the others, “In his office, Soren’s been keeping an eye on him. He hasn’t left.”

They were all elite members of Vanguard Agency, smart enough to guess Vance’s involvement.

there was no way the

have kept such a secret from him until the trial was nigh meant no one but

and the others had been closely watching

jacket on the sofa, storming out with

moved to follow, but Percival

remained in the deputy

Vance’s office door and overheard the chime of

It was Leopold’s phone.

Leopold about

pocketed the phone. “What

late, and you’re not home, sitting here with Leopold’s phone, messaging Thomas. Amusing, is it?” Percival walked over and pulled

was, Leopold’s phone and tablet, right inside

silent?” Percival grabbed

he might snap Vance’s neck

why Soren and Anna were hovering around the director’s office today.

face. “Listen to

got physical with his superiors,

time, he could not

to sit down and listen

in the agency.

other agency heads did

a fierce warrior one dared

yet they had not expected Percival to explode with such

reach Vivienne to no

encountering Vance

lifting

“I ordered Leopold to steal secrets

his restraint barely keeping

continued, “But Leopold’s current predicament is his own doing. The Martinez family caught

second punch, it turned out, could not

and the trajectory of

Agency was obedience; commands were to be followed without question, and he had not broken this rule.Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay Updated for All