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.

and there was no way the director could be

the deputy director. To have kept such a secret from him until the trial was

others had been closely watching Vance’s

his watch and tossed his jacket on the sofa, storming out

follow, but Percival shoved him back.

no other choice, Soren remained

Vance’s office door and

It was Leopold’s phone.

teased Leopold about

Percival enter, silently pocketed the

sitting here with Leopold’s phone, messaging Thomas. Amusing, is it?” Percival walked

Leopold’s phone and tablet,

you ever put it on silent?” Percival grabbed Vance by the collar, pinning him against

looked as if he might

why Soren and Anna were hovering around the director’s office today. Percival, sit down, let me

face. “Listen to

rarely cursed or got physical with his superiors, regardless of whether they deserved

this time, he could not

to sit down and

office soon drew everyone in the agency. Percival loosened

dared linger, and even the other agency heads

like a raging lion, a fierce warrior one

and Thomas stood guard at the door, angry themselves, yet they had not expected Percival to explode

reach Vivienne to

she know that Vivienne encountering Vance now would be an even more

door shut, lifting Vance off the floor. “Talk!

ordered Leopold to steal secrets from

his restraint barely keeping a second punch at

predicament is his own doing. The Martinez

punch, it turned out, could not be held back

stealing state secrets and the trajectory of his own future, he chose to protect the nation’s

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