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.

gone wrong inside the agency, and there was no way the director

from him until the trial was nigh meant no one but the director himself could

learning about this, Thomas and the others had been closely watching Vance’s every move at Vanguard

his watch and tossed his jacket on the sofa, storming out with fury in his

but Percival shoved

choice, Soren remained in the deputy

even knock; he pushed open Vance’s office door and

It was Leopold’s phone.

about that custom ringtone

the phone. “What brings you here so

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

phone and tablet, right inside the

grabbed Vance by the

if he might snap Vance’s

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

the face.

physical with his superiors, regardless

this time, he could

Vance expect him to sit down and listen so

commotion in the director’s office soon drew everyone in the agency. Percival

even the other agency heads did not

like a raging lion, a fierce warrior one dared

themselves, yet they had not expected

to reach

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

the director’s office door shut, lifting Vance off the floor.

his lip. “I ordered Leopold to steal secrets from the

face darkened, his restraint barely

current predicament is his own doing. The

out, could

faced with the choice between stealing state secrets and the trajectory of

to be followed without question, and he had not broken this rule.Books Chapters Are Daily