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

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

about this, Thomas and the others had been closely watching Vance’s

watch and tossed his jacket on the sofa, storming

to follow, but Percival shoved him back. “Stay

Soren remained

did not even knock; he pushed open Vance’s office door and overheard

It was Leopold’s phone.

about that custom

seeing Percival enter, silently pocketed the phone. “What brings you here so

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

was, Leopold’s phone and tablet,

grabbed Vance by the collar,

as if he might

why Soren and Anna were hovering around the director’s

punched Vance in the face. “Listen to

his superiors, regardless of whether

time, he

to sit down and listen

in the agency.

and even the other agency heads did

like a raging lion, a fierce warrior one dared

they had not expected Percival to explode with such fury, to

reach Vivienne to no

did she know that Vivienne encountering Vance now would be

director’s office door shut, lifting Vance off the

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

barely keeping a

own doing. The Martinez family caught on to him because he

punch, it turned out, could not be

trajectory of his own future, he

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