apter 22 Fire in the Bones

Chapter 22 Fire in the Bones

She immediately tried calling Baron again, but the call still wouldn’t go

Panicked, Phantom fired off a message.

through.

“Mr. Baron, Ms. Summers is missing. We’ve lost contact with our people too. What do we do?”

The message vanished into the void with no response.

Frustrated and desperate, Phantom hurried back to call Jensen.

Just then, Jensen’s phone lit up with an unfamiliar number.

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“Mr. Luke,” a distorted voice said, “I’ve got your woman. If you want her alive, bring fifty million to the abandoned warehouse behind the hospital. Don’t be late, or I can’t guarantee what might happen.”

The voice changer masked the caller’s identity, but the moment the words ended, Sharon’s voice came through.

“Jensen, help me!”

“Sharon!”


Jensen sprang to his feet and immediately ordered his men to prepare the money. He shouted into the phone, “If you lay one finger on her, I swear I’ll make you wish you were never born!”

But the line went dead.

Jensen rushed out.

As he ran, his phone rang again. Seeing Phantom’s name flash on the screen, he dismissed the call without a second thought.

Natalie was just recovering. She wasn’t in any real danger. But Sharon had been kidnapped. Her health was fragile–what if the shock made things worse?

Without hesitation, Jensen chose Sharon.

warehouse behind the hospital,

hesitated. “If we set it on fire, you’ll get

won’t let anything happen to me. What

hidden?”

glanced toward the shadows

drug in her system left her paralyzed and mute. All she could do was watch, wide–eyed, as

one of the men said. “Mr. Luke only sees you. As soon as the fire


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He won’t even notice Natalie’s here. By the time he realizes she’s missing, she’ll already be ashes. No one will ever fight

Sharon said with a

her

going to die. But before that, let me give you a

panicked, heart pounding, but her limbs refused

What could she do?

going to

by now that she

must know she’s


held even a shred of care for her, he would have

seeing the smug confidence in Sharon’s face, Natalie felt every last hope

lit the pile

an instant, flames shot

cough uncontrollably. Natalie, too, was choked by

building ablaze, he went

“Sharon! Where are you?!”

“Jensen, help me! Cough—cough!”

between coughs, her voice

and rushed over to untie her. He lifted her into his arms

exit.

be scared. I’ve

entire world was Sharon. He didn’t spare a


strength she had to make the smallest noise

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