RankNovelThe search area was enormous.
Fleming soared through the night sky, carefully adjusting his altitude to a level that was both safe and gave him
a clear view of the chaos below.
He knew Elodie well. In a crowd, she'd stand out she always did-so if she was down there, he'd spot her quickly
enough.
Smoke still drifted up from the ground, making it hard to see. Fleming frowned, dipping a little lower for a better
look.
Adrian's voice crackled in his headset. "Fleming! Are you out of your mind?
There's been no order from command! You'll be held responsible if you keep this up!"
They were military, after all-discipline was enforced with ironclad rules, and following orders wasn't optional.
But tonight was different.
Still, there would be consequences for acting on his own.
Fleming scanned the ground with laser focus.
He felt strangely detached about the risk. He knew exactly what he was doing.
After all, Esmeralda had made herself clear...
He wasn't going to overthink it.
Compared to human life, any disciplinary action seemed trivial.
Especially since Elodie was a national treasure in her field-there was no way command would let anything
happen to her.
"It doesn't matter," he replied.
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Meanwhile, Adrian had found a quiet spot to land the chopper. Only then did he ask, "You're doing this for Lucy,
aren't you? I've seen it for a long tnow-Lucy cares about you, and you always indulge her. What else could it
be?"
No doubt, he'd been swayed by Esmeralda's announcement that the engagement was off.
Now, nothing stood in the way of following his heart.
Fleming didn't answer.
Frankly, he didn't think the question even deserved one.
Suddenly, his gaze sharpened, locking on to something a few dozen meters below.
Through flickering tongues of fire, he spotted a car racing down the road. The headlights illuminated the
windshield, making it shine like a beacon in the darkness.
Fleming's sharp eyes caught a figure in the passenger seat.
A second later, the passenger rolled down the window and looked straight up at him, waving urgently.
A signal.
Fleming's vision was exceptional-better than most. In that instant, he recognized the man.
Jarrod. Elodie's husband.
Esmeralda hadn't told him Jarrod would be here.
Which meant Elodie and Jarrod were likely together.
He reacted instantly, flicking on the aircraft's signal lights.
He was about to descend when-
Below, Jarrod had already recognized the helicopter for what it was a domestic model from Elodie's own research
base, with distinctive markings.
Without hesitation, Jarrod swerved toward the chopper, catching Fleming's signal.
But as Fleming began to descend, Jarrod made a sharp gesture, signaling him to hold off and motioning for the
pilot to look behind.
Fleming followed Jarrod's warning,
glancing past the peeRdnaa Al
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heavy-duty vehicles were in pursuit:
top-of-the-line SUVs, barreling
forward with unmistakable menace.
Bang!
Jarrod's car was hit. It lurched sideways, but the driver managed to steady it at
once.
Fleming grasped the situation immediately.
Jarrod was being hunted down.
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But Fleming had seen worse. He dropped lower, flying ahead of Jarrod's car and scanning the road below.
Jarrod understood at once, gesturing decisively toward the route ahead.
Fleming gunned the engine, racing
forward in that direction, dropping to
the lowest safe alfitydeHeTovered,
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With luck, they might all make it out alive.
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