I pulled out my phone and glanced at the screen.
"It's seven o'clock," I said lightly, turning the display toward Adrian. "I'm giving you exactly one hour. If you can't find him by then, your son will disappear forever."
With that, I started the timer.
The countdown began immediately. One second. Then another. The numbers ticked away relentlessly.
Adrian's eyes turned bloodshot. Veins bulged along his neck as he stared at me.
"Where is he?" he demanded.
Several of his men reacted instantly, reaching for their weapons as they moved to confront my people.
I didn't even flinch.
Unfortunately for them, they were already too late.
More of my men flooded into the ballroom from every entrance, dressed in black and moving with practiced precision. Within seconds, Adrian's men found the
