Aaron's POV:
In the evening, as I was about to leave the office, I received a text message.
The message came from a virtual number and included a picture.
I would normally ignore such messages, as they were likely spam. I was about to dismiss it when a second message came through, and this one had "Lynne" in the content.
Lynne?
Seeing her name was like flipping a switch in me, and without hesitation, I opened the message.
After reading just a few words, I felt a chill run down my spine, my heart constricting—Lynne was being held at an underground transaction venue in the gambling city?
She was under the control of the mafia, and was even going to be sold as a commodity, with me being the only "invited" buyer.
The message ended with a threat—if I refused to buy her, Lynne would be s
