Paris – The Hunt Begins The private jet touched down at Charles de Gaulle Airport under the cover of night. Liam sat in silence, staring out the window as the lights of Paris stretched beyond the runway. Mia sat across from him, her fingers curled into the fabric of her coat. She hadn’t said much since they left, but he knew her mind was racing. Adrian was alive. They both felt it. Dain leaned forward from his seat. “I traced his last transaction to a property just outside the city—an old chateau in Montmorency. It’s heavily guarded.” Mia’s voice was cold. “So he’s waiting for us.” Liam smirked, but there was no humor in it. “Good. Saves us the trouble of finding him.” A Dangerous Welcome They stepped off the plane into the cool Parisian air, met by an old contact of Liam’s—Rafael M

