CIARAN was inside his study at the private villa, the soft hum of the monitors filling the silence. He was going through a series of encrypted files that Nate had retrieved when his phone buzzed twice. The vibration echoed against the mahogany desk, which snapped him out of his focus.
Magkasunod na dumating ang mensahe ni Mira at kasunod nito ay mula sa isa niyang tauhan na nakatalagang magbantay kay Esther.
Parehong iisa ang kanilang sinasabi.
‘Boss, they’ve found her. Cynthia’s men are on them.’
‘Ciaran, someone was here. And I can tell that they are here for both surveillance and killing.’
Ciaran froze. A sudden rush of heat surged through him, the kind that came only when rage and fear collided. Pumasok agad sa isipan niya si Esther at ang anak nila na nasa sinapupunan nito.
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