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Heartbeats Against Time

Author: Fleurdelis
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-14 00:30:37

Suddenly, everyone was stunned when a live stream popped up online. The video showed Hunter making his way to the roof deck of the building. At the same time, another stream showed Aleah, strapped with a bomb, with the countdown ticking away. The situation quickly caught the attention of the media, who rushed to the Bryant building for live coverage of the unfolding events.

The emergency response team Guiller had called showed up right on time, while Rafael dashed inside the building with a squad of SWAT officers, ready to back up Hunter.

Hunter raced up the stairs until he reached the door to the roof deck—only to find it locked tight. Heavy-duty chains wrapped around the handle, the kind specially designed to hold back people like him with enhanced abilities. Stronger than regular mortals? Sure. But breaking through these? Not so much.

"Aleah! Are you in there?" Hunter yelled, his voice booming through the corridor.

"Zen!" Aleah’s shaky voice called
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