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CHAPTER 62

Author: Tellachino
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-14 00:28:29

The underground tunnels stretched beneath the island like a hidden labyrinth, carved deep into the rock to serve as William’s final escape route. The air was damp and thick with the scent of saltwater, the walls lined with flickering emergency lights.

Fiona, Darwin, and Marcus moved fast, their footsteps echoing in the confined space. The map on Marcus’s tablet displayed a direct path to William’s exit point—an underground dock where a speedboat waited to whisk him away.

“We have less than five minutes before he’s out of our reach,” Marcus warned.

Fiona gritted her teeth, her pulse hammering. She wasn’t about to let William slip away again.

Not this time.

She pushed forward, leading the charge through the dimly lit tunnel. Every muscle in her body was tense, ready for the inevitable ambush. William wouldn’t make it easy for them.

And he didn’t.

A hail of gunfire erupted from the corridor ahead.

“Down!” Darwin shouted, grabbing Fiona’s arm and pulling her behind cover. Bullets ricochet
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