Chapter 5 - Damian Walked Into the Enemy’s Stronghold Unarmed—But Evelyn Discovered the Betrayal That Could Destroy Them AllThe hunting lodge was surrounded.
Damian arrived alone.
Victor watched from the second floor.
Evelyn sat tied to a chair.
“Damian!”
He stepped inside.
No weapon.
No body armor.
Nothing.
Victor smiled.
“You really did come alone.”
Damian nodded.
“Let her go.”
Victor laughed.
“You always were sentimental.”
“I'm not sentimental.”
“No?”
Damian looked at Evelyn.
“I just know her life is worth more than mine.”
Evelyn's eyes filled.
“Damian, don't.”
He looked back at Victor.
“Untie her.”
Victor's men approached.
Then every light in the building exploded.
Gunfire erupted.
Damian dropped behind a table.
The doors flew open.
Marcus and the others stormed inside.
Victor ran.
Evelyn kicked her chair over.
Damian reached her.
“Are you hurt?”
“No.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes.”
He untied her.
For a moment, neither moved.
Then Evelyn grabbed his coat.
“You idiot.”
“I know.”
“You came without a weapon.”
“I had one.”
“Where?”
“You.”
She stared.
“What does that mean?”
“It means the moment they touched you, I stopped caring whether I lived.”
She slapped his chest.
“Never do that again.”
He looked at her.
“I can't promise.”
The escape should have been the end.
It wasn't.
Back at the diner, Evelyn discovered an envelope hidden inside Robert's old recipe book.
She opened it.
Inside was a handwritten note.
Evelyn knew Robert's handwriting instantly.
If you're reading this, someone has finally come looking.
Trust the man who comes with the storm.
He owes me his life.
Her hands trembled.
Then she read the final line.
But don't trust everyone who kneels before him.
Evelyn looked up.
Damian was speaking quietly with Vincent.
Something felt wrong.
Later that night, she confronted Damian.
“Your organization has a traitor.”
His face changed.
“What did you find?”
She showed him the note.
Damian read it.
“Robert knew.”
“Yes.”
“And he warned you.”
“Yes.”
Damian looked toward Vincent.
Evelyn followed his gaze.
“Who?”
“I don't know yet.”
“Then how do we find them?”
Damian's eyes hardened.
“We give them something to steal.”
They created a false document.
Rumor spread that the original evidence was hidden in Albany.
Within hours, someone leaked the information.
Damian's expression became cold.
“It's Vincent.”
Evelyn stared.
“What?”
Vincent stood in the doorway.
He looked devastated.
“You don't understand.”
Damian raised his gun.
“You betrayed me.”
Vincent shook his head.
“I was trying to protect my daughter.”
The room fell silent.
Victor had kidnapped Vincent's twelve-year-old daughter weeks earlier.
He had forced Vincent to cooperate.
Damian lowered the gun.
“You should have told me.”
“I was afraid.”
Evelyn stepped forward.
“Where is she?”
Vincent cried.
“I don't know.”
Damian closed his eyes.
Then Evelyn realized.
Victor's real target had never been Damian.
It had been the evidence.
And the evidence was closer than any of them realized.
Robert had hidden it inside the diner.
The place where Evelyn had spent twenty years.
The place Damian had sworn to protect.
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Their enemies had been searching the wrong building.
The truth was beneath their feet.
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