Aurora's Flight

Heath paused at the door to the dimly lit room, a moment of hesitation before he pushed it open.

The door swung open, and Heath and his entourage were stunned into silence.

The room was starkly empty, the handcuffs on the corner wall pried open, leaving no trace of Aurora.

But Heath was certain, just moments ago, he had clearly seen Aurora huddled in the corner of this very room!

The only explanation was a breach in the surveillance room. The footage Heath had seen must have been from another day altogether.

And Aurora? She might have left this place a long time ago.

"Boss..." Kieran, looking worriedly at Heath's complexion, spoke up. Despite his severe injuries that warranted bed rest, he had insisted on coming to find Aurora, who now was nowhere to be found.

Heath, clenching his fists, demanded, "Who took her?"

Lysander, momentarily taken aback, ventured, "Heath, you don’t suspect Eamon, do you?"

Heath, his face a shade of stormy, turned back, colliding head-on with Eamon. Shaking o