Chapter 10 - THE FINAL SURPRISEWe emerged into the freezing rain of the hospital parking lot, months later. We were no longer Dr. and Mrs. Mercer. We were fugitives.
Our daughter was born in a roadside clinic, healthy and thriving. But the box was empty.
I looked at Adrian. "Why was it empty?"
He reached into his own shirt and pulled out a small, metallic chip—the real data. "I gave the box to the mercenaries to save Elena. The truth is, I’ve been playing them for years. I am the one who orchestrated this entire crash to frame them for a corporate heist."
I stared at the man I married. He was a hero, a villain, and a stranger all at once. "So, what now?"
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"Now," he said, holding our daughter, "we use the data to burn their empire to the ground."
I looked at my family, my heart racing. The marriage was a lie, but the mission was real. And I was finally ready to be the woman who helped him finish it.
