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    Not wasting a second, she sank her teeth into the guard’s arm, yanked herself free, and sprinted toward Jeff.


    Jeff, still injured from his broken fingers and the earlier scuffle, was barely able to stay upright. “Ste, forget me,” he urged, breathless. “Just run while you can!”


    But Ste shook her head, ignoring himpletely. She crouched beside him, slinging his arm over her shoulder to help him up.


    They had barely taken a few steps when she noticed Nina not far away, raising a gun, its muzzle pointed straight at William.


    “William! Behind you!” Ste screamed. She released Jeff’s arm and hurled herself in front of William without a second thought.


    A gunshot rang out the next second, and pain exploded through her shoulder as warm blood quickly drenched her.


    “Stel!” William’s panicked voice cut through the noise. He lunged forward just in time to catch her as she copsed into his arms.


    Around them, police officers fired back, one bullet striking Nina’s wrist and sending her weapon ttering to the floor as she cried out in pain.


    Drake, seeing his ns fall apart, slipped into the secret passage without a backward nce, abandoning his people—and Nina—to fend for themselves.


    Within minutes, the police had secured the scene. Most of Drake’s men were down or captured; only Nina and a few others were still breathing.


    William cradled Ste in his arms, his hands slick with her blood.


    “Stay with me,” he murmured, pressing down on her wound. “The ambnce is almost here.”


    Ste managed a faint smile, her voice barely above a whisper. “I’m fine. What about Jeff?”


    “I’m here, Ste.” Jeff limped over, pale and shaken. “Just hang in there, okay? You’re going to be alright.”


    She gave him a weak nod, then turned to William. “Did you find the clue I left for you?”


    William nodded, still holding pressure against her shoulder. “I did. The moment I saw it, I called the police. But none of us expected Nina to sneak back into the country behind her parents’ backs.”


    The paramedics arrived in a rush, wheeling a stretcher between them. William carefullyid Ste down, refusing to let go of her hand. “I’ming with you,” he said firmly.


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    Jeff stood aside, watching quietly as they lifted Ste into the ambnce. The way William held her hand—like he’d never let go again—sent a flicker of sadness through him.


    Inside the ambnce, Ste drifted in and out of consciousness. The pain and blood loss blurred everything. William kept her hand in his, leaning close and murmuring softly, though his words were lost in the haze between them.


    Through the fog of her fading awareness, she heard him say, “When you recover, let’s get married. I can’t bear to lose you again.”


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