Chapter 69

"John's with me. Want him alive? Then get to the abandoned factory outside the city in thirty minutes. Otherwise, prepare to collect his corpse." The line went dead before anyone could react. "Damn it!" Benjamin cursed and kicked over a nearby chair. Andrew turned to Eira with a worried look. "Boss, what do we do now?" "We go, of course. They've already started, we can't just sit around," Eira said firmly, already moving. "Eira..." Benjamin hesitated, clearly against the idea. "Let me go with a team. You wait here." "I'm going myself," Eira cut him off, voice resolute. "Time's tight-we can't waste a second." They rushed out of the room and into the elevator. Just as the doors were closing, a hand reached in. "Hold up." The elevator reopened-and there stood Alexander, flanked by Daniel. Alexander quickly scanned the group before his eyes landed on Eira. "You? What are you doing here?" Eira couldn't be bothered to respond. She just shot him a cold glance before looking away. Ignoring her