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    “Who are you talking about? Who are they?” she asked.


    Noah’s eyes dropped, hisshes throwing deep shadows over his face, gloom etched in every line.


    Hurst’s warning rang with ufortable truth.


    No one understood better than Noah just how far those people would go.


    Should they ever target Sadie, she would never know another moment of calm.


    No matter what, Noah could not allow her to be pulled into the bitter legacies and hidden wars of the past.


    His only wish was to protect her, to give her a chance at a safe, joyful, and unburdened life.


    Drawing a step closer, Hurst leaned in, his voice low. “Ms. Hudson, have you ever heard of an organization named Wolfpack?”


    The mention brought Sadie to a standstill.


    Notorious on the international stage, the Wolfpack was a ck-market powerhouse, hunted across continents.


    No founder had ever been unmasked. Its home base remained a mystery.


    Every kind of illegal operation seemed to trace back to them, each one draped in secrecy.


    Though she’d heard whispers about Wolfpack, Sadie had never imagined she’d hear the name spoken here—least of all by Hurst. Could there be a link between the NE Research Institute and this shadowy syndicate?


    She found herself ncing at Hurst, searching for a clue.


    Hurst said nothing more, yet the sly curve of his lips and the unfathomable depth in his gaze said everything she needed to know. A fresh wave of dread swept through Sadie, each new revtion weighing her down.


    Her eyes flicked to Noah, searching his face for answers.


    Every line of worry and hesitation carved into his expression gave him away—he’d carried this knowledge from the start.


    So, all this time, he’d kept her in the dark to shield her from Wolfpack’s reach?


    Your imagination thrives at  punt


    Noah caught the storm of realization in her eyes and exhaled, long and weary.


    Nothing was left to conceal now; the secrets had run out.


    When he finally spoke, his voice scraped low and raw, heavy with the burden of confession. “Sadie, your parents stayed away for a reason. They vanished and lived in hiding—all of it was for your safety.”


    Sadie jerked her head in denial, blinking hard as her eyes welled with tears.


    She refused to ept that exnation.


    No reassurance, no gentle words could sway her now.


    Until the truth of her parents’ fate wasid bare, her soul would never be at rest.


    She resolved in that moment to chase down the answers herself, for their sake and her own.


    An unwavering resolve shone in Sadie’s eyes, making it clear to Noah that no argument would sway her.


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