Caught in the Billionaire's Web

. Desperation clawed at her mind, but just as she was about to

anded, his voice ste

, his eyes narrowing. "Mr. Montgomery, yo

er's. "You know who I am and what I'm capable of. If yo

his options. Finally, he motioned for his men to stand

gasps, relief and confusion swirling within her.

ked, his voice filled

mind was racing. "Yes, b

t, far from prying eyes and ears. Emma paced back

ally stopping to face him. "Why did you come here? A

esolute. "Emma, there's a lot you don't know. But right now, w

r face. "Trust you? After everything that's ha

trying to protect you. And because we have a common enem

erself with Alex. But deep down, she knew he was right. The situa

her voice grudging

estigating his father's business dealings ever since the initial scandal broke. He had unco

explained, showing Emma a series of encrypted documents. "If we can

nalist instincts kicking in. "And you th

need to be careful. Whoever it is,

e to Alex's motives. He seemed genuinely invested in uncovering th

ies of locations connected to the offshore accounts Alex had uncovered. Each stop brought them c

Alex believed it was being used to launder money through a series of dummy corpo

close. Back off or f

Alex, her hands trembling s

"We can't back down

was dark and musty, with rows of old filing cabinets and desks covered in dust.

lex called, hi

y began sifting through the papers, finding evidence of transa

ement and fear mingling in her ches

s echoed through the warehouse. Emma's heart leapt

, pulling her behin

ew closer. Emma's mind raced, trying to come up with a plan. They couldn't

ld hear the faint sound of voices. She strained to make

expression tense. He mout

their hiding spot, sprinting towards the exit. Shouts erupted behind

he cold air stinging their lungs. Emma could hear the

lled, leading her d

suers in the labyrinthine alleys. Emma's legs burned, and her breath came in

Alex said, his voice urgent.

ying to catch her bre

earby," Alex replied.

had clearly used it before, judging by the supplies and equipment neatly arran

s expression serious. "We can't stay

eed to figure out our next move. We have the evidence,

e need to find a way to leak the information sa

're known for taking on dangerous stories. If we can get the evidence to

em?" Alex asked,

re good people. They'll

ht. We'll go to them. But we need to be careful. Who

news outlet. It was a small, unassuming building, but Emma knew that insid

ho listened intently as Emma explained the situati

ef. "We'll need to verify everything, but if this chec

know. But we need to move fa

t away. You two should lay low for a while. I

es on edge. They had taken a huge risk, b

's phone buzzed with another message. She g

mistake. Now you'

V screeched to a halt in front of them. The doors fle

with fear. "Let go of me!" she shou

ed. In moments, they were both shoved into the ba

h her. They had been so close, but now

Emma glanced at Alex, who was bruised and breathing heavily. Des

ispered, his voice barely audi

e hurtled toward an uncertain future, she couldn't sh

industrial area. Emma's anxiety spiked as they drove deeper into the shadows of decaying buildings a

struggled against their grip, but it was futile. They were shoved towards the entran

he faint smell of oil. They were forced into a small room at the back, where a single light

mile playing on his lips. "Welcome back, Mrs. Ha

in her chest. "What

op your investigation and destroy all the evidence you've collected.

blazing with defiance. "We won'

I think you'll reconsider once you

utton. A monitor on the wall flickered to life, displaying live footage of Sarah, the edit

od ran col

to comply with our demands, or your friend here won't make i

ituation crashing down on them. They were trapped, with Sarah's

elt a surge of determination. She turned to Alex, her voice steady despite th

we'll need to be smart about this. We

against the clock. Emma's thoughts were a whirlwind of fear and resolve. They

d together, a glimmer of hope sparked in the darkness. They weren't defeated ye

ell on a ventilation grate near the floor. It was small, but it might just

said, his voice fill

arrow opening. It was a tight fit, but they managed to crawl through t

arehouse. Emma's pulse quickened as they heard footsteps approaching. They presse

inside. Emma's heart nearly stopped as she

as J

ted. Jack's expression was a mix of surprise and something else-guil

rely a whisper, disbelief a

ale. "Emma, Alex, you need to t

steps echoed down the corridor. Emma's heart poun

m. "Come on, we need to get out of

minds reeling from the shock of seeing him. The question

ing that they were walking into a trap. But with each step, her resolve hardene