“He’ll choose his son.”

“Of course he will.” Marcus pulled out a phone and photographed her. “That is the point.”

Chapter 7 — Choose

At the estate, Adrian stood in his office when the message arrived. The photograph showed Hannah bound to the chair, a bruise forming near her temple.

Beneath it were six words. Choose the baby or choose the woman.

Adrian’s face went still. Rourke entered moments later. “We lost contact with Lucas’s vehicle,” he said. “The driver’s credentials were changed remotely.

Victor is tracing both signals.”