Chapter 9 - THE GUNSHOTDaniel grabbed Evelyn and pulled her behind the desk.
Another shot.
Then silence.
The doors burst open.
The man with Marcus's face entered.
He was bleeding.
“Get Lily out of here!”
Evelyn hesitated.
“You killed Marcus!”
“No.”
He dropped the gun.
“I saved him.”
Daniel stared at him.
“Then where is he?”
The stranger looked toward the floor.
“Underground.”
Evelyn felt the world tilt.
Marcus was alive.
But he had been imprisoned.
The stranger introduced himself.
His real name was Adrian Vale.
He had been created as Marcus's replacement.
But Marcus had discovered what The Raven Circle planned.
Adrian had turned against them.
“Why should I trust you?”
Adrian looked at Lily.
“Because your daughter just saved my life.”
Evelyn corrected him.
“She isn't my daughter.”
May you like
Adrian smiled sadly.
“Not yet.”
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Chapter 10 - BELOW THE CITYThey descended beneath Blackwood Tower.
Chapter 11 - THE FATHEREvelyn had believed her father died fifteen years earlier.
Chapter 12 - THE BETRAYALEvelyn's entire life shattered in seconds.
Chapter 13 - THE WOMAN EVERYONE HATEDBy sunrise, Evelyn was America's most wanted woman.
Chapter 14 - THE FINAL BOARD MEETINGThe final confrontation took place in the same conference room where everything had begun.
Chapter 15 - THE FALL OF THE RAVENChaos exploded.
