Chapter 141. Everything Is Ready

Third-Person POV

The SUV with black-tinted windows screeched to a halt in front of the duo.

Three men dressed in black and heavily armed sprang out, racing towards the car and yanking the door open. Becca and Jonas stared at them, clearly startled.

"Get out. NOW!" demanded a man wearing dark sunglasses.

The men exuded an intimidating presence, their postures firm and rigid. Feeling overwhelmed, Becca hesitantly rose from her seat and Jonas followed her. "Gentlemen, can you explain what's happening here? We're just innocent civilians waiting for some friends, we haven't done anything wrong," Jonas pleaded to the man standing beside him.

The passenger door of the SUV swung open and Alex stepped out with an air of authority, his steps calculated and deliberate.

He walked straight to Becca at a measured pace and stopped right in front of her.

"Expecting Johnston and Clea, are you? Unfortunately, they won't be joining us, you'll