----


    She moved toward the exit, but Howard stopped her.


    “Vivian, don’t be crazy! It’s a warzone out there! You’ll get


    shot the moment you step outside!"


    Gunfire and the sound of vehicles rumbled from beyond the


    cave entrance.


    "David, I’ll go check if our reinforcements have arrived,"


    Nathan said, urgency in his voice. They needed to move,


    and fast.


    David didn’t respond. He just kept his eyes on Danielle, his


    fingers gently brushing through her hair. "Danielle, I swear,


    I won’t let you die."


    Asoft cough broke the tension.


    "Where am I?" Matthew’s voice was weak, but he was


    awake.


    ----


    Howard rushed to his side. "How are you feeling?"


    “Dad? What happened? Where are we?" Matthew asked,


    disoriented, looking around at the group.


    Howard assessed him—just some surface wounds, nothing


    too serious. But Danielle and Xavier... their injuries were far


    worse. This situation was spiraling out of control.


    "Get up, we need to move." Howard’s face showed the


    strain of the situation, but he didn’t have time to dwell on it.


    Matthew, still confused, nced at the others. His gaze fell


    on his sister and Xavier, both covered in blood, held by two


    men with stern expressions.


    “What happened to Danielle and Xavier?" he asked, his


    voice cracking with worry.


    Vivian, relieved that Matthew was awake, rushed to him.


    “Matthew, you’re awake! Thank goodness. Don’t worry,


    we’ll get out of here soon. Danielle and Xavier are hurt, but


    we’re getting help.”


    ----


    Matthew nodded slowly, realizing they hade to rescue


    him. He felt a pang of guilt, seeing his family in such a


    state, but knew there was nothing he could do right now.


    Outside, the gunfire suddenly stopped, and Nathan


    returned, breathless.


    ----


    “We’ve taken care of them, sir. Let’s go." David nodded.


    In the ckpool Vige, inside the vige chief’s home, a


    group of the best doctors in the country huddled around


    Danielle.


    Ethan wiped his brow, his gaze focused on the


    unconscious girl. "I’ve seen her before... She’s highly


    skilled in medicine, but this poison... I can’t identify it."


    David’s eyes were cold as ice. "Spit it out."


    ----


    Ethan hesitated but finally spoke,


    fear in his yatce. "Mr. Charrington,


    Miss Darling seems to have only L


    minor injtiries... some cuts and


    bruises, But... if I’m not mistake


    she’Sbeen poisoned. I can’t say for


    sut? what it is, though."


    David turned his gaze to the other doctors. "And you?"


    One of them spoke up cautiously. "I know of a poison that


    matches her symptoms... but it’s not an exact match."


    ----


    The doctor hurriedly exined. "It’s


    called Luna Stalk. Anyone poisoned


    by it doesn’tsurvive more than fives


    years. Ata when the poison ws


    activ aS, it triggers uncontroble


    killinginstincts, loss of all five


    senses, and eventually, excruciating


    pain until death."


    He paused, his voice dropping lower. "It’s... it’s considered


    extinct. There’s no known antidote."


    ----


    The room seemed to freeze as the


    words hunqNtr the air. The doctors,


    now fullysaware of the gravity of thé


    situationnervously nced at each


    other they could feel the weight of


    es id’s gaze burning into them.


    Howard, unable to stand the tension, stepped forward.


    “Where did you learn about this poison?"


    The doctor, shaking, said, "It was in an ancient book... but


    the antidote—it doesn’t exist. I swear, I’m not lying."


    The other doctors exchanged ufortable nces. They


    were all worried—not just about Danielle’s fate, but about


    the wrath of Mr. Charrington.


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