Chapter 5 - THE AMBUSH AT NAVY PIER
Isabella was rapidly losing ground, and desperation made her reckless. She leaked false intel about a high-level meeting at Navy Pier, setting a massive, inescapable trap. Roman and Claire walked right into it. Industrial floodlights snapped on, blinding them as dozens of armed mercenaries descended from the rusted scaffolding. Bullets chewed through the concrete pillars around them. Roman fought with terrifying ferocity, a one-man army protecting the woman who had become his only anchor. When Roman was pinned down behind a forklift, out of ammo, it was Claire who saved him again. She hotwired a heavy service truck, crashing it through the mercenary blockade in a shower of sparks and shattered metal. They barely escaped with their lives, bleeding and bruised, but the fiery exchange only cemented their bond. In the dim light of the getaway car, Roman finally kissed her—a fierce, desperate promise of survival.
