Chapter 254: The Wolf at the Door

Ethan stood outside the hospital room, arms crossed, listening.

Chris and Skylar's conversation wasn't loud, but he could still catch enough to know one thing—Chris wasn't letting this go.

Ethan had seen that look in his eyes before. The moment when Blackwood decided someone had crossed a line. And Skylar? Whether she realized it or not, she was standing right at the edge.

The guards at the door shifted slightly, their eyes flicking to Ethan. They were nervous. They had reason to be.

Ethan finally turned away from the door, pulling out his phone.

One message.

A coded update from their intelligence network.

His eyes flicked across the screen, scanning the words carefully. Then he tensed.

A name.

A single name tied to the assassination attempt on Chris.

Ethan clenched his jaw, his fingers tightening around the phone.

So that's how it was.

He exhaled slowly, rolling his shoulders back. Chris needed to hear this.

But first?

Someone was going to die tonight.