Chapter 433

Jadewick, Rivercross Dock. Normally a non-stop parade of cargo and workers, the place was now eerily quiet—so quiet it made your skin crawl. In the depths of the warehouse, a harsh floodlight beamed down from above, lighting up a circle of men tied to chairs. They were dock supervisors, now completely helpless, their hands and feet bound tight. One of them slowly opened his eyes, squinting against the blinding light. As his vision adjusted, he caught sight of several sharply dressed men—faces he’d only ever seen on TV or in newspapers. Nelson Cooper of the Cooper Group in Jadewick, Oliver Fields from MRC in Raventon, Adrian Fields of XR Entertainment, and, yeah—Ash Wilder, the award-winning actor. Just one of them would be a big deal on their own—and now all four were standing in front of him at once? Was he dreaming? The guy, still dazed, seemed to have forgotten how much he’d hurt before blacking out. He just sat there, blankly looking at the scene in front of him like it was all a m