Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

The elevator doors slid open, and Andre and Mars stepped out together. A crowd was already there, waiting. Mars, who usually found himself on the receiving end of trouble, had finally turned the tables today and was reveling in it.

Scattered across the ground were various people, beaten and bruised. Noah approached Andre, looking a bit concerned. "Boss, there's hardly anyone left who can talk."

Andre looked around and asked, "Where's Kon?"

A man stepped forward, "We're still chasing him down. We've got every route covered; he won't get far."

Andre carefully stepped over the bloody mess, his leather shoes picking up a crimson tint as he made his way to a platform and took a seat. He watched as Mars, still wearing his boxing gloves, floored another opponent. Mars then pulled off his gloves and casually tossed them aside.

"Mars, now I get why you, Conner, and Asher are always on the Dark Web's radar," Mars said, leaning back on a stool, catching his breath. "They thought I was a nobody, not even worth their time." He had been furious when he found out and had promptly given one of the Dark Web's goons a taste of his fists. "They didn't know who they were messing with."

Andre was a force to be reckoned with in the business world, unmatched by anyone. Conner held his own, commanding respect from all. Asher had the military strength to overthrow any threat. And then there was Yan... right, they still didn't know that Yan was part of their tight-knit group of five.

Conner walked over, giving one of the downed henchmen a disdainful nudge with his foot. "What did you use to threaten my woman?"

He needed to know Annie's vulnerabilities so he could eliminate them, ensuring no one could ever use them against her again.

"It's... your life," the man on the ground whispered before losing consciousness.

Conner was taken aback. "What the heck?"

He quickly crouched down, shaking the unconscious assassin. "What? My life? You need to explain! Hey, don't pass out on me now!"

"Mars, did you have to hit so hard? I didn't even get my answers," Conner grumbled, itching to know more.

Mars took a sip of water, swishing it around before explaining, "Kon hacked into my sister-in-law's phone and sent her a message, pretending it was from Maja, claiming you were in danger. She freaked out and ran straight into their trap."

Conner suddenly had a moment of clarity. "So that's it. Damn, using me to get to my Annie."

Then, a grin spread across his face. "Annie's weakness is me, Andre, did you hear that? My Annie's Achilles' heel is me. When Asher gets here, you all have to back me up. I'm telling you, last night Annie shouted outside the station, 'I love Conner.' You should've heard it..."

Before he could finish, Asher chimed in, "Sounds pretty fake to me."noveldrama

Conner spun around, "Nonsense! Asher, if you don't believe me, ask Andre or Mars. Annie's weakness is me."

Asher settled beside Mars, chuckling, "Have you never been loved by a woman before? You're way too excited." He glanced at the unconscious goons. "Who did this? Couldn't you have saved a couple for me?"

Just then, Teddy sauntered in and took a seat. "What's the status on Kon?"

Noah replied, "He's probably hiding. We've locked down every escape route; he won't slip out of Havenbrook."