Chapter 7: Ambush at the Docks**
Three black SUVs boxed them in. Out stepped Marcus Kane, Julian’s former business partner and the puppet master behind the Black Ring. Kane smirked, adjusting his cuffs under the pouring rain.
"You should have stayed dead, Scott," Kane sneered, motioning to his armed mercenaries. "And you, Julian... you let your pathetic conscience ruin a billion-dollar venture."
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Julian stepped out first, raising his hands, deliberately drawing the lasers to his chest to protect the boy inside. "Let the kid go, Kane. Your quarrel is with me."
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