Chapter 151 Into the Labyrinth

The flickering candle cast grotesque shadows on the warehouse walls, dancing with the dust motes disturbed by their hurried steps. John's mind was a whirlwind. Olivia, the woman he once loved, presumed dead for years, stood before them, a spectral figure haunted by secrets. Marie, her hand gripping his tightly, mirrored his apprehension. "They almost got me," Olivia whispered, her voice raw with emotion. "They were going to… dispose of me. But I managed to get away." Her eyes, once a bright blue, were clouded with fear and exhaustion. John's heart ached for her. The woman he remembered wouldn't have been caught dead in such a desolate place, let alone on the run. Yet, here she was, a fractured reflection of the powerful Olivia Thorne he once knew. "Why are you telling us this?" Marie asked, her voice firm but laced with a sliver of compassion. "Why the fake news story? Why now?" Olivia took a shuddering breath. "Because I couldn't take it anymore. I was supposed to be part of their