The Mafia Lord's Secret Lover (Evelyn and Axel) novel Chapter 322

Chapter 322: She Lost Consciousness

Axel slammed the brakes before the car had fully stopped, asphalt skidding beneath the tires. He was out before the engine finished its growl.

The wind carried smoke, the metallic stench of wreckage, and something far more sinister...fear.

His heart sank like a stone dropped into an abyss.

Team Two’s vehicles were scattered along the roadside, doors open, men on alert.

One of the guards approached him with panic barely contained.

"Sir..."

The guard’s voice cracked, but Axel didn’t hear anything beyond the hammering in his head.

He didn’t have the time, nor the space within his chest, to manage his anger.

Not yet.

Now, he needed to find Evelyn.

Everything else could burn.

"Where is she?" Axel’s voice was steady, too steady, like the final breath before a storm breaks.

The guard stiffened.

"I didn’t know her exact condition, sir. The car... There was an explosion at the bottom of the ravine." He swallowed hard. "But I hear, Mrs. Knight, she managed to get out... before the blast."

Axel turned, gaze snapping to the broken guardrail. The tire’s imprint was pushed outward, its tracks carving sharp lines into the asphalt... a brutal trail, unmistakably marking the path of a fall.

His chest tightened; every breath felt like stabbing him.

"Sir, this way..." the guard urged.

Axel moved, stalking forward like a shadow given purpose. "Liam arrived?"

Before the guard could answer, Liam emerged from below, climbing up the steep path. His usually calm face was drawn tight, eyes full of dread.

The look alone made Axel’s skin crawl.

Liam jogged toward him. "Boss. One of Team Two just checked the bottom. I have an update."

"Report." Axel stopped at the cliff’s edge.

He can see the terrain was rough... jagged and uneven, winding down the ravine’s side. Evelyn was down there. Somewhere. In incredible pain. He could feel it.

His legs were already moving before the report continued.

"Lady boss can’t walk," Liam said, rushing to keep up, boots sliding slightly in the loose dirt. "Ryan can’t carry her out either; he’s also injured. The trail is too steep, and moving her risks further injury. And..." He paused. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Axel felt his blood turn to ice. "And what?"

Liam hesitated only a second. "She lost consciousness. Ryan says she’s in too much pain."

Axel stopped. The world stopped with him.

His head turned slowly, eyes locking onto Liam like a blade against a throat. The darkness in his gaze was suffocating, rage, terror, agony tangled into something barely human.

"She is still breathing, boss." Liam rushed. "Just weak. The medical team is on its way by helicopter... They will arrive in five or six minutes. She’s holding on—"

But Axel wasn’t listening anymore.

He ran.

No... But he flew.

The descent was harsh, but he didn’t care. Pebbles and soil slipped beneath his feet, branches clawed at his sleeves, but nothing slowed him. Liam chased after him, swearing under his breath.

"Boss! Please be careful! If you get hurt, she’ll kill me for letting you run like this! And also... she’ll scold you! You know she will!" he shouted, voice half-panicked, half-exasperated.

Axel didn’t respond.

He couldn’t.

He could barely breathe.

His pulse roared as the ravine expanded before him, the smell of burning fuel sharp in the air.

Smoke drifted up from the bottom, where the twisted metal of the car was burning... a blackened wreck that used to be the vehicle, a place where someone had wished his wife to be.

Minutes blurred before he reached a flatter patch of ground.

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