The Hidden Empress Stripping Her Secrets After Divorce novel Chapter 621

Sebastian remained perfectly still on the sofa after ending the call.

His grip on the phone was loose, the screen still glowing in the dark room. Julian's name sat at the top of the call log, with Evelyn's right beneath it. He stared at those two names for a few loaded seconds before pulling up Seth's contact and hitting dial.

Seth picked up on the first ring.

"Boss." Seth sounded impossibly alert for this time of night.

"Deploy a tactical team to New York immediately. Put a covert detail on Julian." Sebastian's voice was barely above a whisper, but lethal. "Logan's hunters just put a target on his back."

Seth hesitated for a fraction of a second. "Logan is making a play for him?"

"Yes. Julian was tracked in a parking garage by at least two operatives. He made them before they could move and slipped away." Sebastian's tone darkened. "Logan is officially unhinged. His empire is collapsing, his son is shattered in a hospital bed, and he needs blood to balance the scales. Alissa is his first target; Julian is his second."

"Understood. How many men?"

"Four. Tier-one operators only. I want absolute ghosts. Julian shouldn't even know they're there."

"Consider it done."

Sebastian ended the call and immediately dialed Evelyn.

It rang twice before she answered.

"What's wrong?" Her voice was thick with exhaustion, like she had just been dragged out of a deep sleep or was buried in paperwork.

"Julian was compromised. Logan sent a hit squad after him."

The line went completely dead for a second. When Evelyn spoke again, all the sleep had been completely stripped from her voice, replaced by razor-sharp clarity. "Is he safe?"

"He's fine. He recognized the ambush and walked away before they could box him in. I've already dispatched a team to cover him." Sebastian paused, letting the adrenaline settle. "There's something else. Alissa claims she has a new trump card—something regarding Mr. Vance. She said the reason we haven't found him is that we don't even know who we're looking for."

Evelyn fell silent, digesting the intel. "What is that supposed to mean? We don't know who he is?"

"She refused to elaborate until she was completely off the grid. I've already had a team extract her and move her to a secure location."