The man’s gaze was empty, and his heart was hollow. He stood in front of the wide empty desk, paper laying over the ground.628Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJWZjE6Lyi
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“James.” A broken voice sounded in the background. “James please.”628Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Ru0t2zy25
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He turned around and saw a girl with messy blonde hair and red-rimmed eyes; she’d been crying. She stood in the far away doorframe, her hands trembling. Behind her stood two young men, fear in their eyes, but of course they would put their fears aside for her.628Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiAxsYq5OV6
James scoffed, causing the three people to flinch. “Please? Hahaha! That’s funny. After all this time and everything you did to me, you think you can get what you want with a simple please.”628Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFU6Dr2PfW
“You coward!” The taller of the two boys stepped forward. “What type of man keeps innocent people hostage! Dare you fight me one-on-one!”
“Jeremy, stop it!”628Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5ooCBxxC5
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“Elizabeth I-“628Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOU8NqHMgFq
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“I understand you’re trying to help, but now is not the time.” She pulled the man back and continued to stare at James. “What will it take for you to let them go?”628Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOigoJmHHe
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James smirked. “You already know what I want.”
Elizabeth pursed her lips. She contemplated for a few seconds before finally shouting ‘fine’. “I’ll give you the red ribbon of pursuit, so will you –“628Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoMbF8lFb6
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“Ah ah .” James shook his head. “The ribbon is old news; I’ve long since found substitutes for it.”628Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYN2vmeGkJ
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She didn’t understand. “Then what is it you want?”628Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsJtnq1UBe
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His icy-blue eyes stared straight into hers “... The key to the Forbidden realm.”628Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHUOwwn6HO
“You!” All three became startled by this proposition. Everyone knew of the forbidden realm. A place filled with extreme dangers and extreme rewards. Most people would never think of stepping foot in there for fear of dying. But if it was this man who went in, he would definitely succeed.628Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTmEFiJzPn
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“No!” Elizabeth clenched her fist. “I can give you anything else, but not that!”628Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZpqy3YduH
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The man placed his gaze on the table, where there were weird characters and symbols on rune keys. In the center of the table was a button cover by a plastic box with a large warning label engraved on it. James carefully removed the box before gently caressing the button.628Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9YZFarNyQ
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Elizabeth sucked in her breath while the two men behind her fidgeted, apparently distressed. “James, think about this. We can fix this. Can we –“628Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnp0IgoyPC2
“Elizabeth.” James didn’t look up, but he knew she was listening. 628Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgcsGqg0ee
“Don’t make me push the button."628Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4egf2ze7S
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Song: Rockstar
Artist: Dababy
Lyric line: “Don't make me push the button.”
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