Chapter 1
This novel explores the relentless pursuit of power in a complex, dangerous society. At the center of the story is Anna, a remarkably intelligent five-year-old girl and the sole heir to one of the world's wealthiest families, which boasts unimaginable riches in gold and diamonds. The family, originally from Norway, resides in a state-of-the-art castle equipped with the latest advancements in transportation, technology, medicine, and communication.
Despite their immense wealth, Anna’s family faces numerous threats from adversaries seeking to claim their fortune. Driven by an insatiable jealousy, these foes represent a dangerous element within society. The world is divided into different societal structures, with the two most significant being the Original Society and the Darkness Society.
The Original Society consists of regular people, humans who live their everyday lives, buying and exchanging items using currency. In contrast, the Darkness Society is exclusive and operates on a different standard of living, using only top-tier currencies, primarily gold and diamonds. They have developed a unique method for creating gold coins that hold significant value within their society, enabling seamless exchanges.
In this tumultuous world, the Darkness Society employs elite assassins capable of eliminating any target for the right price, rendering the Original Society far less powerful.
Anna's family is preparing for a special celebration in Paris, a surprise that remains a secret from her. However, the family business commitments are causing delays. While Anna is in her room, she is accompanied by her security team leader, Sue. Feeling anxious about the delay, Anna asks, "Where are my parents? We should be flying to Paris right now. I want to ask them why we are late."
Sue replies gently, "I’m sorry, Miss Anna. Your parents are busy with an important business conference."
Frustrated, Anna walked over to her bed, sat down, and wondered, “I know they’re busy, but can’t they finish quickly so we can go to Paris?”
Just as Sue was about to respond, the door opened, and Anna's mother, Marian, entered the room. Overjoyed to see her, Anna rushed into her mother's arms and exclaimed, “Mother, we are late! Where’s Father? You both should be here.”
Marian smiled, placing her hands on Anna's shoulders, and said gently, “Anna, your father and I are currently in discussions with our contractors about some important new business deals. We've decided that you can fly to Paris with Sue and her security team. Once we sort everything out, we will join you as soon as we can. Does that sound alright?”
Anna looked up at her mother, a hint of a smile on her face, and replied, “Mother, I like that idea, but I really want to go with you and Father. I don’t like being alone without both of you.”
Marian smiled and said to Anna, “I understand, my little princess. Your father knows that, too. But as you know, family business is important, and these contracts are vital. We need to handle this properly. I promise you, as soon as we finish our family business, we will zoom straight to Paris to see you. All right, my little princess, Anna?”
Little Anna smiled at her mother and nodded. Marian then turned to Sue and said, “All right, Sue. Please take care of all the arrangements for Anna's trip to Paris. Let her do what she needs to do first. We will meet at the designated hotel, and keep my husband and me informed of any movements my little princess, Anna, makes. Do you understand what I told you, Sue?”
Sue stood still, looking at Mrs. Marian. She bowed her head and said, “Yes, Madam. I understand, and I will have all the details prepared for our trip to Paris.”
Immediately, Sue called for the necessary details and placed an order to prepare a flight to Paris for Miss Anna. Mrs. Marian then took her daughter, Anna, to see her father, Mr. Jack, in the conference room, where he was talking with the contractors via video conference. Upon seeing Anna walk in with Marian, Mr. Jack quickly put the conference on hold and approached his daughter for a hug.
Mr. Jack looked at Anna and said, “My little princess, I’m so sorry. I’m tied up for a little longer, but don’t worry. I promise you, once we finish here, your mother and I will fly very quickly to Paris to see you. All right, my little princess, Anna?”
Anna looked at him and replied, “Mother told me. I understand the situation with the family business that you are both in. I will wait for you in Paris, but I’d prefer it if you both came with me.”
Mr. Jack smiled and said, “I know, but Sue will be with you, and she can help you with anything you need. When I arrive, we can play a guessing game together. How does that sound, my little princess, Anna?”
Anna smiled and gave kisses on her father’s and mother’s cheeks. Mr. Jack smiled, stood up, turned to Sue, and said, “All right, Sue. I’m trusting you with my little princess, Anna. Please take very good care of her. Have all the necessary details with you and ensure my little Anna is safe. Your mother and I will join you as quickly as we can, and we’ll see you at the designated hotel. Right, Sue?”
Sue looked at both Mr. Jack and Mrs. Marian and replied, “Yes, I will make sure my details are in place and ensure no strangers approach Miss Anna.”
Both Mr. Jack and Mrs. Marian looked at Sue and nodded. After hugging her mother and father, Anna left the conference room with Sue, the security team leader, to go to the helicopter pad. Anna took a helicopter to the airport, while her parents returned to their business at the conference. A highly secure team escorted Anna to her flight to Paris.
Meanwhile, an adversary learned that a five-year-old girl was alone, with full details regarding her highly secure escort to Paris ahead of her parents. This presented a prime opportunity for the adversary to set a trap to capture little Anna. He called upon his planners to execute their strategy to take down the healthiest family in the world and eliminate a competitor from the global business stage.
The adversary belonged to the Darkness Society, a group of powerful families that operate in the shadows of politics. He is one of the deadliest figures in both the Darkness and Original societies. However, these malevolent groups also have a benevolent counterpart, a group prepared to spring into action at any moment to counter malevolence.
This benevolent group was founded by one of Anna's best friends, who had once faced life-and-death situations with Anna's grandfather. Anna's family consists of four members: her grandfather, her father, Mr. Jack, her mother, Mrs. Marian, and Anna herself, who is the inheritor of the family's health.
The adversary has been paying a large sum of money to advertise on the dark market. The individual who captures the "little white rabbit," which is an alias for Anna, will be rewarded with one hundred million. After the advertisement was posted, assassins, mercenaries, and gangsters from all corners of the world eagerly prepared to claim the bounty.
As Anna traveled to Paris, mercenaries arrived in the city and set traps along the route from the airport to the family banquet planned in her honor. Back in the castle, Anna's parents were concluding their business conference call, which included eight participants congratulating them on their daughter Anna’s fifth birthday in Paris.
Once the conference call ended, all participants said goodbye, but one woman remained on the call, waiting for everyone else to disconnect. She then asked Anna's father, Mr. Jack, to switch to a secure private line to discuss an urgent matter that had arisen during the call.
Mr. Jack promptly switched to the secure private line. The woman, looking at Anna's parents, said, "Mr. Jack and Mrs. Marian, I just received some intel from the dark web about a bounty hunt for a little white rabbit worth one hundred million. If I am not mistaken, this code refers to your daughter, Anna. Am I wrong?"
Anna's parents' faces turned pale as they replied, "What?!"
The woman continued, "I’m sending you the contract from the dark web. Review it and tell me if I'm mistaken."
After receiving the forwarded message, both parents exchanged worried glances, and Mrs. Marian exclaimed, "No, this can't be true. If this dark web contract is legitimate, how did they know our daughter, Anna, was traveling alone on the plane to Paris? How?!"
Ann's father, Mr. Jack, is thinking, putting his hand on his chin, and says gently, "Now, let all of us try to be calm. Let's look at the highest critical point of view first. Right now, our daughter is on the airplane to Paris, and when she arrives at the international airport. She will get in the escort cars and drive to the party location. Right now, the airplane is still in the air, and it won't land for another ninety minutes. We still have time to put our safeguard plan in place to protect our daughter, if you know what I mean. For now, we take this seriously, and we must let Anna's grandfather know immediately. Anna's Grandfather is on his way to Paris to see his granddaughter Anna."
Anna's Mother, Mrs. Marian, looks at her husband, Mr. Jack, and turns to look at the lady on the conference call, and says, "Thank you, my friend. My husband and I, with our family, owed you one, my friend. I will get back to you."
Mr. Jack turned, looking up at the conference screen, and said to the lady on the conference call, "Yes, thank you so much for your information. This information is going to save my little girl, Anna. The family and we are owed you one."
The lady on the conference call smiled and said, "I know you two have a lot of things to do immediately. I will go now, and Mrs. Marian, we will talk later. Right? My friend?"
Anna's mother, Mrs. Marian, smiled, looking at the lady on the conference call, and said, "Yes, my friend. You and I will talk later, and I will tell my little princess, Anna, to say thanks and properly pay gratitude to you for your life-saving information. Thanks."
Immediately after the conference call, Anna's parents quickly left with their escort for the airport and flew to Paris. Mr. Jack called his father, Anna's grandfather, to provide him with full details about Anna's situation regarding the contract found on the dark web. Anna's mother, Mrs. Marian, called Sue, the head of Anna's security team traveling with her on the plane, to inform her about the dark web contract concerning Anna.
While Anna's parents were on the airplane flying as fast as they could to Paris, Mr. Jack was discussing details about Anna with her grandfather, Mr. Tony. At the same time, Mrs. Marian was talking to Sue. She instructed her, "Sue, I need you to stay with my little princess, Anna, at all times. Surround her and anyone who may pose a threat. I want you and your security team to handle anyone who tries to harm her, no matter what it takes. Mr. Jack and I are on our way to Paris now, and we will update you with any new information about the contract or changes in the situation."
Sue acknowledged Mrs. Marian’s instructions. Then Mrs. Marian asked to speak to Anna, and Sue handed her the phone. Mrs. Marian, remaining calm and smiling, asked Anna how she was doing and informed her that they were on their way to Paris.
Anna felt relieved and happy to talk with her mother. Mrs. Marian briefed her about the situation regarding the dark web contract and warned her that trouble might arise when they arrived in Paris. After listening to her mother, Anna paused for a moment and replied, "Mother, I will be fine. I have Sue and her security team with me. Don't worry; I know what to do, and I've been trained for situations like this. Right?"
Mrs. Marian smiled and reassured her, "Yes, my love, we've all been trained for this type of situation, and I’m confident you’ll be fine. I'm glad to hear that you're taking charge of this unwanted situation. I know you are very brave, but please prioritize your safety if anything happens. All right, my little princess?"
Anna smiled and replied gently, "Yes, Mother. I will stick to my training and follow the family protocol. I’ll see you and Father very soon, right?"
Mrs. Marian confirmed softly, "Yes, my little princess. Your father and I will come straight to you when we land in Paris. I want you to stay close to Lady Sue. Remember your ring on your hand, which you can activate if you are in trouble. We will send the rescue team to you immediately. All right, my little princess?"
Anna acknowledged her mother, and after their conversation, she handed the phone back to Sue. Mrs. Marian then said to Sue, "All right, my husband and I are en route to Paris now. In the meantime, please do everything possible to ensure Anna’s safety. Please call in all your team members in Paris to meet us at the airport and first escort Anna to a safe location. When Mr. Jack and I arrive, we’ll head directly to the safe house to meet Anna before we all go to the reception villa together."
Sue replied, "Yes, Madam. I will take excellent care of Ms. Anna. Anyone who wishes to harm her would have to go through me first."
Mrs. Marian instructed Sue to protect Anna, and after hanging up, she turned to her husband, Mr. Jack, who was on the phone with Anna's grandfather. He said to Mrs. Marian, "Darling, I'm on the line with Anna's grandfather. He wants both of us to join this call to make some decisions."
Mrs. Marian looked at Mr. Jack and said, "Sure, I’m here. I just spoke with our little princess, Anna. She is in good spirits and knows how to respond if there are any issues. She's well-versed in our family protocol. I also requested to double the security escort at the airport. We will meet Anna at the safe house before heading to the reception villa. Yes?"
Anna's father, Mr. Jack, looks at his wife, Mrs. Marian, smiling, looking at her, and he kisses her, then says, "Yes, that's perfect, I know our little princess, Anna, will perform well in any unwanted problem if it occurs. All right? Come, let's talk to Anna's grandfather."
Anna's parents greet her grandfather over a secure private line through the monitor, which is located in a section of the airplane resembling a conference desk area. Her grandfather appears on the screen, lying on his bed with various medical instruments attached to him, while doctors and nurses stand by, monitoring his condition. Anna's parents are seated at a mid-sized conference table, watching the monitor intently.
Anna's mother, Mrs. Marian, looks at her father and says, "Hello, grandfather. How are you holding up right now? I’m so sorry to trouble you at this moment. Our little princess, Anna, has already flown ahead to Paris. I wish you well, and I wish you could see our little Anna."
Her grandfather, lying on the bed, turns to Anna's parents and replies softly, "I know, Marian. Don’t worry about me; my main concern is my granddaughter, Anna. I don't want anything to happen to her. I’ll do whatever I can to protect her. I’ve heard about the issues regarding a contract on the dark web involving her. Jack briefed me on it, and I immediately contacted my best friend, who is taking action. My team is working behind the scenes and is on top of the situation. Before I update you on the shadow security protection for Anna, feel free to ask me anything, and I’ll share what I can.
Looking at each other, Anna's parents are filled with anxiety and curiosity. Anna's father, Mr. Jack, asks, "Father, what is this shadow security you just mentioned? Can you explain the activation of this shadow protection?"
Anna's grandfather responds, "I anticipated your questions regarding the activation of shadow security for my little princess, Anna. I will share what I can, but some details I cannot disclose just yet. You will understand everything at the right time."
Anna's parents listen intently as he explains that the shadow security task involves a highly trained master assassin who will monitor Anna and provide a protective bubble around her, shielding her from any potential harm.
Mr. Jack quickly interjects, "Father, how do you know this shadow company? How can we trust them with Anna's life?"
Suddenly, Anna's grandfather begins to cough, prompting the doctors and nurses at his bedside to rush over and assist him. After a few moments, they managed to calm his coughing. One of the doctors informs everyone, "Master Tony cannot speak for too long; he needs to rest to keep his breathing steady. If there’s any excitement, it can trigger more coughing. So, please speak to him briefly and calmly. Is that understood?"
Anna's grandfather waves his hand to reassure the doctor. Anna's parents assure him they won't keep him long or cause him any worry. After dismissing the doctors and nurses, only his personal assistant remains in the room. The assistant returns and confirms that all is clear.
Once the assistant signals that it's safe, Anna's grandfather tells Anna's parents, "I can't talk long; my doctors won't be happy with me if I do. So I’ll say this once: After hearing about the problem concerning my little princess, I activated my hidden power card for my best friend, who runs the shadow protection company. We go way back, and I asked him to send the best of his team to Paris to protect Anna. He agreed, but for security reasons regarding my granddaughter’s safety, I cannot reveal who the shadow protector is until it’s the right time. Rest assured, as we speak, the shadow protector is on his way to Paris, fully informed about our situation, and will be my little princess granddaughter."
Anna's father, Mr. Jack, looks at his grandfather, Tony, and says, "Father, I have one of the most important things. I need your advice; you mentioned it earlier. The family information about Anna flying to Paris solo, which only our family knows, and how do those adversaries know Anna flew to Paris on her own? You told me before that there may be an informer in our family who is willingly selling our family out for the cash? Right? Father? I will turn up all corners in our family to find out this traitor and informer."
Anna's mother, Mrs. Marian, turned, looking at her husband, and said, "What? Did you just say there is an adversary's informer in our family? If that's true, I want to find out immediately who it was and eliminate them immediately."
Anna's grandfather, Tony, said to Anna's parents, "Yes, you know what to do, and for now. We three just keep this in the family only, and your head security. Everyone else needs to know only, and find out who the informer is in your circle. You know what I mean, I will coordinate with my best friend to find out who opened the contract on my little princess granddaughter. I will personally see that face before his or her last breath is taken by me."
Anna's grandfather is starting to cough again, and this time it is very serious. The grandfather's assistant quickly ran out, calling all the doctors and nurses to the room to care for Anna's grandfather. Anna's parents watched the doctors and nurses running in to provide medical assistance to Grandfather Tony. Then Anna's father, Mr. Jack, asked the doctors about his father, and the doctors told Anna's parents that they would be taking care of Anna's grandfather, but Anna's parents must leave and cease talking to Anna's grandfather so he can take his rest.
The doctor told Anna's parents that Mr. Tony needs rest and will communicate with them later. Anna's parents acknowledged the doctor, and Anna's father, Mr. Ben, said to the doctor, "You take good care of my father, and if anything new comes up. I want you to contact me immediately. All right? Doctor?"
The grandfather's doctor acknowledged Anna's father's request, then, after hanging up the call with the grandfather. Anna's father, Mr. Jack, turned, looking at his wife, Mrs. Marian, and said, "Darling, we must change the way we communicate with each other, and we must put a tag on it. We must find out who the informer is in our circle, and we must take them out fast. How is the location status of our daughter Anna? Do we have all the items for our little princess Anna so we can know where she is at all times?"
Anna's mother, Mrs. Marian, looks at her husband, Mr. Jack, and says gently, "Yes, Dear. I dressed up our daughter Anna with all the items she could put on, and we had it all set and ready at any moment we needed to turn it on. We have it all covered."
While Anna's parents are on their airplane, planning out all contingencies for their little princess daughter. Anna's airplane is approaching the Paris International Airport and is starting to land. On the ground, in a special private hangar, the full escort team with nine SUVs is at the ready and waiting for Anna to arrive. Outside of the Paris International Airport, assassins and gangster teams are covering all four corners of the airport, watching Anna's convoy as it comes out of the airport.
There is a mysterious black motorcycle rider who has just arrived outside the Paris International Airport, and they have parked at one of the four corners of the Paris International Airport. The black motorcycle rider saw many groups staging outside the airport at the corners. In the sky, there is a private special airplane Boeing 999 arriving, and this airplane is Anna's airplane landing at the Paris International Airport, and it is taxing into the hangar.
When Anna's airplane arrived, it parked in the private hangar. All the escort team members quickly took their positions covering the airplane, and little princess Anna walked out of the airplane into her escort SUV. The head of Anna's security, standing outside the SUV talking to her team member, asked one of her team members in the hangar who was waiting for her, "Do you have any news about the current situation outside of this airport? Last time I checked my weather report, it said there were many storms outside this airport. It's still stormy weather outside?"
The team member walks up close to the security leader, Sue, and says gently, "Yes, there are four corners, and we will take one of the routes out that has our team member covering along the route. We are on channel nine-VC, and you can hear all the reports from our team members in this region. All set, and we can go out anytime you're ready, Leader Sue."
Sue turned, looking at Anna sitting inside the SUV, turned, looking at her team member, and said, "All right, I want four cars ahead, and four cars behind Ms. Anna's car here. Yes? If anything happens, then we must protect Ms. Anna at all costs. Do you understand?"
The escort team member looked at the head of security, Sue, and said, "Yes, Leader Sue."
Sue looks at each member of her escort team, then says, "All right, let's roll out, and keep all eyes on the roads. We move fast and have all teams on standby just in case we need them. Let's move... Go!!"
Anna's escort convoy has nine SUVs, and Anna is riding in the middle SUV of the nine. Anna's escort convoy is driving out of the Paris International Airport at high speed, and outside the Paris International Airport, there are assassins and gangster groups monitoring Anna's escort convoy. Immediately, both assassin and gangster groups are trailing Anna's escort SUVs, following behind, and on their communication cell phones, updating the movements of the escort convoy of Anna.
For a one-hundred-million-dollar contract to capture the little girl Anna alive, all the assassin and gangster groups from all over the world are in Paris, and are staging all routes that Anna's escorting SUVs are taking. While Anna's escort team is driving her through the streets in the Parish. Anna's grandfather is at his castle, on his bed, getting a phone call from his best friend.
Anna's grandfather's assistant handed him a phone to talk to his best friend, and
Anna's grandfather takes the phone, puts it to his ear, and says, "My best friend, well...? You have the best of the best at the site. Is my granddaughter Anna in Paris right now? Is he there?"
Anna's grandfather's best friend said to him, "Oh, my friend. Yes, you got it. Anything you want, I will make it happen for you. My best of the best is right now in Parish, and he is shadowing your granddaughter, Anna. He got to Paris right in time. Right now, the escort is driving your granddaughter through Paris, and the escort will encounter problems. All routes have been monitored by the assassins and gangsters, and they are determined to take the bounty of one hundred million to capture your granddaughter alive. I just got the latest information about the contract."
Anna's grandfather said to his best friend, "I hear you, and you know what I want. You have all the resources, cash, or diamonds if you need them. Just give a word, and I will transfer it immediately to you."
Anna's grandfather's best friend told the grandfather that he would do his best, and that he was not needed right now. After Anna's grandfather told his best friend to keep him in touch on the status of the contract with Anna, he hung up the call, and he called Anna's parents to give them the update on the contract details that pertain to Anna.
While Anna's parents are talking to Anna's grandfather on the phone in their private airplane, Boeing 999 flying to Paris, certainly one of the airplane staff members runs over to Anna's parents, and says, "Urgent!!! Urgent!!! Lady Sue calling in said ambush!!! Ambush!!! Lady Sue on urgent private line."
Anna's parents quickly told their staff to connect their head security team leader, Sue, on the line, and when Anna's grandfather and Anna's parents heard the sound of gunfire, explosions, and the voices of the security team shouting to protect Anna. All the frightening, chilling, crawling on all three, Anna's grandfather Tony, Anna's parents, Mr. Jack, and Mrs. Marian.
Anna's mother, Marian, quickly called out to their head security team, Sue, on the phone, asking about their little princess Anna, and all they got on the line were the sounds of gunfire, explosions, and voices of the security team, with the head security team, Sue, calling return fire and protecting Ms. Anna. All three, Anna's parents and Anna's grandfather, are only staying silent, and listening to the conference line of the sounds of guns firing at their little princess Anna's escort security team.
Anna's escort team's driver is driving the first SUV on the street, where the blockade is, and giving the detour sign pointing to turn left. The driver of Anna's escort's first SUV turned onto the signed detour shown, and when Anna's escort SUVs drove into the street, the traps were set and waiting. A small car was driven out, stalling in the middle of the street, and blocking the street where the first SUV of Anna's escort had to stop before hitting the small car that was stopped in the middle of the street.
The head security detail, Sue, is sitting with Anna and sees the SUV stop. She immediately called the first SUV of her escort and asked, "What's wrong!!? Why do we stop!!?"
The first SUV did not have a chance to reply, and then the sound of the explosions blew up the first SUV and the second SUV. The gun fires immediately, sounding all over the street, and the SUVs are being hit by the bullets. The little princess Anna turned, looking at the head of the security team, Sue, and Sue immediately jumped over to Anna and pulled her down on the floor of their SUV.
Immediately, the head of the security detail, Sue, shouted to her team to protect Ms. Anna, and she gave orders to all her security team to shoot all those who were coming toward Ms. Anna's SUV. The assassins and the gangsters are attacking from both sides, the front of the escort SUVs convoy, and the rear SUVs of the escort convoy have been targeted by the assassins and the gangsters, firing their machine guns at the SUVs.
The security team is trying to open the SUV's doors and get out. One third of the security team got hit by bullets from both sides of the street, and one got out, starting to fire back at the assassins and the gangsters who occupied both sides of the street.
Sue gets her phone calling out the first few SUVs to start driving through any blockade, and make their way through. The escort team from the first few SUVs replied that they got pinned down, and there is a car blocking the street. Sue shouts on the phone to her team in the first few SUVs, "I don't care, make way, we must get our Ms. Anna out of this place, go... Now!!!"
All the bullets were hitting the SUVs like the target for the shooting range, and Sue said to her driver, "Let's go!!! Drive!!! Now!!!"
The driver said to Sue, "I can't move; we have been boxed in, and I cannot turn back or move forward. Our SUVs are blocking both front and back."
Sue looked at the front and back, then said, "Hit it! Back off our SUV, then drive onto the sidewalk and hit anything in your way. Keep going and don’t stop! Go!"
The driver quickly reversed and collided with the rear of the SUV, pushing it backward. When they saw an open gap in front, they immediately turned and hit the gas. The SUV drove up onto the sidewalk to navigate around a street blocked by numerous cars. Meanwhile, people nearby were running for cover, and many had been injured in the crossfire, lying on the ground.
The streets of Paris are narrow, and the driver was doing their best to escape the trap, but there were many gangsters' cars parked and waiting at the corners. They spotted the SUV speeding out and quickly followed. Assassins on motorcycles, also stationed at the corners, revved their engines as the SUV made its daring escape, weaving around other cars.
Anna's SUV was now being chased by the gangsters' vehicles and the motorcycles. As it approached a circular intersection, a gangster's car slammed into the SUV, causing it to spin out of control. Assassins rode alongside and began firing at the SUV's doors. Their target was to capture the little princess, Anna, who was on the floor inside, watching the bullets ricochet off the doors.
The Paris police were no match for the organized gangsters, who wielded high-powered weapons and fired at police cars, flipping them over on the streets. Chaos erupted in Paris as innocent bystanders were injured by gunfire and crashing vehicles.
Anna's SUV was getting boxed in by the gangsters' cars, while the assassins on their motorcycles pressed in, all vying to capture the little princess. Both the gangsters and assassins were determined to be the first to seize Anna, leading to infighting among them.
Sue sat in the back of the SUV with Anna, covering her body protectively. She shouted to the driver to get them to a crowded area where they could blend in and hide. Anna looked at Sue and asked, "What? Why aren't we going to our safe house? Why do we need to go into the crowd?"
Sue looked at Anna and told her to hold on. She then ordered the driver to head toward the densely populated area. Turning back to Anna, Sue said softly, "Ms. Anna, we cannot reach the safe house right now. The streets of Paris are blocked and swarming with those bad people. I won't let them get close to you, but you must follow my instructions. Stay close to me, and my team will protect you. Anyone who wants to reach you has to go through me first, all right? Ms. Anna?"
Anna looked at Sue and said, "I want you to stay by my side, and then we will both see my parents."
Sue replied, "Yes, I promise you, we will see your parents. Just stay by my side, no matter what. You must stick close to me, okay?"
Anna looks at Sue and nods her head. Suddenly, an SUV is struck by a car on the front right side of the door, causing it to start spinning in circles and collide with other vehicles. Traffic collisions ensue, and many cars pile up beside each other. The sound of police sirens grows louder as police cars arrive near Anna's SUV. Immediately, gunfire erupts, and several police officers are hit while inside their vehicles.
Anna's SUV is taking heavy fire, with bullets shattering the windows. The escort team informs Sue that they will exit first to create a path for Anna and Sue to escape from the assassins and gangsters targeting them. Just as Sue is about to respond, both escort team members in front of Anna's SUV exchange nods and open their doors, returning fire at the gangsters and assassins outside.
One of the escort team members opens the door on Sue's side and calls for her to come out, but he gets shot by assassins on motorcycles approaching the SUV. Quick on her feet, Sue aims her gun and fires at the door, while the gangsters run up and shoot the assassins. Sue manages to shoot another gangster attempting to force his way through the door.
Meanwhile, two gangsters advance on Anna's side of the SUV and shoot the escort team member there. As they attempt to open Anna's door, they hear the roar of a motorcycle approaching and are quickly shot down as it rides around the SUV, targeting the gangsters and assassins.
Sue's phone connects to a conference call, and as the motorcycle circles them, it prompts Sue to switch her line, which she had muted. Hearing the motorcycle, Sue glances at her phone and realizes the other line is muted. She switches to that line, and Anna's parents are on the call.
Anna's parents, seated at a conference table on their airplane, have been listening to the situation unfold the entire time, worried about their daughter, Anna. When Sue switches to the active line, Anna’s mother, Marian, immediately asks, "Sue! What's happening? Is my Anna all right? Sue!!?"
In the SUV, Sue hands her phone to Anna, placing it on speaker. Anna hears her mother, Marian, calling out to her and responds, "Mother! Mother! Are you there?!"
Anna's parents and her grandfather, Mr. Tony, who is lying in bed, hear Anna’s voice calling for her mother. Marian urgently asks, "Anna! Where are you? Are you all right?"
Sitting on the SUV's floor, Anna explains to her mother, "People are attacking us, and they're outside. They are coming, Mother..."
In their private airplane’s conference room, Anna's parents exchange worried glances. Then Anna's father, Mr. Jack, reassures her, "Anna, my little princess. Hold on. The second team is on its way, and a shadow escort is also en route to you. They might already be there. Have you contacted your shadow escort yet, Anna?"
In the SUV, Anna heard her father’s question, but she didn’t understand it. She glanced at her security team leader, Sue, who responded, “Mr. Jack, who is Anna's shadow escort? I didn’t hear about him, and there’s someone outside who seems to be helping us. He’s riding a motorcycle and shooting the bad guys. Anna and I are in the back of the SUV, but my side of the door is blocked by one of my dead escort team members. I can’t close the rear door, and…”
Suddenly, a young man's voice came through the conference call. “I’m holding off the mercenaries outside your SUV. They’re trying to capture the little girl. You need to move the SUV—hurry! There are too many of them, and more are on their way!”
Sue quickly asked, “Who are you? Are you outside helping us?”
“Yes,” the young man replied. “Move the SUV. Now! Let’s go! Move your SUV!”
At that moment, Anna’s grandfather, Mr. Tony, spoke up on the conference call, “Yes, that is Anna's shadow escort. Listen to him, move the SUV…”
Mr. Tony began to cough, and doctors rushed to assist him. Sue immediately jumped into the front seat and instructed Anna to stay on the floor of the SUV. Outside, the open door revealed the motorcycle rider circling around and firing at anyone trying to get closer to the SUV.
Anna lay on the floor of the back seat, holding Sue's phone and talking to her parents. Sue started the SUV’s engine, telling Anna to hang on as she pressed the gas pedal. The SUV accelerated forward. Sue made a sharp turn, and the rear door closed tightly as the vehicle completed a ninety-degree turn. She then drove straight towards the open street ahead, moving away from the circular intersections and going the wrong way down the street.
The gangsters quickly returned to their cars and pursued Anna's SUV. The assassins on motorcycles attempted to catch up, while the black rider worked to intercept and take them down. As Sue drove fast in the wrong direction, Anna’s parents, on their airplane in a conference room, listened intently to the unfolding situation regarding their daughter.
One of the staff members on the airplane rushed into the conference room, informing Anna’s parents that there was another call from the second escort team trying to reach Sue.
Anna's father, Mr. Jack, quickly directed his staff to provide the conference number they were currently using to the second escort team in Paris. The staff hastily exited to relay the information. In Paris, there are multiple police calls on the streets, gunfights, and motor chases. Paris police are mobilizing all their police on duty to head out onto the streets to stop the gun-fighting in the Paris streets.
Anna is in the back of the SUV, listening to the conference call on the phone she is holding. Then a voice said, "This is the second escort team. We have arrived at the scene, and I see many of your first escort team are injured very badly. Request status on Ms. Anna and the head of the security team, Sue."
Sue heard that the second escort team was at the first site, so she shouted out loud for them to rush to her quickly. As she drove by, she gave her position on the street. Looking in the rear-view mirror of the SUV, Sue saw motorcycles chasing her from behind. However, a black motorcycle rode alongside her, knocking down all the assassins' motorcycles in pursuit.
At the Paris police headquarters, all the captains understood what was happening on the streets. They were receiving mixed reports about a war between gangsters and assassins, with both groups seemingly chasing one SUV. All the captains ordered their personnel to find the current location of the SUV and to capture it.
As Sue approached an intersection, the traffic light on her side had just turned red. Ignoring it, she floored the gas to drive through the intersection. Sue shouted to Anna, “Anna! Hang on! Hold on!” The SUV raced through the intersection, maneuvering quickly among the cars. It clipped another vehicle, redirecting that car straight into a storefront, causing the front of the SUV to crash inside, with the back half sticking out onto the sidewalk.
Anna's parents, who were on a conference call with her grandfather, heard the crash and immediately called out her name. When the SUV hit the store, Anna's phone slipped from her hand and slid to the bottom of the front seat. Disoriented, Sue and Anna heard a group of people running towards the SUV, trying to open the doors. Three armed men approached from a halted car, while three additional men ran toward the SUV from behind.
The men smashed the rear window and opened the door. One of them spotted Anna on the floor and grabbed her, pulling her out of the SUV. Although disoriented, Anna kicked at the men while two of them held her tightly and began to run towards their car. Sue opened her door, exited the SUV, and started kicking the man holding Anna, shouting for him to let her go.
As the three men tried to haul Anna into their car, two of them were shot in the head. The man holding Anna kicked away the lifeless body and pushed her into the rear of the car. He shouted to the driver to take off, but the driver remained motionless, staring straight ahead. The man in the back kept yelling at the driver to move as Anna kicked and elbowed him in resistance.
Desperate, the man put his arm around Anna's neck while reaching toward the driver. As the man shook the driver, the driver fell forward, hitting his head on the horn, which blared. When the man realized that his driver was dead, he turned to open the door.
A man in a black suit and helmet stood directly in front of the man sitting in the car with Anna, gun aimed at his head. "Release the girl, or you'll get two bullets in your head. Now!" he demanded.
The man released Anna. The black-suited, helmeted figure then instructed Anna, "Lie on the floor."
Anna glanced at him, slowly lowering herself to the car's floor. The man sitting in the car asked, "Are you letting me go?"
Without answering, the black-suited man fired a shot into the man's head. He then tossed a black jacket into the car for Anna to wear. Noticing the jacket, Anna said, "You must be my shadow escort, right?"
The black-suited man looked around, urging Anna, "Put on the black jacket and come out quickly. The gang is coming, and I think your lady escort is a hot target. Hurry! You and I need to go. Put on the jacket, come out here, and wear the helmet. We're leaving on my motorcycle!"
After a brief pause, Anna quickly put on the black jacket and exited the car. The black-suited man helped her secure the helmet on her head. They both dashed to the motorcycle parked nearby.
On a conference call, a young man's voice could be heard saying, "I've got the girl; she is safe and secure with me. I'm taking her on my motorcycle to the secondary hideout. More information will be provided later."
Anna's parents were on the call and immediately wanted to speak with her. Her grandfather said, "I want to hear my granddaughter's voice, telling me she is okay. I want to hear her voice."
The young man replied, "Please wait; I need to secure the girl on my motorcycle for the long ride. Just give me a moment..."
Anna's parents exchanged worried glances. Meanwhile, Anna's grandfather lay in his bed, his phone on speaker in front of him, while his medical staff and assistant stood nearby, listening intently to the call about Anna.
The black-suited man helped Anna sit on his motorcycle. She expressed her concern, "I can't sit on this motorcycle; I don't know how."
After ensuring Anna's helmet was secure, he pressed a button on the side of her helmet. "All right, little girl. You can hear me now. I’ve put the visor down so no one can recognize you. Just sit behind me and hold on tightly. I’ll be driving fast and maneuvering crazily to get out of this situation. Do you understand?"
Anna stood there, wearing the black jacket and helmet, listening to the black-suited man. After a brief pause, he urged, "Okay, get on."
"Wait! Wait!" Anna called out.
"What? We need to go now!" he insisted. "I told you about the gangsters, and they’re on their way here. They were stopped by the police, but they’ll be back very soon. We must leave now."
In the airplane's conference room, Anna's parents listened as Anna spoke to the black-suited man. "What is your name?" she asked. "I want to know who you are. I'm not a little girl. Why don't you call me by my name?"
The black-suited man replied, "Your name isn't safe to use out here. If anyone knows it, they’ll come for you. For now, you’re just the little girl. Now, please get on my motorcycle."
Anna, still hesitant, replied, "You tell me your name, and I’ll get on your motorcycle. My parents taught me not to get in any car or on any vehicle without knowing who’s in it."
A man in a black suit, wearing a black helmet, looks at five-year-old Anna, who is dressed in a black jacket and helmet, and demands to know his name. The black-suited man shakes his head and responds, "All right, I’ll call you ‘little girl’ for now, and you can call me Ben. There, I’m Ben, and you can call me that. Okay? Shall we go now...?"
Finally, Anna agrees to get on the motorcycle. Ben quickly grabs her hands, instructing her to wrap her arms around him and hold on tightly for the fast ride. Meanwhile, the head of the security team, Sue, has been shot and is struggling to stand up while looking for Anna. By the time Sue can move and begin her search, Anna has already left with Ben on the motorcycle, speeding towards a safe location.
Sue looks around and approaches a car where three men lie dead, shot by Ben. As people start gathering around the car, Sue runs to find Anna, but she’s nowhere in sight. The second escort team has arrived, along with gangsters and assassins at the scene.
Desperate, Sue returns to her SUV, searching for any clues, especially her phone. When she gets back to the vehicle and checks the rear, she finds her phone under the seat. She initiates a call, reporting that she has lost Anna.
While Sue is talking on her phone, she hears Anna’s voice speaking to her parents and grandfather. Both Sue and Anna feel relieved to know they are safe, but Sue has sustained injuries. The second escort team arrives and rushes Sue to the hospital immediately. While en route, Anna and Sue update each other on the events that led to this moment.
Meanwhile, Ben is riding fast on the motorcycle, and Anna’s father, Mr. Jack, asks him, "Why don’t you take my daughter, Anna, to our safe house? Where are you taking her now?"
Ben replies, "Sir, my latest intel indicates that your safe house has been compromised, and those men from earlier are waiting along the way for this little girl. It’s not safe to follow your original route. I’m taking my own route to my safe house. If you want more information, please contact my father. He will provide you with the latest updates. I’m following my orders to ensure this little girl’s safety."
Anna’s parents are confused about Ben’s father. Looking at each other, Anna’s mother asks Ben about his father’s identity. Anna’s grandfather, Mr. Tony, then interjects on the conference line, "No need to worry, I know who Ben’s father is. I will speak with him. Ben, please take good care of my granddaughter Anna. I’ll provide you both with whatever you need. Understood?"
Ben responds gently, "Yes, Sir. I understand, and that will be between you and my father. I will contact you later to update you on Anna’s status. Meanwhile, we are in a secure lockdown to minimize exposure to our activities, if you know what I mean, Sir."
Realizing Ben is referencing a potential family leak, Mr. Tony instructs the family to say goodbye to Anna for now and promises he will talk to her later. After heartfelt farewells, he advises Anna to listen to Ben and follow his instructions until they are reunited.
Mr. Tony then tells Anna’s parents to return home to Norway and cancel their trip to Paris. They agree with him and assure their little princess, Anna, that she should stay with Ben and listen to him until they can reunite. They are all aware there is a traitor within the family, and Mr. Tony is working with Anna’s parents to devise a plan to identify and apprehend the leaker.
As Ben races towards his safe house on the motorcycle, assassins and gangsters regroup their forces to track Anna. Currently, both groups have no idea where Anna is, and they focus on monitoring the security leader, Sue, in the hospital. The individual who put out a contract on Anna has raised the reward for capturing the little girl alive to two hundred million dollars, with the secret location for the exchange to be determined after her capture.
This lucrative contract has garnered interest on the dark web, attracting mercenaries eager for the substantial reward. After receiving treatment for her wound, Sue demands to be released from the hospital. As she exits with her security team, she notices several suspicious individuals in cars and motorcycles, watching her from all exits of the hospital.
Sue immediately realizes that she has been watched by the criminals outside the hospital. She quickly gets into her security team's SUVs and drives to their safe house in Paris. Once there, Sue calls Anna's parents to notify them that she has been watched and followed by several unknown groups. While Anna's parents are on a plane returning to Norway, they update Anna's grandfather about the situation. He urges them to keep him informed of everything related to the traitor and the groups targeting their family, especially Anna, who is the main target.
Meanwhile, Ben is riding his motorcycle out of Paris with little Anna sitting tightly behind him, holding on due to the high speed, which frightens her. Anna shouts, "Hey!!! Rider Ben!!! Why are you going so fast? Can you slow down a little bit?"
Ben replies, "No! We need to get out of Paris quickly. The more of us there are, the more danger we're in, especially you, little girl. We must reach the outer marker in time."
As they fly down the street, Ben maneuvers around cars, and Anna asks, "What outer marker? I'm starting to get hungry. I haven't eaten anything since we landed. Can you find somewhere to eat or stop for food? I need food, and I need to go to the bathroom!"
Ben responds, "Can you hold on just a bit longer? I'm riding through an area where it's not safe to stop. Hang in there."
Anna insists, "NO!!! I'm hungry, and I need to go to the bathroom! Stop and let me go, or I'm going to release all this stress on this motorcycle! Hurry!!!"
While riding at high speed, Ben takes out his cell phone to search for nearby restaurants. The phone shows a list of options, and he picks one about five minutes away. He tells Anna, "The restaurant will be here in five minutes."
Anna replies, "Alright, I can hold it for five minutes, but that’s it! No more than five!!"
Meanwhile, Anna's grandfather is lying in bed, holding the phone while speaking to his best friend. His friend says, "Sir, your granddaughter's contract is currently valued at two hundred million. The person who opened this contract on her is well hidden in a secure and protected system on the dark web. We can’t find out their identity directly, but we need to dig our own way to uncover who initiated this contract on Anna."
Anna’s grandfather responded, "Well, Ben called you 'Father,' and Father must know everything, right? My best friend, I need your help to find out who opened the contract on my granddaughter and started this war against my family. I will dismantle whoever it is, along with the company or family they belong to. They have dared to declare open war on my family, and I must take them down completely. I need you to stand with me on this, and I’ll pay you double if that’s what it takes. Whatever you need, I’ll provide. Do you have any questions?"
After a moment, Anna’s grandfather waited for his friend to reply. His best friend responded, "You know you are my best friend, and I view you as family. Have I ever turned you down? I will stand by your side, but you must promise me one thing: take care of yourself and listen to your doctors. I want to see you alive and well, still talking to me. I don't want to attend anything where you’re not there to talk to me, if you know what I mean, my old friend."
Anna's grandfather said to his best friend, "All right, you know what I want. You must keep Ben with my granddaughter at all times and protect her until she is safe back with her parents in Norway. Can you give me your secured promise on that, my old friend?"
Anna’s grandfather's best friend paused for a few seconds, then started laughing and said, "Oh... my old friend. Sure, I will have my Ben stay with your granddaughter and protect her. No harm can come to her unless it walks past my Ben's body first. All right?"
Anna's grandfather acknowledged the promise from his old best friend. After ending the call, he immediately contacted Anna's parents to update them on Anna's situation with Ben and the contractor who opened the contract on their family, especially regarding his granddaughter, Anna.
Anna's parents also provided an update to Anna's grandfather regarding the trap they were setting to capture the informer in the family. They reached out to the security team leader, Sue, to inform her about the plan to catch the informer. The trap was set, and the bait sounded perfect for the informer to fall into.
Meanwhile, Ben was riding toward the restaurant, as shown on his cellphone map. Upon arriving at the front of the restaurant, located off a side street, Ben and Anna got off the motorcycle and walked inside. Once inside the small, half-full restaurant, Ben asked the waiter to direct Anna to the bathroom, and the waiter showed her the way. At their table, Ben took off his helmet and placed it on the table while Anna, still wearing her helmet, went into the bathroom.
After the waiter showed Anna where the bathroom was, he approached Ben's table to take their order. Ben asked the waiter to bring out water first and to wait for his sister to come out of the bathroom before he ordered food. The waiter nodded and went to get drinks for Ben and Anna. During all this, two tables of teenagers on the other side of the restaurant noticed Ben and Anna wearing cool black helmets as they walked in.
Ben noticed the group of teenagers glancing at him, particularly at his black helmet. When Anna came out of the bathroom and walked straight to their table, the teenagers observed that she was also wearing a black helmet, which looked very stylish on her. They whispered comments about how nice her helmet was.
Once Anna reached Ben, he said, "Here, let me take off your helmet so you can eat after we order. Is that okay?" He helped her remove the helmet and placed it next to his on the table. The two black helmets looked great side by side. Anna then looked up at Ben and asked, "Did you order food yet? I’m starving! And why do you keep glancing at those two tables over there? What’s wrong?"
Ben smiled at her and replied, "You noticed me glancing? You’re very observant, little girl." Anna smiled back and said, "You look really good and are great both on offense and defense, too, boy…"
Ben shook his head and responded, "What did you just call me? Boy? I’m not a boy; I’m old enough to be your brother. You’re just a little girl who is like a sister to me. Right now, let’s keep a low profile until we get where we need to go. Okay, little sister?"
Anna was starting to get frustrated and was about to retort when the waiter arrived with their water and asked for their orders. Ben recommended some of the best dishes at the restaurant, and the waiter listed them. Ben let Anna order first, then he placed his order.
After they had ordered and finished their meal, Ben called the waiter for the check. Throughout dinner, he had kept an eye on the two tables of teenagers who were still watching his helmets. Once Ben paid the bill, he told Anna to put her black helmet back on. Just then, the teenagers from the two tables stood up and walked over, blocking Ben and Anna at their table.
Anna looked at Ben with a hint of worry. Ben raised his hand to signal for her to stay calm. The group, consisting of two boys and two girls, stood by Ben's table, staring at the two black helmets. One of the boys in the group, a teenager, pointed his finger at the two black helmets and gave compliments, then he asked how much for the two black helmets.
Ben looked at his two black helmets and said to the boy, "No, sell, these helmets are specially made for my sister and me. Not for sale, and you all get out of my way so we can leave. We finished eating here, so we must go where we need to go. So, get out of my way. Now..."
The girl in the group, a teenager, looked at Anna and said, "Oh.. Is this girl your sister? She is cute, but does not fit in this black helmet, and is not cute when she wears it. Am I right? Friends?"
To Be Continued………
