Abir didn't waste a heartbeat. As Xero slid down the zipline, Abir swung over the rooftop ledge, dropping floor by floor in a dangerous, free-falling descent. His heart hammered against his ribs—not from the fall, but from raw, unfiltered dread. Arisa. She was trapped inside the estate.
Reaching his **H2R** at the base of the building, he hit the ignition. The supercharged scream of the engine shattered the night's silence. He tore onto the highway, the bike clocking nearly 300 km/h in seconds. The wind howled past his helmet, but he heard nothing but the imaginary 'tick-tock' of the bomb.
In the estate's dark basement, Arisa woke up to find herself bound against a support pillar. Xero's men had successfully drugged and relocated her during the chaos. Directly in front of her, a lethal C4 charge pulsed with a rhythmic red light. The digital countdown read: **00:45 seconds**.
Arisa forced herself to stay calm. Fear was a luxury she couldn't afford. She began gnawing at the thick plastic restraints on her wrists. By the time the clock hit **00:20 seconds**, she managed to snap them, but the bomb was rigged with a mercury tilt switch. Any movement of the device would trigger an instant detonation.
Right then, the roar of the H2R exploded in the courtyard. Instead of using the main doors, Abir dove through the basement's high ventilation window, crashing onto the concrete floor.
"Don't move, Arisa! Don't you dare move an inch!" Abir screamed, scrambling to his feet.
He reached the device, sweat beads forming on his brow. The timer flickered: **00:10 seconds**.
"Abir... go. It's too late," Arisa whispered, her voice trembling.
"Shut up!" Abir growled, drawing his tactical knife with surgical precision. "Abir Khan wasn't born to leave you behind."
Time: **05... 04... 03...**
Abir located a thin blue wire hidden beneath the primary circuit board. He knew Xero's psychological profile—the trigger was always the blue wire, a tribute to his military past. With a swift, steady cut, he severed the connection.
The timer froze at **00:01 second**.
The basement went silent. Arisa had closed her eyes, waiting for the end, but it never came. She opened them to see Abir sitting in front of her, a dark, triumphant smirk on his face.
He pulled her into a fierce embrace. "I told you, my Queen. As long as Abir Khan is breathing, no one touches you."
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