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The General's Daughter: The Mission

Chapter 69: Rescued 2 · Nov 05, 2026

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51 Chapter 51: The Wrath of the War God 2026-11-05
52 Chapter 52: The Reunion 2026-11-05
53 Chapter 53: Into Her Domain 2026-11-05
54 Chapter 54: Into Her Domain 2 2026-11-05
55 Chapter 55: Memoir: The Man She Saved 2026-11-05
56 Chapter 56: Into The Bandit’s Den 2026-11-05
57 Chapter 57: The Storyteller 2026-11-05
58 Chapter 58: A Night With The Devil 2026-11-05
59 Chapter 59: A Night With The Devil 2 2026-11-05
60 Chapter 60: The Escape 2026-11-05
61 Chapter 61: The Aftermath 2026-11-05
62 Chapter 62: The Variable 2026-11-05
63 Chapter 63: The Variable 2 2026-11-05
64 Chapter 64: The Culprit 2026-11-05
65 Chapter 65: The Name They Carry 2026-11-05
66 Chapter 66: Fragments Of The Past 2026-11-05
67 Chapter 67: Fragments of the Past 2 2026-11-05
68 Chapter 68: Rescued 2026-11-05
69 Chapter 69: Rescued 2 2026-11-05
70 Chapter 70: Rescued 3 2026-11-05
71 Chapter 71: The Fall Of A Stronghold 2026-11-05
72 Chapter 72: The Quiet After The Storm 2026-11-05
73 Chapter 73: The Phantom 2026-11-05
74 Chapter 74: The Invisible Hand 2026-11-05
75 Chapter 75: Sleeping Together 2026-11-05
76 Chapter 76: Who Is The Man? 2026-11-05
77 Chapter 77: The Intern 2026-11-05
78 Chapter 78: She Was Reborn! 2026-11-05
79 Chapter 79: Reborn With Secrets 2026-11-05
80 Chapter 80: The Return Of The First Love 2026-11-05
81 Chapter 81: The Return Of The First Love 2 2026-11-05
82 Chapter 82: The Return of The First Love 3 2026-11-05
83 Chapter 83: Confrontation 2026-11-05
84 Chapter 84: Confrontation 2 2026-11-05
85 Chapter 85: Wind Mills In Her Mind 2026-11-05
86 Chapter 86: What Game Is He Playing? 2026-11-05
87 Chapter 87: Celebration at the General’s Mansion 2026-11-05
88 Chapter 88: The Declaration of War 2026-11-05
89 Chapter 89: The Man Without A Name 2026-11-05
90 Chapter 90: The Bloodline Legacy 2026-11-05
91 Chapter 91: What Happened Back Then 2026-11-05
92 Chapter 92: What Happened Back Then - Flash Back 2026-11-05
93 Chapter 93: What Happened Back Then - Flashback 2 2026-11-05
94 Chapter 94: What Happened Back Then - Flashback 3 2026-11-05
95 Chapter 95: The Sword Dance 2026-11-05
96 Chapter 96: The Sword Dance 2 2026-11-05
97 Chapter 97: The Possessive Boss 2026-11-05
98 Chapter 98: Layla Asserts Her Claims 2026-11-05
99 Chapter 99: Layla’s Miscalculation 2026-11-05
100 Chapter 100: Tension In The Air 2026-11-05

The men followed her line of sight.

The waterfall pounded into the pool with enough force to bruise even the bones.

”You’ve got to be kidding,” Logan muttered.

The corner of Liam’s mouth twitched despite himself.

Ares didn’t hesitate.

”We’re entering the cave.”

No debate. No complaint. It was final.

The waterfall roared, but Lara still heard the urgency beneath his calm.

Shay. That was all that mattered to him right now.

He had replayed every worst-case scenario in his head on the way here. Her injured and captured. Her—

He shut the thought down.

But then, he saw Lara crouching there, gutting a rabbit. He knew then that Shay was safe.

Lara watched as Ares stripped off his jacket and handed it to one of the guards. Liam followed without a word. Logan sighed dramatically.

”If I drown,” Logan said, glaring at Lara, ”I’m haunting you.”

”You’d have to die first,” she replied.

’Was she always this calm?’ Logan asked silently as he moved toward the edge. And she’s issuing these instructions like she was the commander.

Ares stepped into the plunge pool first.

The water swallowed him up to the waist instantly, the force of the current tugging hard at his balance. He pushed forward without hesitation, disappearing into the white curtain of falling water.

Liam followed, jaw tight, muscles straining against the drag. Sound distorted. Perfect ambush terrain.

Logan cursed loudly as the freezing water hit him. ”This better be worth it!”

Two bodyguards went in after them. The rest stayed at the rim, weapons drawn, scanning the tree line.

Lara didn’t wait.

Instead of following them into the water, she moved along the boulders to the narrow crack hidden behind a jut of stone.

A slit in the rock. Barely visible unless you knew it was there.

She turned sideways and slipped in with practiced ease.

Inside, the noise of the waterfall dulled into a deep, distant rumble.

The air shifted—cooler, heavier. The cavern walls glistened with moisture. Water dripped steadily from the ceiling, each drop echoing in the hollow dark.

She moved carefully through the tight passage until it widened into the main cavern.

This was where she’d left them.

This was where Shay had been sitting, stubborn and brave, refusing to let fear show in front of Sandro.

Lara stepped fully inside,

— and was met by silence.

No excited greetings from Shay. No innocent commentary. No, Sandro quietly accompanies her.

Just the distant rumble of falling water and the slow drip of stone tears.

Her stomach tightened.

No.

”Shay?” she called, her voice echoing too loudly against the cavern walls.

Nothing.

”Sandro—”

Her pulse quickened despite her control.

She stepped farther in, sneakers crunching over millions of years of silt, dirt, and minerals that layered the cave floors.

”Shay! Sandro—!”

This time her voice carried a sharp edge.

Behind the waterfall, Ares fought through the blinding cascade and stumbled into the hidden opening, drenched and breathing hard. Liam came in right behind him, eyes adjusting quickly to the dimness.

They heard her voice. Not panicked, but something dangerously close.

Fear. Desperation.

Ares’ chest tightened.

That’s not the tone of someone who sees her friend safe.

He moved forward fast. ”Lara, where is Shay?”

She turned toward the sound of his voice.

And for the first time since they’d arrived—

There was no control in her eyes. Only the cold realization creeping in.

Were Shay and Sandro taken?

The thought didn’t just cross Lara’s mind — it gripped her throat.

Was there another entrance to the cave she hadn’t seen?

No. Impossible.

She had walked every tunnel, traced every jagged wall with her palm, studied every shadow like it was an enemy waiting to breathe. There were no other exits. She was certain.

And she had been gone less than an hour.

”Shay!” Her voice tore through the cavern, ricocheting off stone and darkness.

”Shay, baby!” This time, it was Ares’ voice that thundered behind her — deep, commanding, powerful enough to shake the air itself. The cave answered him with a violent echo.

Too violent.

A sharp crack split through the ceiling.

A stalactite above them fractured.

Time slowed.

The stone spear broke free.

”Sis, watch out!” Logan shouted.

He and Liam lunged at the same time, boots scraping across the cave floor.

But Ares moved like instinct — like a man who’d already lost too much in this world to lose anything else.

His arm wrapped around Lara’s waist, yanking her back just as the stalactite crashed down where she’d been standing. Dust exploded. Stone shattered.

He lost his footing.

They hit the cave floor hard.

Ares landed flat on his back, the impact knocking the air from his lungs. Something jagged dug into his back, pain shooting up his ribs.

But he barely felt it.

Because Lara was on top of him.

Warm. Soft. Breathing.

For one suspended second, the world narrowed to the weight of her against him, her hair brushing his jaw, the scent of stone and something faintly sweet clinging to her skin.

”Sis, are you alright? Here — let me help you up.”

Logan’s voice cut through it.

The warmth lifted.

Liam hauled Ares to his feet.

”Thank you, Ares,” Lara said, steady again, but her eyes were sharp. Alert. Calculating. ”We’re disturbing the balance in this cave. We need to leave.”

Before anyone could respond—

”Mommy! Mommy!”

The small voice bounced between clusters of rock shaped like three frozen horses mid-gallop.

Lara spun.

Shay burst from behind the stone formation, Sandro close behind her, quiet but vigilant.

”Shay!” Ares opened his arms wide, relief flooding his chest so hard it almost hurt.

But Shay ran past him.

Straight to Lara. She wrapped her arms around her legs, clutching tight.

”Mommy, I was scared,” she whispered. ”We heard voices. Sandro told me to hide.”

Lara crouched, brushing Shay’s hair back gently.

”Sweetie... don’t you recognize them? That’s your dad. And Uncle Liam. And Uncle Logan.”

The cave light was dim, but Shay had grown used to it. She squinted, took another look.

Recognition dawned.

”Dad!” She ran to Ares this time, tugging at him with tiny hands. ”What took you so long? I was so scared. It was good that Mommy followed and accompanied me.”

Ares felt his chest tighten.

He dropped to one knee and pulled her into his arms, holding her like he was anchoring himself to something solid.

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