Rescuing Mia (CHARLIE Team: Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists #3)

Chapter 1

Chapter One

MIA

In the world of cutting-edge biochemical engineering, every molecule tells a story, and my story begins innocently enough.

They say every great scientific discovery comes with a price. The price I thought I would pay is long hours, a lack of social life, and my youth wasted in the lab. I never imagined the real cost would be my freedom, my safety, and perhaps even my life.

Working at Red Phoenix Pharmaceuticals was supposed to be a dream come true, the birthplace of miracles. I poured my heart and soul into groundbreaking research, thinking I was on the cusp of a breakthrough, but I signed my death warrant the moment I stumbled upon something I shouldn’t have.

I wish there was a reset button, a way to go back in time and do things differently. How did it come to this?

To think, just a few days ago, everything was normal…