Chapter: 60| TamperedWELLINGTON'S POV“I’ll just go to my room.”The words barely leave her lips before she turns, puts the small lab tray on the bed and walks away, like staying even one second longer would break her completely. Something in my chest tightens, and I try to push myself off the bed to go after her, to stop her and maybe say something, anything at all, that would make this easier.But Nani’s hand comes down on my shoulder, firm as she shakes her head.“No.” When the door closes behind Dahlia, her gaze falls on my arm again.“She needs time to process what you just told her,” she says quietly, but there’s no room for argument in her tone. “She’s only human, and realizing that she has been holding on to the wrong truth about her mother… that’s not something she can swallow in one breath.”I fall back against the bed, my jaw tightening as frustration builds inside me.“I knew this was going to happen,” I mutter, dragging a hand through my hair. “And I sure as hell didn’t want to tell her any
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Chapter: Agent KayDAHLIA'S POVI hold my breath as I stand beside the bed, watching Nani work on Mr Chane like this is something she has done a hundred times before. Her hands are steady, precise, not even a tremor as she digs into his arm, pulls out the bullet, cleans the wound, and seals it up.There is blood everywhere, but she still doesn’t flinch.And when he wakes up suddenly and grabs her by the neck, his fingers tightening like he’s trying to crush the life out of whatever monster he thinks he’s facing, she doesn’t panic. She doesn’t scream or try to fight him off.She just calls him back calmly, having the patience of a saint. I don't need to be told that she has always been his rock.They may not be related by blood, but I see it now, the reason why he trusts her without question. She must have been his only constant. The one who stayed when everything else was falling apart. The one who patched him up, over and over again, when his nightmares refused to let him rest.And standing here, watch
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Chapter: The BreachWELLINGTON'S POV“You’re leaving her behind!” I panic, my voice cracking in a way I don’t recognize. The container doors are still open wide, and we all watch her as she grabs the picture and turns, running back toward us like she never intended to leave us behind in the first place.“She saved us. Let’s alert the driver!” one of the boys shouts, like he pulled the thought straight out of my head, and suddenly all of us are moving, punching our small fists against the hard metal walls of the container, screaming, begging, hoping.She’s fast. Faster than anyone I’ve ever seen. She’s closer now, so close that it feels like if I just stretch my hand out far enough, I could reach her, pull her in, make everything okay again. She could jump in if there was a rope, if there was anything to hold on to, but there isn’t. She has to get closer, just a little closer, enough to grab the edge and pull herself up.Just a little more.Suddenly, the truck jolts to a stop, and for one foolish, fragil
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Chapter: Chasing TerrorsWELLINGTON'S POV“What did you just say?”My hands tighten on the steering wheel as I speed across the road, my headlights clashing against the ones ahead of me. The car I’m chasing veers wildly, but I stay locked on it, close enough to feel like I can reach out and grab it.Affleck chose the worst possible time to call, but I still need answers, so I let Rain, my car’s AI, route the call through the system.“Agent Kay is still alive, sir.”For a second, my foot almost slams on the brakes.Almost.But I don’t slow down.“Are you sure about this information?” My voice comes out lower. I’ve never doubted Affleck once, but this is different. I remember how it happened. I remember it like it just happened yesterday.“Yes, sir.” A pause. “I couldn’t track the number behind those texts, but when I planted the new informant inside the organization’s base, I overheard them talking. I slipped into the head of investigation's office and confirmed it. Her file has been reopened recently. She’s
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Chapter: Black OutDAHLIA'S POV“What the hell?” Nani speaks first, cussing.As I stand up, Cleo in my arms, I head to the kitchen to get my phone which is still ringing, the lights suddenly flicker back on like it never went out.“What was that about?” Sunny releases a shaky breath.I pause for a moment, willing my body to stop trembling. I try to reason with myself, to tell myself that things like this happen, that power can go off and come back on, that it doesn’t mean anything. But my heart refuses to listen. It keeps pounding, loud and restless.I shouldn’t be reacting like this. I shouldn’t be acting like Cleo, who doesn’t understand anything yet, but I can’t help it. Picking up my phone, I see a number I don’t recognize. It isn’t saved in my contacts, and for a second, I hesitate. My thumb hovers over the screen before I finally pick up and place it to my ear.Silence. No breathing or voice. Then the call cuts.My stomach twists.“I’ll get my phone and reach the security so I can be sure of wha
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Chapter: 55| The TestWELLINGTON'S POVPoof!The gun goes off, the sound explodes in my ears, loud and violent, and everything inside me jolts. My eyes slam shut on instinct as the world tilts beneath me. It feels like I’ve been pushed off the rooftop of my penthouse, freefalling, weightless, with nothing to hold on to, no rope, no safety, just empty space and the promise of impact.I wait for the pain to tear through me, for my body to crash and break, for my breath to be knocked out of me so completely that I can’t find it again.But that doesn't come, instead, like a dog jerked awake by a splash of cold water, I snap back.My eyes fly open and I’m back in the meeting room.Except… I’m not on the floor like I thought.I’m upright, strapped down.My chest rises as I try to move, but I can’t. My arms are restrained against the sides of a massive chair, heavy with leather, built not for comfort. The type you'd find in game rooms. Devices surround me, machines blinking and beeping in steady, unsettling rhyth
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Chapter: Chapter 111WRITER'S POV"Kill her, Malone!" Ken shouted, his voice loud and cruel.Malone froze."No!" Hannah cried, shaking her head quickly as Malone lifted the gun toward Vera."He's trying to ruin you, Malone. Don't listen to him," she begged."You can't shoot our mother. You can't—""Don't you dare tell me what to do! Our mother? Please! Go wash your mouth!" Malone snapped, his voice shaking with anger.His shout shook the room, and Tim swallowed his words, fear written all over his face. Vera stood still, her heart racing. She knew Ken never played fair. They were trapped."Stop this madness, Prince Kenneth," she said firmly, her voice filled with pain. "Are you really going to turn your own son into a monster like you? Will you be proud of yourself after this?""Don't try your cheap tricks on me! Have you forgotten who I am? You think locking me up was that easy? I have people! I can always buy more! Justice doesn't exist! The whole system is a joke!" Ken yelled, stepping down the stairs
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Chapter: Chapter 110VERA'S POVIt started raining hard that evening while we drove home. Jack and Nathan had gone to search for Malone, but they couldn’t find him, and it got too dark to keep waiting around in the graveyard. A police report had already been made in case things got worse. I didn’t know how to describe what I was feeling. The pain inside me was loud, so loud that even Hannah’s voice beside me sounded like extra noise in my already noisy head.From the moment she told us Malone was missing, I felt like throwing up. A sharp pain started in my lower stomach, and I curled up in the backseat, dropping my face to my knees. Hannah sat next to me, trying to comfort me without waking her sleeping baby. Timothy sat quietly on Jessica’s lap in the front seat, both of them watching me through the mirror with sad eyes.When Max pulled the car into the driveway, I had to blink many times just to see clearly and carefully get down. Hannah was now talking to someone on the phone, telling him I would be ok
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Chapter: Chapter 109VERA'S POVIt was a cool evening when she was laid to rest. I stood quietly beside her grave, not really sure how I felt. She hadn’t been the best mother, but she still said "bless you" when someone sneezed. That had to mean something. Still, I never understood how she could watch me suffer at the hands of her boyfriend. It made me doubt if I was ever truly her daughter. But even with all that, I never wished death on her. Not this soon.We were slowly becoming friends, trying to fix things between us. She really cared about Jessica, even though she stayed distant. She hadn’t been sick, and she wasn't the type to take her own life. Yet, she died so quietly. According to Jessica, she lay down beside her one night and didn't wake up the next morning.Thanks to Jack, we had gotten the chance to make peace. But I thought she'd do more. Maybe say sorry. Maybe try to be a better mother. I thought she would at least try to be present, to make up for all the time lost. Instead, she chose eter
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Chapter: Chapter 108WRITER'S POV"Stop right there, Malone! Don’t walk away from me when I’m still talking to you!" Vera’s voice rose, sharp and filled with anger. Her eyes were blazing as she stared at her son’s back.They had rushed to the police station after Jack told Vera and Maureen about what had happened to Malone. Seeing how panicked Vera was, Maureen had offered to come along for support. Jack had politely asked her to stay back so they wouldn't have to explain she was Monica's twin, not a ghost. She understood and wished them luck.They reached the station just in time, before Malone was sent to a cell. Jack took charge, speaking to the Police Chief and doing the paperwork with Harry, the young officer who had helped with Ken’s case and Vera's stalker. Eventually, they were allowed to take Malone home.On the drive back, Vera tried talking to Malone, but he said nothing. As soon as they got home and Jack pulled up, Malone jumped out and headed inside, ignoring his mother.Boiling with frustrat
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Chapter: Chapter 107JACK’S POVI felt Vera shiver beside me, and when I turned to check her face, it was clear, she looked scared and confused. Slowly, I looked back at Maureen, who was now standing and blowing cigarette smoke into the air.“What are you talking about? I’ve always known Monica. I never even heard of you. I used to visit her dorm, and her roommate was a guy. A gay guy, to be exact,” I said, confused, my forehead wrinkled as I tried to remember everything clearly.“We met at our school parking lot,” Maureen started calmly. “You tried to park your white pickup truck and hit my black BMW. You kept apologizing and promised to fix it. But I was having a terrible day, so instead, I slashed your tires.”She turned around now, facing us while her back touched the window glass. A soft smile pulled at her lips.“And I told you, ‘Now we’re even, so no hard feelings.’ Then we both laughed like crazy. We had our cars towed to a nearby repair shop, and while waiting, we shared pizza and ice cream. That
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Chapter: Chapter 106VERA'S POVJack held my hand as he led me into the clubhouse. I’d heard about this place, people talked about it a lot around Downtown. It was popular with the locals, especially the rich and wild ones.But as soon as we walked in, my stomach twisted.A masked woman came right up to Jack and said his name like she knew him well. She even had the nerve to pull off her mask and show her pretty face. I hated how jealous I felt. It was like someone scraping sharp nails across my chest.When I first got to this town, people warned me about the clubs, the sex workers, and the high-end hotels, but nobody said these women were this bold. Or maybe I was just reading too much into it. Maybe I was just mad because she dared to act like she belonged in Jack’s world, like I wasn't standing right beside him."Jackson Taylor," she said, smiling like she was proud to know him. "I didn’t expect to see you here again."Jack didn’t smile back. "I’m here strictly for business. Excuse me."He gently brush
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Chapter: Chapter 59"Hi," Molly said, chewing on her lower lip nervously.Sophia looked at her very best friend. The only person who always tells her the truth even if it's going to cost their relationship. That one friend who has remained faithful and loyal to her since they were kids.Others had said she was like that because of the money and the fact that Sophia seemed like a canopy of protection to her, but Sophia knows that Molly wouldn't always get on her nerves by telling her what to do and what not to do even when she knows how much she hates to hear it if that was her reason.She knows that Molly values their friendship more than anything else, and she doesn't ever get offended no matter how she treats her, but hates her being rude to others much more than to her.Molly is the only person who her parents had approved of their friendship because her mother knows she's a good influence on her and she's as bright as her in terms of study and smartness.She never forgot this friend even when she was
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Chapter: Chapter 58"There's no progress even after putting the two of them on the same bed? Doctor, you know better, I hope there's nothing fatal about her injury?" Fred queried the doctor worriedly.How can someone who woke up almost the same day she was admitted into the hospital not stir since then? He had thought taking Justin to her ward would help and he even told the nurse to put the guy beside her on her bed.For the past three months, he has been very busy dealing with the culprit, Mr. Smith. The government has laid claim on the sluts hotel to set up children's hospital and an orphanage home.Mrs Charlotte Smith was found guiltless, and so, was released and she has been frequenting the hospital to spend time with her son. Fred noticed she cared for Sophia as well.All the assassins have told their stories in court and were granted pardon, all were sent to the rehabilitation center for a three months program before they can be sent to any force they choose to join.Mr Smith was sentenced to life
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Chapter: Chapter 57The cops ransacked the Assassinators camp and arrested everyone remaining in the camp including Stella and Gena who were locked up.Xena stared sadly at the amazing foundation Mrs Smith was able to raise on her own, for the good of the society, she bathed her hands with blood and spent a whole lot of money, time and energy.There's an advantage and disadvantage to everything… And one of the advantages of the organization to her was giving her home and hope when she least expected it and needed it the most.She doesn't know if she could tag a disadvantage of the organization to her own part because there's nothing she regrets about joining them.And working under Mrs Smith with loyalty still intact as of today even when she doesn't know where or how it is going to end soon is the best thing she has done and the people she has spent months with are her only family and she will cherish the memories for the rest of her life.Skyler sat down at the backseat of the police car with two cops
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Chapter: Chapter 56"Arrest them too!" Fred pointed at Mr. Smith and Flying dragon. "Make sure they don't escape, they can be cunny!" He advised and rushed to Sophia.The navy men untied Mr Smith and Flying dragon and handcuffed them as they took them away. Two soldiers came in and untied Justin and Alex. "I think this guy is still alive!" One of the soldiers said, checking Justin's pulse.Fred carried Sophia and ordered the soldiers to bring Justin too to his car because he's impatient about waiting for the ambulance."Take the woman and the other three people with you to the police station for questioning!" Fred commanded as he entered his car and sped off.Alex's corpse was carried away along with Celina's corpse which was found in one of the rooms. They found Cynthia who was under the care of a nurse and took her to the hospital while Mrs. Smith and the others were taken to the station as ordered.Fred didn't know his phone was ringing because of how agitated and perplexed he was at that moment as
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Chapter: Chapter 55"You are free to ask me anything. You are an adult too, being nineteen is not a joke and you will soon be done with your final exams and walk your way to college.""Oh, stop! There's still a month and two weeks more before I turn nineteen. You are right though, I feel sad that Sophia won't be with us during this final exams. She bragged so much about the things she would do at college, now she's not here." Mrs. Bryan shook her head sadly and hugged her daughter passionately. "She was such a darling even when she was arrogant to the outside world. I remember the first time I met her, it was…""Unpleasant!" Molly completed for her, laughing. "It was so for me too, and she isn't someone who easily says sorry, but behind that raised chin and fearless eyes is a weak girl struggling to get away from her haunting demons.""Yep! It's a pity she… I hate to talk about what happened to that poor girl. I wonder where she is and if she's doing well. Less I forget, you wanted to ask me something.
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Chapter: Chapter 54Mr. Smith woke up and looked around his environment in surprise. When the face of Flying dragon registered in his eyes, he sat up immediately and looked curiously at him."Thank goodness you are awake! I was afraid I wouldn't be able to keep my promise to you. How do you feel now sir?!!" He asked his boss worriedly."How did you bring me here? Where's Charlotte and Justin? She must be shocked to see you bring me here without notice. Anyway, you have done well, this is the only place in the whole world where I am safe now." Mr. Smith shook his head."Well, she was, but I think she got a call from someone and it seems Justin is in the hands of whoever the person was, so she left after telling me what to do. I feel they are dangerous but I know your safety is most important now." Flying dragon replied."Justin is in danger? If that's true, we need to go out there and look for them. I can't let anything happen to that boy, he's the only prize I have got in all these years." He said, forci
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