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Chapter 8: The Reconnection

Lucian sat in his car across from Riverside Elementary School, watching the building with the patience of a predator. School let out at 3:15. It was 3:10 now.

"Boss, are you sure about this?" Dimitri asked from the driver's seat. "Kidnapping the kid seems—"

"I'm not kidnapping him. I'm taking him for ice cream." Lucian's eyes never left the school entrance. "That bastard is using the boy as a weapon against Amara. Someone needs to remind Kai that his mother exists."

The school bell rang. Children poured out—a chaotic mass of backpacks and laughter.

Lucian spotted Kai immediately. Dark hair, gray eyes, walking alone. He looked small. Isolated. His backpack was too big for his frame.

"Stay here. Keep the car running."

Lucian crossed the street, intercepting Kai at the corner.

"Kai Cross?"

The boy looked up, eyes widening. "You're the man from the gala."

"I am." Lucian crouched to eye level. Up close, he could see Amara in Kai's features. "My name is
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