All Chapters of A Pulse And Betrayal : Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

Chapter 132 – The captureGhost POVThe morning air was sharp, cool, and too full of life. Birds in the trees, the sun climbing higher, light spilling across the street. I didn’t care. Light or dark made no difference to me. Silence was what mattered. Silence was my weapon.I stood under the shadow of a tall tree, eyes fixed on Diana’s house. My body was still, part of the background, but my mind was awake, sharp, and calculating. I had been watching since dawn, waiting, studying.Then I saw the bags.Through the open window and near the porch, luggage sat neatly stacked. Boxes piled one after the other. Clothes, toys, things packed in a hurry. They were leaving.A thin smile touched my lips under the mask. So they are running.It made perfect sense. Families like this always believed they could run from the shadows chasing them. They always thought that another city and another road would save them. But I knew better. You can run, but shadows always travel faster. Fate had handed me

Chapter 134:Glorious morning Chris POVThe morning light leaked through the tall curtains of my room, soft and golden, but to me it looked like fire. Today felt like fire. Hot. Alive. Glorious.I woke with a laugh in my throat. I stretched across the wide bed, sheets tangled around my legs, my mind already alive with the thought that today it all falls into place.For years I had waited for this. For years I had carried anger like a stone in my chest. People called it hate, but no it was fuel. Hate only burns for a while, but fuel keeps the fire alive, steady, patient, always ready for the day it is needed.Today was that day.I stood, slipped into a dark shirt, and crossed to the small monitor on the table. The red light blinked my precious camera inside the boy’s room still alive. I tapped the screen.There he was. Star. Struggling. His small wrists bound to the chair, his hair damp with sweat, his eyes wild and angry, like a cornered animal.I smiled.“Good morning, little beast,”

Chapter 136 – The Breaking PointXander POVThe door of the police station closed behind me with a heavy thud. My shoulders felt lighter than before. I had done the right thing. I had reported everything, every detail about the star and his kidnapping. The police were already moving, gathering their men and tracing leads.For the first time in days, I felt a small spark of hope: Star would be found, and he would be brought back home.I quickened my steps, eager to return. I imagined Diana’s face when I told her. The relief, the smile, the way her eyes would light up. For so long we had carried this weight together. Finally, I could bring her good news.But when I opened the door to the house, silence greeted me.“Diana?” I called.No answer. Only the hollow echo of my voice bouncing off the walls.I frowned. She should have been here, waiting. She had promised she wouldn’t leave. My chest tightened. Something felt wrong.I stepped further inside, scanning the rooms. The couch still ca

Chapter 138 – The First MoveDiana POVThe guards dragged me deeper into the mansion, their hands rough on my arms. My wet clothes clung to me, making me shiver, but it wasn’t the cold that shook me. It was fear. A fear so heavy it felt like chains pulling me down with every step.The hallways stretched long and wide, too clean, too perfect, too empty. White walls glowed under harsh lights. Cameras blinked red from every corner, following me, watching every breath I took. Their tiny eyes seemed alive, like insects ready to bite.Every turn we made only pulled me deeper into a place that screamed trap.Behind glass windows, I saw scientists in white lab coats. Some scribbled notes, others stared at me with hungry curiosity, as if I was just another test subject. Their eyes made me sick. Their silence was worse. It told me they already knew what would happen here tonight.Weapons lined one wall of the corridor guns, blades, syringes filled with glowing liquid. Tools not of defense, but

Chapter 140 – the heavy stormDiana POVMy lungs burned as I dragged Star down the endless hallway. Every step echoed like a drumbeat of fear. Sirens screamed above us, red lights flashing so hard the walls looked alive, closing in, squeezing us like prey in a trap.“Mommy, faster!” Star cried, his little hand clutching mine.I yanked out the stolen keycard, praying it would work again. The door scanner blinked red, then sparked, sizzling with a hiss. My heart dropped. Chris had shut the system down. He knew where we were.Star tugged my hand. His voice trembled but his eyes glowed with something fierce. “Daddy is close. I can feel him.”I wanted to believe. I wanted to lean on that hope. But before I could answer, the ceiling vents hissed open with a sharp metallic click. Mist poured down, silver-laced smoke twisting into the air like poison snakes.My skin screamed. It burned like fire eating me alive. My knees buckled, but I forced myself to stay upright. I shoved Star behind me, c