ALPHA Arthur: The Mate Who Lied
A flicker of empathy, a fragile illusion of what might have been, stirred in Phineas’s chest.
A soft chime came from the bedside table. Wells, the silent assistant who always moved like a ghost, had left a tablet hidden under a stack of medical charts. Phineas reached for it, his movements slow and guarded. The screen flickered to life, showing a series of decrypted logs.
Lucian’s personal files.
Phineas tapped the first folder. Dates from a decade ago. Transcripts of communications between Lucian and the rogue packs of the Dead Lands.
Payment transferred. 200,000 units. The boy stays untouched. If a hair on his head is harmed, the deal is void.