Chapter 112I don't know why it hurts. I had been gone for months now, but seeing Zee in the arms of the one person I hated the most made me more pissed and annoyed than I care to admit.“You need to let her go,” Juno said with an icy tone. Like she doesn't have feelings. “I don't know what you both must have shared, but we don't want anything that is going to hinder our plans. Or is she going to be a problem?” She paused and stared at me.“Why are you really here?” I asked, looking at Juno. “I came because I thought you might be needing my area of expertise,” Juno replied.“Do I need to be worried?”“You took down Miralda because you were focused. That is what focused men do. They do the impossible and move mountains. I don't want you to forget the real reason you are back home, Mr. Carter." Juno said again. “I don't want to get my hands soiled.”“Are you threatening me now?” I asked, my body hot, and I could feel the electric current bubbling underneath my skin.“Why don't we slow d

Chapter 114“You shouldn't do that again.” Juno’s words caught me immediately when I got in. I looked back with an angry face. “Are you barking orders into my face?” I asked with my eyebrows arched. “I need to know where you are and keep you safe at all times. You are at risk when you go out on your own.” Juno said again. “At risk? Have you forgotten what I can do? Do I need to remind you that I alone took down Milrada and her business?” I said with anger. “Let me ask you again, Juno. Are you here to give me orders?” The room was thick with tension as we both stared at ourselves. “Why don't you both loosen up?” Juliet's voice broke the tension between us both. “Do I need to remind you that we have a bigger problem than to fight among ourselves?” She said, "Set the table." The aroma of the food she cooked caught my throat as I looked past Juno. “Why are you still here?” I asked, staring at Juliet, who was busy arranging the tables. “Is that a way of saying thank you?” she said back

Chapter 116The air was heavy and static as I stood at the edge of the woods, staring down at the flickering coordinates on my phone screen. Juno had marked it with a red dot, bold and pulsating—almost as if the location itself was alive, waiting for me.Nathan’s base. At least that was what I thought to myself.Finally,It felt surreal. We had been running after a goose chase for weeks, dead ends, and decoys meant to throw us off his trail. But this… this felt real. Too real. The kind of reality that didn’t let you walk away unchanged.Behind me, Ren and Marcus stood in tense silence. I knew they didn’t have to come—but they did anyway. Despite everything I’d said, everything I’d become, they still followed me into the hell hole. “ Does he know you are here?” I asked, looking at Ren. “ Who? Leo?” Ren replied and I nodded. “ He owes us too, Adrian. You are not the only one who wants to see his head on a spike.”I didn't say anything but felt the weight on my shoulder. I didn't have

Chapter 118The moon had risen higher now, casting pale silver over the thick canopy of the forest. My breath clouded the air as I stood perfectly still, hidden in shadow. I need to make sure I was able to give Ren and Marcus a head start. I glanced back a few times, making sure they were long gone.The silence didn’t last.Crack.The first mercenary stepped through a patch of ferns, sweeping his rifle in a slow arc. He wore the same cybernetic mask, glowing red eyes scanning for movement. Behind him, two more figures fanned out, silent and deliberate—wolves hunting their prey.But they weren't ready for me.My hands curled into fists. The bones in my knuckles cracked audibly, my skin tightening as the heat flared beneath it. I’d suppressed it for so long. The thing inside me. The one Jack said made me a monster. But tonight… Tonight I was done hiding.I stepped forward.The mercs noticed me immediately, their weapons jerking up—but it was already too late.A pulse of raw kinetic ener

Chapter 120One minute they were on the floor, and the next, I couldn't see anything. “Get out of there now!” I heard Juno's voice, and I immediately ran through the forest. My mind went back to the strange figure I had fought, and for a brief moment, I thought I knew who I was fighting with. “Are they safe?” I asked over the com. “Tell me, Ren and Marcus were able to escape.” “They are safe, Adrian. We are going to talk when you are home.” Juno finally said, and the line went dead. I started the car, and I drove like a maniac into the street. I looked back each time to make sure I was not followed. My thoughts went back to Juno, and I wondered how she didn't know it was a trap. “Could she be working for Nathan?” I asked myself as I cleaned the blood off my hands. I need to know if Juno was for me or against me. I remembered the hurdles we had passed through together. The thought of her betraying me was the last thing on my mind, but still, I needed to be sure. I grabbed my phon