Chapter 132 Juliet looked at us. “ Is it a must you do this? We could just leave the city. Go to a faraway land where no one knows us.” “ And leave them at his mercy? Do you even know what is going to happen to them? They are all going to die!” I said clenching my fist in anger.“ Is this about her?” Juliet said, looking at me. “ Please tell me it isn't about Zee because she has moved on and you need to do the same too.” “ I am going to get her back and I am going to make Nathan pay for everything. He is going to rot in jail but now, we need to figure out a way of getting into Valemont.” I said looking at Park who had been silent for some time. “ How do we do this on our own?” Park said with a shaky breath. “ Focus, Park. We have powers and that alone can help us defeat these things.” “ Did you see that? Did you see those AI’s? They were cloned just exactly like us which means they might be able to do everything we can. She is right, Adrian. This is bigger than us. Why don't we

Chapter 134The darkness was suffocating. I could barely see a thing in the dark and it gave me the creeps. Not just the absence of light, but the way it pressed in—thick, electric, alive. Sasha’s console flickered once before it died completely, her gasp sharp in the silence.“I’ve lost the feed!” she hissed.“Everyone stay close,” I said, barely able to hear my own voice above the blood pounding in my ears. “Juliet—light!”A hiss. Then a flicker. Her flashlight cut through the dark in a narrow cone, illuminating our blood-slicked faces and the sparking remains of Subject Zero. Juno leaned against the wall, clutching her shoulder, her breaths shallow. Park had his rifle raised, scanning every corner of the black.Then the emergency lights surged to life—faint red strobes pulsing like a heartbeat.Nathan’s voice returned, colder this time. “You shouldn’t have come here, Adrian. You were always predictable. Always emotional.”“Where is he broadcasting from?” Juliet snapped.Sasha look

Chapter 136We drove for what felt like hours, the roads winding through thick woods and dirt paths that barely qualified as roads at all. That was the last place anyone could think of. It was deep in the woods and only I knew the route. “ Are you sure we are on the right path?” Park asked, staring at me. I nodded a few times to the question which was almost like the tenth time he was going to ask me. The sky had turned indigo by the time we approached the old church nestled in the heart of the wilderness—our safe house. A crumbling yet resolute building, it stood like a sanctuary carved out of time, hidden away from Nathan’s poisoned grip.Leo was asleep in the backseat, his breathing shallow. Sasha kept her head pressed against the window, lost in thought, while Juliet quietly scrolled through her hacked communicator, tracking surveillance routes we should avoid.As I turned off the engine, I felt a weight lift just a little.“You sure this is the place?” Sasha asked, stepping ou

Chapter 138“The last thing I want now is your death on my conscience. Nathan has shown how far he is willing to go. I can't ask more of you. I just need you to tell me how you got to be in his trap. What really happened after I left?Leo looked at me with a sigh. “It is all my fault.” He began slowly. “I had wanted to end things so badly that I didn't realize that I was causing more harm than I had already caused.” I looked at Leo, listening with rapt attention. “Go on.*Leo coughed slowly. “Are you having the cough back?” I asked, staring at him. “Cough? Far from it, but I think this is a result of whatever it was that I was exposed to. I am going to get better; I just need some…” Leo was about to finish his words when he coughed out blood and fell off his chair. “Leo!” I shouted, rushing to his side.His body convulsed slightly, and thick, dark blood pooled at the corner of his mouth. My heart raced as I knelt beside him, cradling his head in my arms.“No, no, no... you’re going

Chapter 140The sun refused to shine the next morning. The sky wore a veil of grey as though it, too, mourned the loss of Leo. It rained faintly—just enough to dampen the earth and soak into the soil. The world felt muted like it had been hollowed out by grief. I had put a call through to Marcus and Ren to meet us at the burial ground.I stood still, staring down at the shallow grave we had dug beneath the old elm tree behind the ruins of the dormitory. Leo would’ve hated the idea of being buried here, surrounded by the broken memories of the war Nathan had started. But there was nowhere else. Nowhere safe. Nowhere untouched.Juliet came forward first, her face pale and puffy from crying all night. She didn’t speak. She simply dropped a folded piece of paper—one of Leo’s drawings—onto his chest. His hands were clasped together like he was just sleeping. I had washed the blood from his face and combed his hair back the way he liked it. He looked almost peaceful now. Almost.Park stood