A black night gave way to a bright morning. Ewan fluttered his heavy eyelids long time and heard a choked whimper from the next room.Then the sound stopped."What's that noise..." he whispered to himself in a sleepy tone, and suddenly realising something fishy, he opened his grey eyes quickly and threw off his sheet. He rose quickly and moved toward Astrid's room.He opened the door to a messy room, with clothes and other items scattered across the floor. The room looked upside down scattered things. He stepped forward, and his gaze landed on a puddle of wet drops near the bed. He knelt and wiped the slickness with his fingertip; it was thick and startlingly red. "Blood?" he whispered, his mind instantly flashing to Astrid. "Where is she?"Without delay, he scanned all over the room, checking the curtains behind after confirming her absence. "Astrid... Astrid..." He called out, his voice laced with sudden panic of seriousness. His attention shifted to the bathroom.He pulled out the

Dominion 93The light ocean blue wide sky is filled with huge, different-shaped white clouds, and in the corner of the sky, the sun dips into purple hues, and the chill breeze flows everywhere, making it a perfect nature scenario. The trees swinging produce fresh pollinated free oxygen, and a fresh muddy earth scent. The rural people were rushing and carrying their goods and basic needs, clothes and rice on their shoulders just like ants saving their food for winter.Miley waved toward the home, a bright smile replaced automatically by watching her person, Edward. "Edward..." she called out and ran towards him.Edward held his beam smile, his expression softening as he watched Miley's face as he moved forward to meet her.In a sudden motion, Miley's arms wrapped tightly around him, and her full lips covered his, pulling him into a deep, warm, waiting kiss. "How are you doing? I missed you so badly..." The words rushed from her lips in a breathless tumble."Miley... "Edward grinned and

Xavier's pupil dilated to white point as he read the text; he couldn't process that the text was real. He silently examined Arthur's face to determine whether sleeping or not. After confirming, he immediately strode out of the room. He quickly dialled his spy's number, a nervous expression evident on his face, while his gaze remained fixed on the monitor room door.After the third beep, the spy attended the call. "Which Dominion?" Xavier demanded, his voice low and deep with urgency.A cold voice behind the call replied, "Dominion 100."Hearing a number, a small smirk appeared on Xavier's lips, and he cut off the call. "Interesting!!! If Huxley makes one wrong move, Ewan's my trump card! My family is my priority," he vowed, his eyes gleaming with ruthless ambition as he strode away from the control room, adopting a new personality who can be driven by private and targeted.Now, an Xavier mask has disappeared into reality. In a huge lecture hall, the students were roaming here and the

Understanding Ewan's avoidance, Astrid suddenly grabbed his wrist to stop "I-I am not cold," she stated, looking directly into his face. "Answer my question."Without another option, Ewan sank back into his chair. He remains silent for a moment and adds the nearby wood to the burning fire. Making himself ready and looking at the flame, and finally opened his lips, "No! I haven't..." he answered in a low, cold tone.Astrid wasn't visibly shocked, but she couldn't believe his answer and managed with an acceptance nod. "Why? Why not, Ewan? Why, at least one time?" she pressed.Ewan controlled his fury in jealousy and looked normally at Astrid, not calmly. His gaze told of his inner volcanic eruption, raw pain. "I said no!" He yelled, his rage-filled voice echoed all the silent forest.Astrid jerked and remained silent; she had never seen this type of Ewan's face before."I didn't care about him. Why would I? You know what? I just spent every minute figuring out about you. These three yea

Meanwhile, Dominion 0. Time 9:00 PM, CCTV Monitoring room. The room walls were shielded with full of huge LED screens, each showcasing every live CCTV telecast from Dominion. Two rigid guards entered and took up positions near the main door. And other guards stood straight, holding a rifle with one hand, circling the room, and all remained with no expression on their faces but focused on every move around them.The hackers settled into their seats; their faces were pale, with pink noses and cheeks. Their eyes were red and swollen, showing signs of sorrow. As seconds passed, their heartbeats raced, matching the increasing loudness of the timer. In that silent room, they could almost hear their own heartbeat. The entire atmosphere felt like hell, leaving the hacker unfocused and trapped.The woman hacker, Diana, watching her blood-strained nails, automatically, a tear welled up and flowed down her burning cheeks. She quickly wiped away a hot tear. To hide her emotions, she pinched the