Annabelle remained in the guest room long after Josh left the house. She had tried sleeping again, but that lasted less than ten minutes.Eventually she threw the blanket aside and got off the bed."What's wrong with me?", she muttered on her way to the bathroom.She turned on the tap and splashed water across her face, then she reached for the towel hanging beside the mirror.When she lifted her head, something on the counter caught her eyes. At first she almost ignored it and started to walk away, but a second glance made her stop.A small envelope sat beside one of the bottles. Annabelle frowned and stepped closer."That's not like him"She stared at the envelope for a moment, then she muttered, "Josh leaving something behind?"She let out a quiet scoff, "If this is here, there's a reason for it.”She picked up the envelope and turned it over in her hand, “ Let's see what you are up to?”As she glanced at the envelope, the outer part was blank."No name? This is getting interesting

“I’ll come back once your mother is stable” Desmond said to Selene as he set to leave the radiation unit.“ Okay sir. Thanks so much Mr Liam, i really appreciate everything you've done for us”“ It's okay, just be strong for your mother”, he said, then he left.He didn’t go home. He went straight to his laboratory. By the time he arrived, most of the building had already quieted down.He passed the main lab and moved into a restricted room at the far end, the one he kept locked for himself. He closed the door and turned the key.Inside, there was only a table, a chair, and a hidden compartment in the wall. He opened it and took out a black folder, his father’s book.He smiled as he dusted it, then he sat down to open it.The writing inside wasn’t structured like normal medical research. It read more like someone trying to explain human behaviour in patterns.“When two people go through strong emotional situations together over time, they begin to react to life in similar ways”He turn

"We finish the route first."Ezra nodded and slid the next file closer. “Then we start from the first compromised convoy and work forward. That’s the only way this makes sense.”Desmond opened the file without replying, eyes moving across the revision history. “Three changes before departure. Why would a humanitarian route need that many approvals?”Ezra tapped the page. “Weather delay first, logistics second, internal clearance reopened it last.”“The route was already locked.”“It was.”Desmond pushed the file aside and reached for another. “So someone is reopening locked routes.”“That’s what it looks like.”Desmond flipped to the warehouse report and scanned it once. “These numbers don’t match the movement logs.”“They don’t.”“Who signed off on this?”“Three departments.”Desmond looked up. “That’s too many hands on one convoy.”Ezra didn’t argue. “It’s how access is structured now. Too many emergency exceptions after the Court attack.”Desmond leaned back slightly. “And nobody i

Hours later, most of the estate had gone quiet. Security teams rotated shifts. Lights disappeared one floor at a time, but Desmond was still awake.The file remained open on the monitor, while a photograph of the minister's son sat beside the official investigation report. He reviewed the file several times, but despite the details and outcome remaining exactly the same, the uneasy feeling in his stomach refused to go away.As he read the content again, Ezra stepped inside carrying a cup of coffee.“You haven't slept”“Neither have you”Ezra placed the coffee on the desk, “Still reading the same file?”Desmond looked at the screen, “Something about it bothers me”“Everything about it bothers me”, Ezra uttered.“That's not what I mean”Ezra pulled out a chair, “Then explain it.”“Have you ever looked at something and felt like everybody already accepted the conclusion before the investigation even started?”Ezra watched him, “ So? Don't tell me you're thinking about getting involved”“

It didn't take long for the footage of the incident to find its way online.Ezra stepped into the room holding a tablet, already unlocked and playing the clip.“Your iconic footage is out, boss,” he said.Desmond gave him a blank stare, “How bad is it?”Ezra turned the screen slightly toward him to judge himself. The corridor display, the non-hesitated movement and the masked figure; Desmond watched his violent actions without speaking.“It’s already circulating everywhere,” Ezra added. “News channels, private feeds, everything”Desmond leaned back slightly in his chair. “And what's the public reactions?”Ezra hesitated for a moment before replying. “They’ve started naming it”Desmond’s eyes stayed on the screen. He saw some comments, then he said,“ Don't tell me....”Ezra scoffed, " Yeah, they call him : the Night Avenger”Desmond looked away from the tablet, “Of course they would”Ezra lowered the device, “This is spreading faster than we can track”By midmorning, a roadside restaur