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CHAPTER 705
Then, she remembered the woman’s conversation. She had been talking to someone. Clara scanned the sidewalk and saw a flash of a trench coat turning a corner. She followed immediately. The woman hopped into a taxi, while Clara scrambled into another. and and She threw a wad of cash at the driver. "Follow that car! Don't lose it!"The chase led to a quiet, high-end neighborhood. The woman’s taxi stopped in front of a modern, grey-stone house. Clara waited until the woman went inside, then she crept around the side, finding an unlocked window to the basement.She dropped into the dark room and clicked on a small flashlight. Her eyes widened. It wasn't a normal basement, it was an archive. Rows of files were neatly arranged in steel cabinets. She sprinted to the "L" section.She pulled a folder labeled LANCASTER, ADRIAN.Her breath hitched. Inside were photos of his childhood, his height, his fingerprints, and a detailed map of their old home. They had been watching him for a decade.S
CHAPTER 704
Clara’s finger wrapped around the shutter button. Click. Click. Click. She had him. The giant with the stone-cold eyes and the massive beard was the center of all her pictures. She was so focused on the lens that she barely noticed the world around her."Hey there, young lady. Haven't seen you around these parts. You're new, aren't you?"The voice was smooth. Clara didn't look away from the camera. "Yes," she answered absentmindedly, her mind calculating the distance between the giant and the truck.The woman standing next to her leaned against the park railing, looking out at the river. She was in her early thirties, dressed in a sharp, casual trench coat. She touched a small earpiece hidden by her hair. "I’ve found her," she whispered into the device. Then, she turned back to Clara with a fake, bright smile. "So tell me, what brings a girl like you to a park so early in the morning?"Clara didn't answer. She was too busy capturing the symbol on the giant's sleeve.Across the river,
CHAPTER 703
Suddenly, the wail of a distant siren echoed through the streets. The men looked at each other, wondering what to do next."Leave her," the driver hissed. "She’s just a harmless girl. We need to move before the cops are on our tail!"They hopped back into the truck and zoomed off, tires screeching. But Clara wasn't done. She ran ahead and climbed onto the highway overpass. She waited, timed her breathing, and as the truck passed underneath, she jumped.She landed on the roof with a heavy thud."You again!" one of the men shouted, leaning out the window. "Do you have a death wish?"He fired a shot, but Clara pressed herself against the metal, the bullet whizzing past her ear. She swung her body around the side, kicked the window in, and delivered a powerful strike to the man’s neck. She hauled herself into the back, the space tight and filled with money crates.The fight was brutal. One man lunged with a knife, Clara caught his wrist, twisted it until it snapped, and used his own m
CHAPTER 702
The man sitting opposite her smiled dangerously. He flipped his cards over. "You have six hammer cards, little girl. Your chances are very low. I’d start praying if I were you."But Clara didn't pray, she had to find a way out of here, the odds were against her. She noticed a waitress carrying a heavy tray of casino coins and high-stakes cash prizes walking toward a nearby table. As the lady passed by, Clara subtly extended her foot.CRASH.The waitress tripped, and the tray flew out of her hands. Thousands of shiny coins and stacks of bills were splattered across the floor. The room erupted into chaos as the gamblers, blinded by greed, dove to the floor, scrambling to grab whatever they could. The guards moved to restore order, their attention diverted from Clara’s table for just a fraction of a second.It was all she needed. Clara slipped out of her chair, ducking low and weaving through the frantic crowd. She vanished into the service tunnel just as the garbage truck’s engine ro
CHAPTER 701
For weeks, Clara became a shadow. She started with the illegal street gambling rings. She watched the cash flow. She followed the scooter delivery guys who collected the "tax."She watched them drop envelopes into a specific mailbox. She hid in the shadows as a mailman picked them up and traveled across the city. Eventually, all the small packages were loaded into a delivery bus that pulled into the back of the National Museum.The Museum? Clara thought, crouched behind a dumpster. "Adrian used to take me here to look at paintings."But the money didn't go to the paintings. It went into a hidden freight elevator.Clara waited for the right moment. She wore a sleek, dark dress she had stolen from a high-end boutique, pulled her hair into a bun, and blended in with a group entering through a side door.Underneath the hushed halls of ancient history lay a world of sin. It was an underground, invite-only casino. The air was filled with the pungent scent of expensive cigars and the clink
CHAPTER 700
They dragged her through the metallic corridors of the prison. Finally, they reached the "Black Hole" the section reserved for the most dangerous monsters in the system. They stopped at the last door, a heavy steel door with only a tiny opening for air.The guards threw her inside. Clara hit the floor hard, the cold of the concrete instantly seeping into her bones. As the door slammed shut and the locks clicked, she slowly stood up.She wasn't alone.In the corner of the dim, cramped cell, a woman was doing pull-ups from a pipe near the ceiling. She had scars and tattoos all over her back. She was a muscle monster, her shoulders were very broad.This was the reason Clara had fought the guard. This woman was the "Beast of Black-Rock." It was said she had eaten the ear of every roommate she had ever had. The guards kept her here to let her rot, but they also used her as a dumping ground for prisoners they wanted to disappear.Clara watched, her heart was banging against her ribs, a
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