122: His Shadow
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Back to Dora's compromised apartment. The love birds returned to the living room with their luggage as instructed less than five minutes ago.

Dora waved her phone towards Achilles who read her lips and understood what she meant.

Her older sister, Brigadier Rachael Beauty, had been trying to get hold of her in the last fifteen minutes and left a couple of missed calls.

Achilles winked at her not to return the call. At least not yet. It didn't come as a surprise that she'd desperately reached out to her little sister since he hadn't returned to the penthouse after they were informed he had changed his route to pay Dora an impromptu visit.

Brig. Beauty knew it was against the standing rule to communicate with the Warlord after he affirmed heading back home, hence calling Dora seemed to be the only option.

Anthony's face lit up with some level of illumination as he stepped closer to Achilles with a firm beam.

“I think I understand now. Oh, I get it.”

Dora moved closer to obtain the detail
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