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73. Two birds with one stone
Jennifer’s carefully planned move had turned the tables in an instant and sown doubts into the minds of the Warringtons.“There is nothing going on between me and Elizabeth!” Alex protested, vehemently denying the false allegations.“Then why did you call her into your room that night?” Jennifer Warrington probed. “What was so secretive that you couldn’t discuss it in front of her own family?”Alex knew he couldn’t spill Elizabeth’s medical condition out in the open and simmered down.But Elizabeth wasn’t ready to keep quiet while her aunt continued hammering her reputation.“Dr. Verlaine didn’t call me into his room that night. I went there myself to…to thank him for helping grandpa. Nothing happened between us.”“That’s enough!” Josiah Warrington thundered.“But dad, I really—”“Quiet, I said!” Josiah shouted her down before marching up to Alex. “I trusted you…held you in high regard. I really thought you were a savior dressed as a doctor, but I was wrong. You took advantage of our
72. Toxic accusations
The scathing accusation shocked everyone in the room, causing tensions to flare up through the roof. Alex had shaken the very foundations of the Warrington family by pointing a finger at Jennifer Warrington.As all eyes turned toward Jennifer, she feigned ignorance.“How could you even say that?” Jennifer Warrington gasped, her voice shaky and small as she reeled in shock. Pointing her gloved hand at herself, she cried, “Do you think I would try to hurt my dear Lizzie? I am her aunt, for God’s sake. I’ve known her since she was a wee little child sucking her thumb!”But despite her theatrics, Alex remained unmoved.“Relations mean nothing to you, Ms. Jennifer,” he muttered, staring fixedly at her. “You never liked Elizabeth. I think everyone already knows that.”Jennifer Warrington chuckled at his words; her smile twisted in utter disbelief. “Are you even listening to yourself? Elizabeth is family. We share the same blood!”“Is that the reason you wanted to humiliate her at the dinner
Potion of the Rising Sun
Staring into the fiery maw of death, Alex had defied fate and survived to tell the tale. But the time on his watch kept ticking down as the chopper carried him across Les Ramones.For the potion of the Rising Sun to work as intended, he had to brew it while it was still dark outside and get it into Elizabeth’s system before sunrise.After a one-hour flight, the chopper landed at the Warrington Estate right as the clock struck seven.Josiah Warrington was pacing the corridor outside his daughter’s room when the sound of footsteps on the stairs below caught his attention.He looked down and saw Alex jogging up the staircase in a white t-shirt that was charred at the edges.“What the hell happened to you?” he asked, looking at Alex’s baked red face and blistered white hands.“I don’t have time to explain. Elizabeth needs me,” Alex replied before brushing past and heading into Elizabeth’s room.Startled by the unannounced entry, Dr. Lucy and Catherine Warrington jumped up from their chair
70. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Alex knew he couldn’t outrun the lava flow, and even if he did manage to put some distance between himself and the scorching torrent, the heat radiating from it would still char his skin.All out of options, he looked at the sky, hoping for the rescue chopper to show up. But there wasn’t even a bird fluttering amidst the dark clouds.“I am not dying here. I need to save Elizabeth!”Thinking about the bedridden girl fighting for her life, Alex steeled his resolve and looked for another way out of this mess.He suddenly remembered the private militia had set up a military base near the beach, and since they had already spotted an unidentified flier, there were bound to be patrols searching for the intruder.If Alex could get hold of one of their mountain bikes or jeeps, he could get to safety before the lava turned him to ash.To attract the enemy’s attention, Alex fired a green flare into the sky. He waited for a few seconds before dropping his hard hat and all his gear.Unburdening hi
69. Smoke and Ash
Alex moved up the narrow path flanked by lava rocks and gravel while the volcano bubbled in the distance, spewing lava around its mouth in short, sporadic bursts.With the heavy sulfurous fumes choking the skies, the oxygen level dropped significantly, making it difficult to breathe through the mask.Trudging along at a snail’s pace, Alex kept his eyes on the horizon and constantly monitored his smart watch for signs of seismic activity.Fortunately for him, except for the distant rumblings, everything remained quiet.However, with each step, the vibrations became stronger, and he could feel the ground trembling under his boots.Alex had just crossed the gravelly terrain and reached the final stretch of broken chunks of igneous rocks covered in ash when the volcano erupted without warning, blowing out its rocky top.“Crap!”Hearing the blast, Alex looked up with widened eyes and saw a pillar of black smoke rising from the volcanic crater as it shot out a shower of molten rocks and ash
68. The Les Ramones Landing
The rescue chopper buzzed across the sky, flashing its white strobe lights to request permission for safe passage.“We have officially entered Les Ramones' restricted airspace!” the pilot yelled over the whirring rotor blades as he pressed down on the control stick, gradually lowering the chopper.On the ground below, the private militia hired to safeguard the island’s resources had set up a forward base, and the sight of the unidentified chopper immediately caused them to stir into action.A red flare shot up into the sky, briefly illuminating the darkness, followed by two more.The pilot understood what it meant and immediately reached for his radio.“This is Rescue Chopper Pelican 309. Request safe passage across Les Ramones. We are here on a scientific expedition. No armed personnel on board,” he broadcast across all local channels. “Please do not engage. This is a civilian chopper with no weapons on board. Requesting permission to—”His words were cut short by automatic light mac
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