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They talked about normal things for a while, discussing Leonard's business, Jayce's plans for the foundation, and whether the local sports teams had any chance of winning their respective championships. It felt good to have a conversation that didn't revolve around life and death struggles."Have you heard from Victoria?" Leonard asked eventually. "She stopped responding to my messages a few weeks ago and I'm starting to worry.""She called last week to say she's doing well but needs space to figure out who she is without The Collector defining her," Jayce explained. "I think the exposure and everything that followed triggered a lot of trauma she'd been suppressing.""Makes sense, she spent her whole life being told she was a monster and now she's trying to become something different," Leonard said sympathetically. "I hope she figures it out and finds peace.""Me too, she deserves happiness after everything she sacrificed to help us."They finished their coffee and parted ways, with L
Chapter 99
Three months after the public exposure, Jayce sat on the porch of a safe house in rural Oregon watching Hope try to crawl on a blanket spread across the grass. She was five months old now, growing fast and starting to show her personality, which seemed to involve being stubborn like her father and determined like her mother."She's going to be walking before we know it," Ella said, sitting beside him with her hand resting on his. "And talking, and getting into everything she can reach.""I can't wait," Jayce replied, meaning it. "After everything we've been through, watching her grow up in relative safety feels like a miracle I don't deserve.""You deserve it more than anyone," Ella insisted. "You fought for this peace, sacrificed everything to make sure Hope could have a normal childhood, so stop acting like you're not allowed to enjoy it."The exposure of The Collector had changed everything, though not always in the ways Jayce had hoped. Several leaders had been arrested and multip
Chapter 98
The day of the release arrived, and Jayce stood in front of cameras for a press conference that was being broadcast worldwide. Behind him were Leonard, Victoria, Daniel, and several other team members, all prepared to testify about what they'd witnessed and experienced."My name is Jayce Walker, and I'm here to expose a criminal organization that has been operating in secret for over seventy years," he began, his voice steady despite his nervousness. "The organization calls itself The Collector, and it has been responsible for kidnapping, murder, illegal human experimentation, and countless other crimes that governments around the world have either ignored or actively covered up."He laid out everything, starting with his own family's involvement and ending with the recent battles against Santos, Thomas, and Marcus. The documents were released simultaneously online, flooding social media and news sites with evidence that couldn't be easily dismissed or ignored.The reaction was immedi
Chapter 97
"You want to do what?"Leonard stared at Jayce like he'd lost his mind, and honestly, maybe he had after everything they'd been through in the past few months. They were gathered in the Colorado safe house three days after the Montana rescue, with everyone finally rested enough to think clearly about their next move."I want to release everything we have on The Collector to every major news organization in the world," Jayce repeated calmly, looking around at his assembled team. "Every document we took from Santos's facility, every file we downloaded from Thomas's computers, every piece of evidence we've collected about Marcus and the other leaders, all of it goes public simultaneously so they can't suppress it.""That's insane!" Daniel protested. "The moment we do that, we're not just targets for The Collector anymore, we're targets for everyone they have connections with, which includes politicians, military officials, corporate executives, and people in positions of power we don't e
Chapter 96
The mine tunnels were a nightmare of tight passages, sudden drops, and intersections that all looked identical in the dim light of their flashlights. The group moved slowly, helping the wounded and trying to keep everyone together as they navigated the treacherous path toward freedom."How do we even know we're going the right direction?" someone asked nervously. "These tunnels could go on for miles in every direction and we might be getting more lost with every step!""We're following the air flow," one of the former Collector operatives explained, holding up a lighter and watching which way the flame bent. "Fresh air means an exit somewhere ahead, so as long as we keep moving toward the breeze, we'll eventually find our way out."Jayce held Hope close, the baby having finally stopped crying and fallen into an exhausted sleep against his chest. Ella walked beside him, one hand on his arm for support and reassurance, looking like she was running on pure adrenaline at this point."How
Chapter 95
He ran into the corridor, his radio active as he coordinated with the search teams looking for Ella and Hope. "This is Jayce, we've got a possible self destruct situation so everyone needs to search faster and be ready to evacuate on my signal!""Boss, we found something!" one of the Bravo team members called over the radio. "Third sublevel, old storage area, we can hear a baby crying!"Jayce's heart leaped and he changed direction, sprinting toward the stairs that would take him to the third sublevel. He took them three at a time, nearly falling twice but catching himself and pushing harder, knowing that every second could be the difference between life and death.The third sublevel was darker and older than the prison area, with rusted pipes and flickering lights that barely illuminated the narrow corridors. He followed the sound of Hope's crying until he found the Bravo team members standing outside a locked storage room."We tried the door but it's barricaded from the inside," one
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