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Chapter 186: Elara’s Calm!
The front door creaked open just as dusk began to bleed into the walls of the small apartment. Emily was curled up on the couch, her phone clutched in her hand, while Jonah paced the living room like a man holding back a storm.It's been two days since Tyler went missing and there's not been any news about him. And just when they were still thinking of just what to do next, Tyler walked in through the door, a faint smirk on his face, as though he’d simply stepped out for groceries. Emily shot up from the couch.“Tyler?!” Her voice cracked between relief and anger. “Where have you been? We’ve been looking everywhere for you!” Her worry was written all over her pale face, the kind of worry that steals sleep and appetite.But Tyler didn’t seem to care. His eyes were distant, colder somehow — and yet sharper, as though he were looking straight through her.“I heard you sent word to the police,” he said flatly, his tone clipped and accusing. “That I went missing. And you caused my parent
Chapter 185: The Need for Evidence!
Celestine stopped in her tracks as she approached the dinning room. For a moment, she felt she was in the wrong place, as the sight before her was beyond anything she could have imagined would be a breakfast meal.The table looked like something from a dream with shiny tiers of ripe fruit glistening under the soft light, and pastries which looked like they were sculpted, not baked. As of that was enough, She also saw Crystal jugs brimming with freshly squeezed juice, and the soft curl of steam rose from porcelain teapots, carrying the scents of jasmine and roasted coffee.At the head of the table sat Elara, who hadn't taken a bite yet, as she was still waiting for Celestine to arrive before she began to eat. She turned as Celestine entered, her face blooming into a radiant, maternal smile — the kind one might expect from a mother watching her daughter walk in for Sunday breakfast.“Celestine,” Elara greeted, her tone velvet and warm. “Please. Come in. I was almost thinking you'd not j
Chapter 184: The Puppet Strings!
Victor Vaughan stood in the center of the room, which had now suddenly become silent, save for the slow drip of condensation from the stone ceiling and the faint hum of ancient machines embedded in the walls — a fusion of old magic and stolen technology.Around him stood the members of the other members of the Crescent Order who could already see victory in the distant horizon. For years they've been waiting patiently for the day that the Silver Phoenix and the Flameborn would be under their control, and that day was finally here.As a testament to their forthcoming victory, Trey and Tyler stepped forward and knelt before Victor who had successful been able to plant into them the lies they needed to hear just to trust him enough to be his pawn in the game of power that he was playing.Victor had only one ambition, and that was to merge the Flameborn and Silver Phoenix back together, embody the amalgamated entity and subject the entire world to his rule in not just being the most power
Chapter 183: Unreachable!
The group had gathered in their usual spot at the café near campus, but even the hum of chatter and clink of coffee cups couldn’t cut through the heaviness at their table.Andrew sat hunched over his phone, thumb swiping through his call log for the tenth time. The same message kept flashing on his screen: The number you are trying to call is currently unreachable. He stared at it like maybe, if he glared long enough, the words would change.Across from him, James slammed his own phone face down, the ceramic cup beside him rattling from the impact. “Nothing. Still the same thing.” His voice was clipped, tight, the worry obvious.Nancy glanced between them, her brow furrowed. “You’ve tried both of them?”“Bella and Jackson. Back-to-back. For the past hour,” James replied, dragging a hand down his face. “It’s not like either of them to be completely off the grid. And now both of them? At the same time? That’s not a coincidence.”Hailey leaned back in her chair, arms crossed loosely, try
Chapter 182: The Shadowed Dream!
Jackson floated in that place between burning pain and cold silence — a limbo where the walls of his mind felt thin, as if a single breath might tear them apart. His body lay somewhere else, broken and fevered, but here he drifted through a shifting darkness lit only by flickers of buried flame.Through the murk, a figure began to form — broad shoulders, an old suit jacket, the familiar hush of polished shoes on marble floors he half-remembered from his childhood. The air tasted like smoke and old books. And then the shadows cleared just enough for Jackson to see him.Philip Hart stood before him, eyes alive with a restless blaze that now echoed in his own.“Dad…” Jackson’s voice cracked out of his dream-self, rough as ash. He reached for him, but the distance between them stretched like a cruel joke.That was when Jackson knew that he wasn't dead. He had almost thought he was dead, but now, seeing that he wasn't able to reach out to his father, something in him was enough to convince
Chapter 181: The Thin Line!
When the tension finally eased Evans' attention returned to Bella whom he believed Dylan was able to get away from the grip of the members of Crescent Order while he was keeping them busy with Jackson playing him as a worthy prize before them.“Where did you take her?” Evans asked, his arms crossed.“Bella’s safe,” Dylan said, his voice measured, steady. “Nothing bad happened. Nothing will.”He already knew who Evans was refering to, and so didn't need to ask him who he was refering to.Evans rolled his eyes in his socket. “Don’t dance around this. You took her while I was keeping the Crescent’s dogs busy. You owe me more than vague reassurances.”A tired sigh slipped from Dylan’s throat as he closed the case with a quiet click. “I got her out through the old Eastway tunnels. I left her with someone I trust — safer than anywhere else right now.”Evans stepped forward, boots scuffing the dusty floor. “Someone you trust? You were Crescent Order once. What makes you think I should just t
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