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Chapter 191: Take Us to Jackson, Now!
The following morning, Evans arrived at the CIA building looking like a man returning from exile. All his colleagues at the CIA began looking at him, making him feel somewhat uncomfortable.Only a few greeted him, while the others just stared, as he walked past.Inside the corner office, Whitaker was already in motion. His jacket was draped carelessly over the back of his chair, sleeves rolled to his elbows as he leaned over a wide scatter of open files, grainy surveillance photos, and typed mission briefs. A thin wisp of steam curled from the coffee mug at his elbow, but the man hadn’t touched it in an hour.When he glanced up and saw Evans framed in the doorway, his eyes widened — surprise first, then irritation tightening into something sharper.“Officer Evans.” He called out, unable to hide the surprise. “Where the hell have you been? And why haven’t you answered a single call?” Whitaker asked, all in one breath.Evans stepped inside, closing the door behind him with deliberate qu
Chapter 190: An Uninvited Warmth!
Evans’ car rolled up to the curb outside his apartment building, the late evening air heavy with the scent of rain that hadn’t quite fallen. He was already rehearsing in his head the list of things he needed to do once inside.He'd charge his phone whose battery had been dead since the last time he put a call through to Dylan. Then, he'd check his messages, reheat the leftover stir-fry and maybe finally get some proper sleep—when a familiar figure caught his eye.Samantha Lewis.She was descending the narrow staircase from his building, her heels clicking lightly against the concrete, her silhouette framed in the dim amber glow of the stairwell lamp.Evans’ hands tightened on the steering wheel before instinctively pressing down on the brake. If there was one person he had least expected to see in front of his house that evening, it'd be Samantha. It's been a while since they actually talked, especially after he found out that her father—Don Lewis was a close associate with Senator M
Chapter 189: The Risk of Rebirth!
“What’s the probability of recreating the Flameborn from the serum you pulled out of Jackson?” Evans asked Dylan, eyes on the road after they had left Bella in the care of the older women who were also part of the Flameborn loyalists.Dylan, seated in the passenger seat with a tablet balanced on his knee, didn’t look up immediately. His fingers danced over the screen, scrolling through streams of molecular diagrams and DNA readouts.“It’s not impossible,” he said finally, his tone measured. “But it’s not simple either. The serum is only half the equation. We’d need matching DNA samples from Jackson — perfect matches from his active genome. The doctors in the facility we moved him to are already running comparisons against the serum strain. If we can reach at least ninety percent compatibility…” He hesitated. “…then we can attempt the Ignis Reclamation Process.”Evans glanced at him. “Ignis Reclamation?”The words sounded both ancient and technological. The fact was that ever since he
Chapter 188: Behind Closed Doors!
Dylan Stones stepped into the dimly lit room, the faintest of smiles on his lips as though he carried no burden at all. “You’re fine,” he said in that smooth, practiced voice of his, the one that was meant to reassure but never quite reached his eyes. “You don’t need to worry.”Bella blinked at him, still gathering herself, the edges of fear and confusion blurring her thoughts. “Fine?” she repeated, her voice tightening. “How… how did I even get here?” She glanced around the unfamiliar walls, then locked her gaze back on him. “And where’s Trey? Don’t tell me—” Her voice cracked, and then hardened. “Are you working with him? What have you done to Jackson?”She didn’t leave him a breath to respond before she took a step closer, her eyes blazing. “Who the hell are you and what do you want with me? Somebody help!" She screamed.“No… no… no, don’t,” Dylan cut in quickly, both palms raised in a gesture that was meant to signal peace, though his stance was far too measured to be entirely inn
Chapter 187: The Terms of a Ghost!
Elara arrived at a restaurant which was hidden down a narrow lane on the far edge of the old quarter — the kind of place where shadows outnumbered customers and secrets were the only thing on the menu.She had received a call from Mr. Copper asking for them to meet. The call, as a matter of fact, hadn't come as a surprise to her, as she already knew what it was about.Blake had tipped him on the sudden disappearance of Jackson, Bella and inspector Evans, and she knew what Mr. Copper was probably thinking that she had something to do with it.Though, he hadn't said so when he called, Elara could already tell that it was part of the reasons. Mr. Copper wouldn't just reach out to her, especially not now that she was no longer Anna Louise Jones but Elara Crestwood, the most powerful woman that has ever stepped into the business world.Stepping in, and looking towards the round table which was tucked in the farthest alcove, she found Mr. Copper sitting with Director Whitaker.A sly smile t
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
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