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Chapter 90
They ran through the warehouse, bullets chasing them, explosions collapsing sections of the building behind them. Marcus moved with professional efficiency, clearly trained for exactly this situation.They reached the loading bay and Marcus triggered a hidden door Chris had never known existed. A tunnel, similar to the one in his father's mansion."Your father built these all over the city," Marcus explained as they descended into darkness. "Escape routes for exactly this kind of situation. He knew someday the Consortium might come for him."They ran through the tunnel, emergency lighting providing dim illumination. Behind them, the sounds of pursuit echoed."Who is The Benefactor?" Chris asked as they ran. "Just tell me.""You're not ready to hear it," Marcus said. "You won't believe me. Just like I said on the phone, you have to discover it yourself.""Stop with the cryptic nonsense," Chris demanded. "If you really want to help, give me a name."Marcus stopped running and turned to
Chapter 89
Chris spent the rest of the day wrestling with the decision. Every instinct screamed that another midnight meeting at an abandoned warehouse was a trap. But the voice on the phone had sounded genuine. Desperate even.And the claim that his father's real killer was still free gnawed at him.Martinez tried to talk him out of going. "Chris, this is exactly how people get killed. Mysterious voices, vague promises, isolated locations. Every red flag is waving.""Then come with me," Chris said. "Set up surveillance like last time.""Last time you went to meet someone mysterious, your wife tried to kidnap you and nearly killed you both in a car crash," Martinez reminded him. "Maybe we should try a different approach.""What approach?" Chris asked. "Ignore the call and hope whoever has information about my father's death just gives up and goes away?""Or it's someone trying to lure you into danger," Rodriguez added. "Chris, you've exposed the Architect, destroyed the Consortium, and made doze
Chapter 88
Chris wanted to say no. Wanted to deny any feelings for this woman who'd destroyed his life. But he couldn't lie, not about this."Yes," he admitted quietly. "I hate that I do. I hate that after everything, some stupid part of me still loves you. But I can't turn it off. Can't make it go away."Vera smiled sadly. "Good. That means it was real. That means we really did have something genuine, even if it was buried under layers of lies and manipulation. Chris, I'm going to spend the rest of my life in custody. But I'll spend that time knowing that for three years, I was actually loved. Actually had something real. That's more than someone like me deserves.""Stop trying to make this romantic," Chris said. "You're a criminal. You killed people. You destroyed lives. Love doesn't erase that.""I know," Vera said. "But it makes it bearable. For both of us. Chris, you're going to move on. You're going to find someone else eventually. Someone who actually deserves you. And when you do, I want
Chapter 87
Chris stood up abruptly. "I'm done listening to philosophy. If your list is accurate, if the flash drive really contains what you claim, then maybe you'll get your reduced sentence. But George, don't expect me to sympathize with you or Vera or anyone else involved in this nightmare. You all made choices. You're all responsible.""Even Vera?" George asked. "Even someone who was five years old when the conditioning started? Someone who never consented to being turned into what she became?"Chris didn't answer because he didn't have an answer. He left the interrogation room with the flash drive and the list, his mind churning with new information he didn't want to process.Martinez was waiting outside. "How did it go?""He gave me a list of names and a flash drive he claims contains proof he worked with my father," Chris said. "We need to verify everything before we act on any of it.""Already on it," Martinez said, taking both items. "We'll have forensic analysts examine the flash drive
Chapter 86
The next morning, Chris was escorted to a secure interrogation room where George Thompson waited. The older man looked tired, diminished, nothing like the confident board member Chris had known."Christopher," George said as Chris entered. "Thank you for coming. I know you have no reason to trust me.""You're right, I don't," Chris said, sitting across the table from him. "So why am I here?""Because I can help you finish what your father started," George said. "I can identify every remaining Consortium operative. Every corrupt official, every compromised agent, every person still working to rebuild what Vera destroyed.""In exchange for what?" Chris asked."A reduced sentence," George admitted. "And protection. Christopher, the people I'm about to expose are dangerous. They've already killed dozens to protect their secrets. They'll kill me too if they get the chance.""Then maybe you should have thought of that before joining a criminal organization," Chris said coldly."Fair enough,
Chapter 85
Chris knew she was right. Knew that despite his exhaustion and pain and desperate desire to walk away, he couldn't. Not while the fight was unfinished."Fine," he said. "I'll talk to George. But I want protection, I want recording equipment, I want everything documented. No more private conversations that disappear later.""Agreed," Martinez said. "We'll set it up for tomorrow. Give you time to prepare."After she left, Chris tried to rest but couldn't. His mind kept returning to Vera, lying in a hospital bed somewhere in this same building, unaware of who she'd been or what she'd done.Against his better judgment, he asked a nurse where Vera's room was located."I'm not supposed to tell you that," the nurse said."I'm her husband," Chris said. "I have a right to know."The nurse hesitated, then wrote down a room number. "She's under guard. They might not let you in."Chris made his way to Vera's room, moving slowly because his ribs still hurt. Two FBI agents stood outside her door, b
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