Chapter 14

"Look kid, I know but..."

"You think I'm that cruel."

"I don't know what to think."

Teagan frowned. "Even if I did, you couldn't protect me from that, could you?"

Maks sat back. "Do you have any idea what this is..."

"I don't know, I had nothing to do with this."

"There's no way bodies could be dropping so quickly unless someone's pulling a prank. These are real people out there dying and God knows who's next."

Teagan sensed his hopelessness.

Maks looked at the photo once again. They looked like their life force had been forcefully taken. He wouldn't know but the syndicate were involved which meant this was not a normal incident.

Teagan was at his wit's end.

Artemis approached Maks. "My colleagues say Teagan hasn't left the house."

Maks glanced at Teagan who was watching them.

Artemis got a call. She checked her encrypted laptop and the results rolled in.

"These aren't burns, the reports say their cells decomposed so rapidly that it's humanely impossible."

"Then we know our guy's no