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CHAPTER 65
"I will send you the file through Dr. Drey once it's ready." The familiar voice came in from the side of the reception. Darius turned, and there he was — Dr. Kane, tapping a young man on his shoulder as he walked down the lobby toward the desk. Dr. Kane looked up from the tablet in his hand, and he slowed as his eyes landed on Darius, a frown carving itself deep into his forehead. "You?" Dr. Kane said slowly, recognizing. "Aren't you that Reginald's new trap?" "I believe that's me," Darius said evenly, holding the older man's stare without so much as a flicker of hesitation. "What are you doing here?" Dr. Kane's frown deepened. "I need to have a private word with you," Darius said. "Won't take long. I have to return to campus." Dr. Kane let out a scoff, adjusting the tablet under his arm. "I'm afraid that's not possible. I have a full schedule today, and I don't entertain walk-ins, private word or not. You'll have to book an appointmen
CHAPTER 64
Darius held Charlie's gaze for a long moment, the accusation sitting unspoken between the two of them. Then he shook his head slowly, exhaling, and looked away, unwilling — or unable — to finish the thought out loud. He said nothing. Instead, he pushed back from the desk and walked back to the couch. Charlie watched him for a moment, then followed, lowering himself onto the armrest across from him. "Darius," he said, "isn't this the best time to tell Natasha about the Theranga situation? She could dig into this. Find out how they got the footage, who's behind it, everything. This is exactly the kind of thing she's built for." Darius shook his head immediately, firmly. "No." "No?" Charlie repeated, incredulous. "Are you being serious right now? Darius, they hacked into an Argent system. They got to Rhea at her job. This isn't something you handle by yourself with sheer stubbornness." "How can we be so sure they hacked in? What if someone
CHAPTER 63
Charlie was still slouched on the couch, one leg bouncing restlessly, when Darius's phone lit up on the table between them. Darius glanced at the screen. Rhea. A small, involuntary smile touched his mouth — the kind that only she could put there, even after everything else that had happened that night — and he picked up on the second ring. "Hey, darlin'," he said, his voice softening. "Babe," Something in her tone made the smile vanish instantly. He sat up straighter. "What's wrong?" "I just—" She exhaled shakily on the other end. "I just received something at the hospital. An envelope. And I don't know why, but it's freaking me out a little." Darius's whole body went still. Charlie, catching the shift in his posture from across the room, sat up too, brows drawing together in silent question. "What kind of envelope?" Darius asked, keeping his voice level with an effort that cost him more than he let show. "Just this heav
CHAPTER 62
Darius stood rooted to the spot, watching her go. He hadn't expected her kindness. Hadn't expected it to feel the way it did, settling somewhere in his chest, warm and confusing amid everything else that was currently trying to burn his life to the ground. He shook his head slowly, forcing himself to move, and made his way toward the entrance, his thoughts already shifting toward what exactly was Valerio planning for him, despite known that Valerio was obviously barking the wrong tree. When Darius got to his apartment, he pushed the door open. And he met Charlie pacing, with a phone on his ear. "What's going on here?" Darius cleared his throat as he entered. "Darius." Charlie's head snapped up the second the door opened, and the relief that crossed his face was almost immediately swallowed by something far more frantic. "Finally. Where the hell have you been? Why the hell do you have a phone if I can't call you and you answer!" "I didn't se
CHAPTER 61
The night had settled fully over campus by the time Darius pulled into the parking lot, the drive back from Orania having drained something out of him that exhaustion alone couldn't explain. He killed the engine and sat there for a moment, hands still resting on the wheel, replaying everything he'd seen inside Vanguard's walls, every detail he needed to keep straight before it slipped away from him. Finally, he pushed the door open and stepped out, tugging his jacket straight, his mind already halfway up to his suite, to a few hours of sleep he probably wasn't going to get before resuming to his shifts tomorrow. He'd barely taken three steps toward the entrance when a voice called out behind him, familiar in a way that made his entire body go still before his mind had even placed it. "Darius." He stopped walking. For a moment, he genuinely considered pretending he hadn't heard it — quickening his pace before whatever this was could catch
CHAPTER 60
"If you've already taken his job," Kimberley said quietly, her voice tight with barely restrained anger, "what exactly is left for me to do? You've clearly already won whatever twisted little game this is." Valerio's smile widened. He reached out, his fingers grazing her cheek in a gesture far too intimate. Kimberley flinched but didn't pull away fast enough. "You're so naive," he murmured. "I know Darius. He won't crawl back easily, even after losing everything. I need him broken. On his knees. Begging for forgiveness he'll never get. This is me avenging you and your ex boyfriend in jail. You should be excited someone like me is even helping out." Kimberley stared at him, revulsion clear in every line of her face. When he finished speaking, she stepped back, putting distance between them. "I'm not interested in anything you're offering," she said flatly. "You sound like a bitter, spiteful man, Valerio. You should watch yourself. I think you can leave now." The words st
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