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The Man Who Survived
The old herbalist didn't speak again after Selene's answer. He simply turned, walked to the far end of the room and opened an old wooden cabinet. Inside were dozens of carefully wrapped bundles of dried herbs, clay jars sealed with wax and handwritten manuscripts whose pages had turned yellow with age.One by one, he placed several of them on the table. When he finally looked up, his expression had grown even more solemn."The ritual will begin before sunrise""Why must it be before sunrise?" Scorpion asked.The old man carefully untied one of the bundles, "Because the boundary between life and death is weakest then"He glanced at Desmond, "And because the longer we wait, the more difficult it becomes to separate two souls that have already begun accepting each other"Desmond lowered his eyes. He didn't need the herbalist to explain any further. He knew they were running out of time, and every hour that passed reduced their chances.The herbalist continued arranging the herbs into sma
Two Souls, One Fate
The convoy carrying Josh disappeared down the mountain road beneath a heavy police escort.The officers immediately began securing the mining complex while medics examined the rescued hostages. Selene sat on the back of an ambulance as a paramedic carefully cleaned the bruises around her wrists, but her eyes kept searching the crowd until they finally found Desmond.He was standing alone near the edge of the ridge, looking out across the valley.The wind carried the distant sound of helicopter blades overhead, but even that couldn't disturb the strange emptiness settling inside him.Ezra was the first to walk over, "It's over", he said, but Desmond didn't answer.Scorpion joined them a moment later, "The President has already announced Josh's arrest. Every news station is carrying it live", he also tried to make Desmond react, but he remained silent.For the first time since waking up in Liam Andrew's body, he felt completely empty. The anger that had carried him through months of bet
The Fall of Josh Williams
By the afternoon of the fifth day, the hunt finally came to an end. The National Intelligence Agency, the police, the military and several special tactical units quietly surrounded an abandoned mining complex hidden deep within the mountains.Desmond arrived only minutes after the final perimeter had been secured.Ezra stepped out of the lead vehicle and studied the valley below;"So this is where he ran"Scorpion lowered the binoculars in his hand, "There are no other roads out"Military vehicles blocked every access route while armed officers took up positions along the surrounding ridge. Drones hovered silently overhead, transmitting live images back to the command centre.The commander of the operation walked toward Desmond."We've confirmed visual contact. Josh Williams is inside with a handful of armed men""And Selene?" Desmond asked."Our surveillance spotted her less than ten minutes ago", the commander respondedThe commander unfolded a map across the hood of a vehicle, "We'
The Nation's Turn
The silence inside the warehouse lasted only a few seconds after Josh's smile faded.One of the technicians hurried toward the control room with a tablet in his hand. His breathing was uneven as he crossed the warehouse floor."The videos are already everywhere. People recorded the broadcast before we cut the signal, and they're reposting it faster than we can remove it"Josh accepted the tablet without saying a word. The first headline filled the screen displayed: “LIVE: Andrew Institute Employee Claims Attack Was Planned”He swiped to the next report: Public Demands Investigation Into Government OperationAnother one said: Who Is Josh? Questions Flood Social MediaAnother headline appeared immediately afterward: Families Defend Andrew InstituteJosh's jaw tightened as he stared at the screen, "They're moving too quickly," one technician whispered.Josh lowered the tablet onto the control desk and looked at the men around him."No," he said calmly. "They're panicking"**********Ins
Selene's Choice
Paige's breathing caught in her throat."I... I thought she was with you"The words struck Desmond harder than the explosions that had ripped through the laboratory.His hand slipped away from Paige's arm as his eyes swept across the crowd again, refusing to accept what he wasn't seeing. Patients wrapped in emergency blankets sat along the pavement while paramedics hurried between ambulances. Doctors shouted instructions above the roar of the fire, and firefighters continued battling the flames that still devoured large sections of the institute.He searched every face that emerged from the smoke, but Selene wasn't anywhere. Desmond turned abruptly and headed for the rear of the compound."Ezra!"Ezra was already moving in the same direction, with Scorpion only a few steps behind. They pushed through the smoke until they reached the service gate.The sight waiting for them explained everything. The heavy padlock hung from the chain in two broken pieces, and fresh tyre tracks carved ac
The Burning Laboratory
Desmond's final words lingered in everyone's thoughts as they stood beneath the old tree."I... I don't know what to say"No one expected an answer anymore. The burden resting on his shoulders had become impossible to measure. Saving Liam could cost him the life he had fought so hard to rebuild, while refusing to save him meant abandoning an innocent man who had never chosen any of this.The herbalist looked at each of them before speaking one last time, "You don't have the luxury of delaying this decision. Richard Maxwell knew that once the bond entered its final stage, time would become your greatest enemy"His weathered fingers tightened around the wooden staff, "Find the healing book before Josh finishes what he has started"Those words had barely settled when the shrill ring of a phone shattered the uneasy calm, Paige's name flashed across Desmond's screen.The moment he answered, her voice came through in broken gasps."Director... they're here!"A loud explosion thundered in th
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