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CHAPTER 241
Lawrence rose from his chair slowly. Even with bandages on his head, his presence filled the room like a wall.“This young man is more capable than your entire department combined.” His voice was calm and cold. “He saved my life twice. I would trust him over every doctor in this building.”Dr. Smith scoffed, his face reddening with wounded pride. His chin lifted and his shoulders squared, the posture of a man who had never once been told he was wrong and had no idea how to handle it.“Fine. I’ll make a bet.” He folded his arms across his chest. “If this boy can heal Captain Webb’s injuries without surgery, without sutures, and without leaving a single scar, I will get on my knees and call him Dad.”The room went quiet. Even the heart monitors seemed to beep softer.Oh, I love this man, the Spirit said with sparkling delight. A fool who puts his dignity on the table before the game even starts. Take the bet. Take it right now.Ethan looked at Dr. Smith for a long moment, his face as ca
CHAPTER 240
Ethan was halfway across the Crestwood bridge when his phone lit up on the dashboard. Lawrence Griffin’s name filled the screen, and the second he answered, he knew something was wrong. Lawrence never called after midnight unless the world was on fire.“Ethan, I need your help.” Lawrence’s voice was tight and strained, stripped of its usual warmth. “The Special Division agents guarding me at the Park estate were attacked by Damon Hale. Two agents are dead.”“Are you hurt?”“Scratches. I’ll live.” Lawrence took a heavy breath. “Captain Marcus Webb took a direct hit protecting me. He’s at Crestwood General Hospital. The doctors say he won’t survive the night.”Ethan turned the wheel hard and swung the car toward the hospital without another word. The engine roared as he pushed the speed far past anything legal.Damon Hale again, the Spirit muttered. That man has more lives than a cat and worse manners. I should have taken his head when I had the chance.“He’s finished as a fighter. His
CHAPTER 239
They arrived at Vivienne’s villa. It was a three story modern estate with floor to ceiling windows and a garden that looked like it had been designed by someone who charged by the petal. Rachel met them at the door, gave Ethan a brief nod that contained respect and exactly zero warmth, and disappeared around the side of the house to patrol the perimeter.“You’re staying for dinner.” Vivienne kicked off her heels at the front door. It was not a question.“Can you cook?” Ethan followed her inside.“I’m offended you had to ask.” She was already tying an apron over her sundress. “My grandmother taught me before she died. Moonflow family tradition. Every woman cooks, no matter how much money she has.”She cooked surprisingly well. Pasta with a cream sauce that tasted like it had been made by a professional. A salad with dressing she mixed by hand. Fresh bread that she pulled from the oven at exactly the right moment, golden and steaming.They ate together at a table overlooking the garden.
CHAPTER 238
On the drive home, the silence in the car lasted exactly forty five seconds before Vivienne broke it. She was gripping the steering wheel with both hands and staring at the road with the focused intensity of a woman whose brain was running three separate investigations at the same time.“Explain the trunk thing.” Her voice was calm but her knuckles were white. “And don’t say magic again or I will drive this car into a lamppost.”Ethan looked out the window. The city lights of Crestwood streaked past like orange stars falling sideways. He was quiet for a moment, the kind of quiet that comes before a person decides how much truth to share.“It’s a spatial artifact. Thousands of years old.” He kept his voice even, like he was describing the weather. “It can store physical objects in a pocket dimension and retrieve them at will. It also amplifies my pill refinement process.”Vivienne’s foot eased off the gas. The Bentley slowed by five miles per hour. Her mouth opened and then closed and
CHAPTER 237
Vivienne leaned against the car. The afternoon sun hit her golden hair and turned it into something that belonged in a painting. Her white sundress glowed. Her eyes were bright and playful and locked onto Ethan with an intensity that had nothing to do with shopping bags.“You owe me a kiss for that bet.” Her voice dropped to something softer.“You owe ME a kiss.” Ethan leaned against the car beside her. “I won.”“Fine.” The word came out like a dare.She grabbed his collar with both hands and pulled him into the back seat. The door closed behind them. The parking garage was empty and quiet and the windows of the Bentley were tinted dark enough to hide anything.What started as a playful peck landed on his lips and stayed there. Her mouth was warm and tasted like the raspberry sorbet she had eaten at the Galleria cafe. Her fingers tightened on his collar. His hands found her waist.The playful peck became something else. Something slower. Something deeper. Her hands moved from his coll
CHAPTER 236
Vivienne laughed. It was a full, warm, genuine laugh, the kind that came from deep in her chest and filled the entire store. She was doing this on purpose and they both knew it. She bought the lingerie, three more sets she didn’t show him, and walked out looking extremely pleased with herself.Outside the store, Ethan’s arms were screaming for mercy. Forty bags. Two hours. His shoulders felt like they were being pulled out of their sockets by gravity and designer fashion working together.When Vivienne turned her back to check her phone, Ethan activated the Dragon Soul Void Cauldron. The artifact was sealed inside his body, invisible to the outside world, a spatial pocket that could store objects in a dimension outside normal space. He sent a pulse of qi through his palms.Every shopping bag vanished. All forty of them. Gone in a blink, sucked into the spatial pocket like water down a drain.His arms dropped to his sides. The relief was so immediate and so complete that he almost groa
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Lol, screaming through teeth that were no longer present.