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Author: Tianah

2025-06-09 04:50:09

Chapter 108

The morning sun bled gold over the shattered ruins of Milrada’s compound, casting long shadows over the wreckage. Helicopters whirred in the distance, and allied clean-up crews were descending on the exposed facility with forensic urgency.

The reporters and bloggers were all over the place trying to catch an exclusive report on what happened in the facility that Miralda had disguised under the name of charity support.

The world would soon know what had happened beneath District 9—what had been built in the dark. What had nearly been unleashed?

But I wasn’t thinking about the headlines. Not yet.

I was thinking about home.

Most of the interviews that were being thrown my way were shielded by the Carter family.

“ He is not ready.”

That was the simple explanation that was given to most of them. Although I wished I could take on some of the interviews. I was dying so hard to tell the world what a monster Milrada was and how she had grown her wings into most of the countries

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Chapter 113The silence in the car was thick as I drove Alisha to the safe house. Her presence beside me was comforting, familiar—like the only piece of home I hadn’t yet destroyed. But her words lingered in my mind like a song stuck on repeat.If I had left when your mother brought you here, who would take care of you?The truth was, I had never properly thanked her. Not for the meals she made when there was nothing left in the pantry. Not for the way she shielded me from the men who came asking questions about my father. And definitely not for loving me when I didn’t even know what love was supposed to feel like.“Do you ever regret it?” I asked, not taking my eyes off the road.“Regret what?” She replied, her voice calm, as always.“Taking me in. Raising a child whose bloodline was unknown from the start.”She chuckled. “You talk like you're a demon, Adrian. I raised a boy who had the strength to survive and the heart to still care. Cursed? No. You were a gift.”That word—gift—knoc
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Chapter 112I don't know why it hurts. I had been gone for months now, but seeing Zee in the arms of the one person I hated the most made me more pissed and annoyed than I care to admit.“You need to let her go,” Juno said with an icy tone. Like she doesn't have feelings. “I don't know what you both must have shared, but we don't want anything that is going to hinder our plans. Or is she going to be a problem?” She paused and stared at me.“Why are you really here?” I asked, looking at Juno. “I came because I thought you might be needing my area of expertise,” Juno replied.“Do I need to be worried?”“You took down Miralda because you were focused. That is what focused men do. They do the impossible and move mountains. I don't want you to forget the real reason you are back home, Mr. Carter." Juno said again. “I don't want to get my hands soiled.”“Are you threatening me now?” I asked, my body hot, and I could feel the electric current bubbling underneath my skin.“Why don't we slow d
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Chapter 111Was I blind?Or my eyes were playing tricks on me?The entire student hallway was quiet with each of the students looking at us and wondering what was going to happen. Everyone knew that Zee and I were a thing before I left. “ Zee,” I called out slowly as she disengaged from him. “ How could you?” The look on her face said it all. “ Were you expecting me to wait? You left when I needed you the most and now that you are back, were you expecting a happy ever after?” I still didn't get it. She was with the one person that I hated the most. I won't have been angry or mad at her but the only person Zee decided to be with was Nathan. “ And here you are finally crawling back after doing what exactly?” Nathan said looking at me like what I did didn't matter to him. “ Your mother sends her regards,” I said with a smirk. I could see the fire in her eyes. “ Did she tell you how she took a bullet in the head just the way you shot, Park?” Nathan charged towards me, disengaging fr
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Chapter 110 The loud noise inside Northvale University was the same as always, but it was different this time. It wasn't the usual noise of the students preparing for their daily academics; it was a noise of what happened and the news circulating the city. “ Did you hear about the children's experiments?” “ I thought this was just about drug dealings and readings?” “ I heard someone pull down the stronghold.” “ Do you know who that is?” “ I heard it is someone named Adrian.” Marcus and Ren were passing by when they heard my name. “ When was the last time you talked to him?” Ren asked, “ You mean Adrian?” Marcus asked, staring at him. “ You know who I am talking about, so stop with the pretense.” “ The last time I spoke with Adrian was when he went in search of who his real parents were. I haven't been able to speak with him ever since then. I don't know, maybe he is dead or something.” Marcus said, looking at him. “ Do you think he has anything to do with what is going on?”
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Chapter 109The sky was painted hue blue as I stepped out of the Carter's mansion. They all were outside to bid me farewell. I still didn't believe I was going back home.It all felt like yesterday when I grabbed my bags at the orphanage in search of the truth. To know who my real parents were and to take revenge on whoever it was that had them murdered. But I have done more than what I came here to do and now, I am going back home. “ We are always going to be your family, Adrian. Don't you ever forget that you are a Carter and when you think you want to come back, there is going to be a home for you to go back into. We love you.” The oldest man in the Carter family said with a smile on his face. We boarded the private jet in silence, a Carter-family charter with blacked-out windows and no callsign. Saul stayed behind, overseeing the cleanup and ensuring the narrative that reached the world was controlled, evidence-laced, and undeniable.Juliet sat beside me, her fingers lightly in
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Chapter 108The morning sun bled gold over the shattered ruins of Milrada’s compound, casting long shadows over the wreckage. Helicopters whirred in the distance, and allied clean-up crews were descending on the exposed facility with forensic urgency.The reporters and bloggers were all over the place trying to catch an exclusive report on what happened in the facility that Miralda had disguised under the name of charity support. The world would soon know what had happened beneath District 9—what had been built in the dark. What had nearly been unleashed?But I wasn’t thinking about the headlines. Not yet.I was thinking about home.Most of the interviews that were being thrown my way were shielded by the Carter family. “ He is not ready.” That was the simple explanation that was given to most of them. Although I wished I could take on some of the interviews. I was dying so hard to tell the world what a monster Milrada was and how she had grown her wings into most of the countries

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