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Chapter 160The day of Nathan’s burial came, a sky mourning without rain. The cemetery was packed—reporters, students, staff, politicians, and people who had probably never even spoken to Nathan when he was alive. They all wore black, some with cameras hidden in their sleeves, others whispering behind dark shades. All eyes were hunting for one thing: a performance.A lot of them really came to make more connections, while some of them came to see if it was true. If Nathan was really dead. While some came to see if there was going to be anything special to gossip about. And we gave them one.I stood by the edge of the crowd, my face expressionless, hands tucked in my coat pockets. Juliet stood to my right, dressed in a sleek black dress, her face veiled in polite grief. Ren was behind us, arms crossed, his head slightly tilted as he scanned the crowd. Marcus flanked my left, jaw clenched like he was holding back a scream.Nathan’s casket sat like a throne before the crowd, draped in
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Chapter 159The burial of Nathan was the talk of the town. Edwin flew back immediately when the news of his death reached him. I knew he was not only coming back for his burial, but he was also coming back for revenge, and I was ready. A new university was being built, as many of the students kept tweeting about it. I don't know if I should try and stop it or not. A part of me wished I could, but it was not sponsored by Edwin. I wondered who the anonymous sponsor was. “Do you think we should go?” Ren walked right by my side. “And why would I go to the burial of a guy who almost killed me?. Who took pride in seeing me in pain? Cost me a lot. Why would I want to attend his burial?” “Just to tell people that we are not the bad guys?” Marcus said from my back. I scoffed. “The world has already made up its mind, Marcus. No amount of fake sympathy is going to change that. Do you think some are actually blinded to how wicked he was or Nathan's cruelty?” “No. They were just scared to ta
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Chapter 158The weight of Marcus’s words hung in the air like smoke that refused to disperse.“This is not over yet.”Of course, it wasn’t.I didn’t need a reminder.Ren exhaled deeply, crushing the cigarette beneath his heel. He stood and exchanged a quick glance with Marcus before facing me again. “You know he’s right. We bought ourselves a little time, not peace.”“I never expected peace,” I said, my voice cold. “I expected war. And I intend to finish it this time.”Marcus scoffed. “With what army? Park’s gone. Zee’s gone. Juliet barely tolerates the air you breathe. Edwin’s gathering allies as we speak, and Nathan—dead or not—left a scar that’s still bleeding.”I clenched my fists. “Then we stop the bleeding.”Ren stepped closer, his tone quieter now, more measured. “Are you sure you’re up for this, Adrian? Last time, you lost more than just a fight. You lost yourself.”“I know,” I muttered. “But I also know I’m not that same boy anymore.”Marcus laughed bitterly. “Yeah, well, bei
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Chapter 157 Sometimes you just have to let go. Love is not forced. You just have to wait it out and see if it is going to find its way back to you. At least that was what I thought the moment I saw the look in her eyes. She was not freaked out by the fact that I was the super boy who could fly. Maybe she did, or maybe not? I was not sure. She had this look that meant that she was done with me. With us. The words replayed in my head long after she’d left.I stood there alone, watching her disappear out of sight. A part of me wanted to call her back. Probably try to convince her to give me a chance, but after the death of Nathan, maybe there was no going back from there. Maybe what we need is closure after all. I don't know why I think there was still a chance for us. A part of me wanted it badly, while the other part, the brutal side of me, didn't care. And maybe that was the part that hurt the most.I didn’t chase her. Not this time. I had already taken too much from her—her
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Chapter 156I turned slowly, heart pounding.There she was.Zee.Her hair was pulled into a messy bun, strands clinging to her sweat-dappled forehead, and her eyes… God, her eyes. They held so much fire, so much hurt, and more than anything, disbelief. She wasn’t yelling, not crying, not running into my arms like I’d foolishly imagined. She was just standing there, guarded, unreadable.“Tessa, leave us,” she said softly.Tessa scoffed. “Seriously? Zee, don’t be stupid. You’re actually going to talk to him after everything?”Zee didn’t even flinch. “I said, leave us.”Tessa clenched her jaw, glared at me, then stomped off in the opposite direction, her heels clacking like gunshots in the silence.Now it was just the two of us.I swallowed, suddenly unsure of what to say. My rehearsed speech dissolved the second she looked at me.“You cut your hair,” I murmured, eyes tracing the new shape of her silhouette.“You blew up my life,” she shot back, arms still folded across her chest. “I fi
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Chapter 155The echo of the motorcycle’s engine still lingered in the air when I ducked into the alley beside a crumbling warehouse. My breath was shallow, controlled, but my instincts were howling. Something was wrong. Off.My senses had always been sharp since the enhancement, but this was different. The air around me was too still, like the world was holding its breath.I scanned the alley, every shadow, every flicker of movement. Nothing.Still, I kept walking, pulling my hoodie lower, tightening my grip on the burner phone in my pocket. I knew it wasn’t just paranoia. Tessa’s call, Juliet’s kiss, Park’s farewell—they were all signs.The balance was shifting.Again.I needed Zee before the world collapsed around me. I could barely think. I needed one person to tell me that I was doing the right thing.Just one person, and the name that kept coming to my mind was Zee. I knew she was angry at me, but to think that she would go and date someone like Nathan was really surprising. I st
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