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Author: Tianah
last update2025-06-02 05:58:09

Chapter 97

“Don’t you think we need to be on our toes right now? I am sure Gregory must have reached out to her by now,” I said, looking at Juno.

She didn’t answer right away. Her focus was split, one hand still gripping her compact pulse pistol, the other navigating the dim, crumbling tunnel system beneath Eastbrook. Her jaw tightened as we stepped over debris and ducked under rusted piping.

“Miralda always knows,” she said finally. “If Gregory slipped away, he’s already whispering in her ear. Maybe not in person yet, but trust me — she knows.”

I felt the ache in my neck again. Whatever he’d injected me with still lingered, a numbing heat curling under my skin. My thoughts were slower than usual, fuzzier around the edges, but I forced myself to focus.

“How long until they move locations?” I asked.

“Hours, maybe less. Once she gets wind of this breach, she’ll scrub the place clean. Bodies, files, all of it.” Juno paused, turning sharply into a left-hand corridor that sloped downward.
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