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Thomas's head snapped to the side, his cheek burned. Blood filled his mouth. He spat it onto the white floor.Ethan grabbed him by the collar and hauled him to his feet. Thomas's legs buckled, the cuffs bit into his wrists.“Coward!” Thomas yelled.Ethan let out a mocking laughter."Coward? Coming from someone who couldn’t attack me without going through my backs. Who’s the real coward?"Thomas said nothing. Ethan pulled back his fist and drove it into Thomas's stomach. The air exploded from Thomas's lungs. He doubled over, gasping, his body folding around the pain."Stop!" Anna screamed from across the room. "Please, stop!"Ethan ignored her, he grabbed Thomas by the hair and yanked his head up."You brought poison into my home." Thomas's lips peeled back from his teeth, blood stained them red."Do your worst," he rasped. "I'm already dead."Ethan's eyes went dark. He released Thomas's hair and stepped back. Then he smiled. It was not a kind smile."No," Ethan said. "You're not de
Chapter 195
Thomas didn't run. He stood frozen, his hand still gripping Victoria's arm, the vial pressing against his chest like a second heartbeat. Anna tugged at him, her nails digging into his sleeve."Thomas, now!" she hissed.Ethan stepped into the room. He moved slowly, deliberately, like a man who had all the time in the world. The door clicked shut behind him. "Let her go," Ethan said. His voice was quiet, almost calm. But his eyes were black storms.Thomas's grip tightened on Victoria's arm. She whimpered, her body trembling."Take one more step and I'll….""You'll what?" Ethan interrupted. He took a step closer. "Kill her? You came here to take her, not to kill her. She's your leverage. Your bargaining chip. Without her, you have nothing."Thomas's jaw clenched. Ethan was right and he hated that.Anna pulled out a small knife from her coat pocket. The blade caught the fluorescent light."Back off," she said, her voice shaking but fierce. "Back off or I swear I'll…."Ethan's head turne
Chapter 194.
The motel room was dark, thomas sat in the single chair by the window, the paper from Vance spread across his knees. He had read it twenty times. The map, the times, the names. Fifteen minutes. That was all.Anna lay on the bed, watching him. The silence between them was awkward. "You've been staring at that for hours," she said finally.Thomas didn't look up. "I'm memorizing it. If I get caught with it on me, it's over."Anna sat up. She swung her legs over the edge of the bed."Let me come with you."Thomas shook his head. "No. Too dangerous.""I've been inside Ethan's house for months," she said, her voice sharp. "I know the layout. I know the guards' faces. I can help."Thomas finally looked at her. Her eyes were hard, determined. But underneath, he saw something else, fear. Not of Ethan. Of losing him."This isn't about helping," Thomas said. "This is about you not trusting me to do it alone."Anna stood up. She walked to him, stopped inches from his chair."You're right," she
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Jack’s phone buzzed.Thomas looked at the screen. A text message from an unknown number. Anna raised her eyebrow, he shrugged.“Dr. Vance. Tomorrow. 3 PM. The coffee shop on 4th and Main. Come alone.”Thomas showed Anna the message."It's a trap," she said immediately."Probably," Thomas agreed. "But it's the only door we have."He typed back: “Noted.”He set the phone down and lay back on the bed. The ceiling was still stained, still cracked. But now, to him it looked different. Like a map. Anna sat beside him, she took his hand."After this," she said softly, "when it's done. When he's dead. What then?"Thomas didn't answer, he didn't know. He hadn't thought past the revenge. The thought of a future without Ethan Stone in it was too bright, too strange."We'll see," he said finally.Anna squeezed his hand. She didn't let go.The coffee shop on 4th and Main was small, tucked between a pawn shop and a laundromat. The windows were dirty, the sign was missing letters. It was the kind o
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The President's mask cracked. Just a little. A flicker of something raw and desperate behind his eyes.He looked at Thomas, then at Anna, then back at the photograph still in her hand."I don't have access to Ethan's inner circle," he said, he knew there was no point lying.Thomas was clever and if he tried to outsmart him then it's over.Thomas's expression didn't change. He had suspected as much. But hearing it confirmed was satisfying."Then what do you have?" Thomas asked.The President's jaw clenched.didn't want to answer. But he had no choice."There's a doctor," he said finally. "At the hospital, one of the ones treating Victoria. His name is Vance. He's been feeding me information for months."Anna's eyes narrowed. "Vance? The head of internal medicine?"The President nodded. "He's been on Ethan's payroll for years. But he's been on mine longer, everyone has a price. Vance's was his daughter's medical school tuition."Thomas processed this, then something popped up in his he
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The next morning, Anna visited Thomas."You're up," she said without turning around. "Good. We leave in twenty minutes."Thomas swung his legs off the bed. He rubbed his face with both hands."The President," he said. "How do I get to him? He doesn't know me. He doesn't trust anyone."Anna finally turned. She walked to the small table and picked up a burner phone. She tossed it to him."I've been in contact with his people for months.” She smiled, thin and cold. "They don't know I've been saving the feast for myself."Thomas caught the phone. He stared at the screen. A single text message was already drafted.I have proof Ethan Stone is not human. Meet me. Noon. The old power station on 12th. Come alone."Send it," Anna said.Thomas's thumb hovered over the button. His heart pounded against his ribs."What if he doesn't come?"Anna picked up her coat and slid it on. "He'll come, he's desperate. The public apology broke him. He's looking for any way to hit back. We're offering him a
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