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Chapter 84: Preparing the Way
“Remind me why we’re here again?” Korix asked. The city's lights cast a glowing corona around th...
Chapter 83: One Man's Power
Later that night, I slipped out of bed, cautiously disarming the alarms around my bedroom’s door....
Chapter 82: A Peek into the Past
“Phen? You here?” I called as Korix and I entered the Library. As the question echoed back to me...
Chapter 81: A Daughter's Fury
I was sure that I was going to be sick. Opposite me, Niklaus looked so self-assured, as if he exp...
Chapter 80: For the Love of Another
Reluctantly, Niklaus started with his story. “Before Laryse, I had a dull life. I served my lieg...
Chapter 79: That's... Super Suspicious
I closed the skycruiser’s door and headed off, waving for Korix to follow as I did. Not that he’d...
Chapter 78: Helping with Her Father
As we approached my room, we slowed down while a funny look passed over Korix’s face. “She’s sle...
Chapter 77: Another Introduction
The people with me seemed to agree with my assessment. Around me, blanched faces stared into noth...
Chapter 76: A Drawn-Out Explanation
Talira’s office went unnaturally still, and glancing between its occupants, I clicked my tongue. ...
Chapter 75: Once Out, Always Out
Walking into the room, Feena froze when she saw Korix and me before shoving Pheniks into the hall...
Chapter 74: Bittersweet Reunion
When I eased into the room, Korix was sitting on the floor with his knees up and his head in his ...
Chapter 73: Checking Assumptions
The full meaning of Talira’s words didn’t penetrate my thick skull until I’d almost reached my de...
Chapter 72: Waking Him Up
I’d never seen the lobby of House Kolb’s headquarters more deserted. A few people scurried betwee...
Chapter 71: Observing Social Niceties
Pheniks, Feena, and I arrived at our parents’ apartment within the hour, not long after I’d left ...
Chapter 70: I'm an Idiot 2
Pheniks was, as usual, ensconced in a nest made of books, and as we came closer, he made room for...
Chapter 69: I'm an Idiot 1
Niklaus had changed since our first meeting. With sunken eyes and drawn-together shoulders, he ju...
Addendum
As you might have noticed, I wasn’t great at controlling extreme emotions when I was young. I cou...
Chapter 68: A Brief Loss of Control
I was only half-aware of tracing the path to my old bedroom, and a few steps in, a message from m...
Chapter 67: Introducing Leski to the Family
My laughter filled the foyer, bouncing in the air around us, and as if a switch had been flipped,...
Chapter 66: Protocol and Updates
“Why were you really in Rane’s bar?” I eventually asked Feena. Because there was no way in hell ...