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Chapter 55: Rescue From an Unexpected Quarter
What was taking so long? This question echoed in me as I circled the confines of my cell with my...
Addendum
Betrayal, as you know, is one of the worst ordeals that someone can experience. So many emotions ...
Chapter 54: Why?
How I managed to stay on my feet was beyond me. I didn’t have adrenaline to help me ignore the pa...
Chapter 53: Let's Mess This Shit Up
Bowing, I stuttered, “L-lokke Vi-vitras.” Korix, something deep inside whispered with relief. S...
Chapter 52: Frustrating Women and Easy Missions
Finishing off my snack, I glanced over my stowaway and almost didn’t recognize her, considering e...
Chapter 51: The Enemy in Your House
Avoiding Leski for the rest of the day became the most annoying trial I’d endured in years. Havin...
Chapter 50: A Meal with the Enemy
First, I secured Ace in the guesthouse, leaving him with an elaborate, treat-filled puzzle to sol...
Chapter 49: He's a Surprise
Darting back around the corner, I shot out an arm, driving Leski into the wall beside me. What w...
Chapter 48: Breakfast and Unwelcome News
As I got dressed, I reviewed my list of mysteries, the ones that had once more begun flocking to ...
Chapter 47: An Ornery Host
Niklaus led me away from the dining room. He took us on a convoluted route to his office, which m...
Chapter 46: Hello, Beautiful
Leski sucked in air like a dying fish, and from the corner of my eye, I caught Niklaus glancing b...
Chapter 45: Surveillance Run
Ace and I left the guesthouse, circling the main building. At the first side entrance we found, I...
Chapter 44: Next Steps
After we’d walked for quite a while, enough to ensure that no one would interrupt us, Korix stopp...
Chapter 43: I Made a Mistake
Over the course of several hundred years, House Cerullis, in their efforts to better understand o...
Chapter 42: Mm, So Many Distractions
Neither Korix nor I wanted to say something. If we did, our inevitable answer would become concre...
Chapter 41: Of Course We Are, Dummy
When I returned to Feena, she looked grumpy rather than just acting like it. I cautiously approac...
Chapter 40: Two Random Encounters
Even though it was still early, people had filled the Crescent, and clumps of them were congestin...
Chapter 39: Aren't These Things Fun?
Korix looked ravishing at the moment. In black dress pants and a button-down shirt with a wine-re...
Chapter 38: Mission's End
House Kolb speed was plenty useful in short stretches, pulling operatives or strike team members ...
Chapter 37: You, Me, and a Bunch of Bad Guys
A shiver ran through the aircraft, rattling stored equipment in its bins, and in the seats closes...