Nora leaned against the door and watched seven of the men peer into the monitor. None of them seemed to be able to understand the graphics. She chuckled. The only thing they were good at was killing. "Nora, Honey, care to explain what this means? We're not computer gurus." Walter spoke up after several minutes of silently conversing with his board of trustees. Nothing thrilled Nora than seeing her all-knowing husband with a look of utter confusion. He liked to think that he was a deity with all the knowledge in the world. She cleared her throat, still maintaining her position at the door. "Quentin, can you move? I can't see the monitor with the way you're standing," The man she'd just spoken to moved as she'd demanded and now, she could see the monitor clearly. She laughed again. These men saw jargon, she saw juicy information. "The tracking device you placed on the Werewolf's body stopped transmitting information when he got to Viewpoint park. He totally disappear
Nora Argent? Unbelievable. Lucian and Felix hadn't left the lab and it was late in the afternoon already. Lucian had planned to go straight to Anna's street as soon as they were done here. "I feel weak, Lucianos. Very weak." Felix said weakly. It was uncommon to see him look this pale. The power of Argentum. "It's silver. Let's wait for Augustus to run tests. You'll be fine," Lucian reassured. "The Argents be damned. It's a good thing that they aren't able to trace our whereabouts. It'd have been disastrous, really," Lucian nodded his head and watched Augustus place a test tube containing a small amount of Felix's blood in a centrifuge. Moments later, there was a whirring sound and the test tube spun with great speed. Augustus stared at the men seated on the lab stool a few feet away from him. Lucian nodded when their eyes met and he gave Lucian a thumbs up in reply. "We have a lot to deal with, Felix. For a few days, I totally forgot about the existence of T
Anna was going to enjoy the rest of her evening with Ryan, so she put all of her problems behind her and let herself revel in the moment. Ryan, her coursemate back at Stanford University, had miraculously shown up at her door two hours after Argent had excused himself out of her apartment looking obviously better than he had been when they were still in college. Alma had gasped audibly when she saw him. The change was evident. He now worked at a law firm and had already been promoted to the position of a district attorney. Life was good to him and Anna wasn't envious, she was happy for him. So right now, smiling at him at a four-star restaurant downtown, close to the Golden gate, Anna's heart filled up with joy. She was living, wasn't she? He looked broader than he had been back at the SU days. His blond hair, shorter than it had been now, had a nice sheen to it. His expensive wristwatch that she had noticed immediately he sat on the nearly worn-out couch back at her
Well, I don't think there's any way you can get home without me driving you." Lucian pointed out. "It's not safe for you to be near my home, Lucian. The Argents—" Lucian scoffed and twisted the key on the ignition. His car roared to life and he looked at her. "Anna, don't worry about that. It's not your battle but ours. Stay out of this," Anna gave him a bewildered look. " What the heck are you saying?! The pod is in my house. My house, remember? No matter how you try to keep me out of this, I and my friend are very much involved." Lucian paid no attention to whatever she said. He gave her a straight answer. "I said what I said." "Just take me home, please. Whatever you do, I don't want it to affect me and my friend." " You were given a quit notice, right? You'd be out of there, soon. Don't worry, you'd not be affected," Lucian replied as he drove out of the lot. He focused on the road while he drove but he could see how Anna paled and he felt sorry for her. Th
Lucian glanced at his side mirror from time to time. The Argents were still following him. How stupid were they to think that anything would come out of this silent chase? He shook his head and hit the gas. He tuned in the radio to a station playing rock metal music and it seemed to fit the atmosphere. He turned it to the highest volume and cackled. He was living in an action movie and he was going to act the part of the protagonist. Lucian cut the car to the left at the intersection and watched the Argents do the same. He shook his head and laughed. If only they knew where he was taking them. He picked his cellphone idling in the cup holder and turned it on before tapping on the contacts icon and dialling Felix's phone. Felix picked up at the third ring. "Lucian! Where the fuck have you been? You left everyone hanging. Did you forget it's a full moon?" Oh yes, he did. The incident with the Shewolf back with Anna had reminded him. But still, he had juicy news. He gla
Felix arranged the wires connecting the pliers on the table and plugged them into the socket installed on the wall of the empty room. Their victim was in the middle of the room, bound hands and feet to an iron chair. He'd been screaming so much and Casey had to gag him to keep his yells muffled. The only light in the room was a yellow bulb covered in cobwebs. It dangled freely and illuminated the room sparsely. This room was located underground and nobody apart from them all knew that an Argent had been captured. It'd have caused an uproar, something really uncontrollable. Lucian wished that Casey would keep a silent mouth. The guy had been suspiciously helpful. The Casey Lucian I knew was really stubborn and stupid at times. But, seeing him in this large room working to bring out something from the Argent, Caro couldn't help but feel uneasy. Felix tossed a pair of black rubber gloves at Lucian who caught it with a flourish. You'd think he was a professional sportsman. Lucia
"Aren't you going to pick that call, girl?" Anna and Alma lay sideways on the bed in Anna's room listening to music. Alma had turned down the music so it was playing softly. Ryan was the one calling and she wasn't in the mood to speak with him. This was the third time he was calling in ten minutes and it was getting really annoying. She even pushed her phone away from her after tapping on the 'do not disturb' icon but her screen still lit each time he called. "I don't want to speak with him. Not in the mood." Alma gave her an amused stare. "Wow. That's new. He has the money, have you forgotten?" Suddenly, Anna sat up, an annoyed expression evident on her face. Why was Alma this shallow? Why did she always talk about money all the time? It wasn't funny anymore. It was getting really annoying. "Can you stop, please?" " What?" Alma enquired. She was riling her friend up on purpose. "Why should I stop?" Anna decided to switch topics. "Don't worry. Aren't
The chilly wind coming from the Pacific had Anna wrapping her coat around her. The chauffeur had dropped her and had driven away while she entered the same restaurant she'd gone with Ryan days ago. But right now, she stood outside the restaurant waiting for a cab she'd just ordered to drive towards her. When she'd entered the restaurant, the table Ryan had reserved for her was empty. He hadn't arrived. Anna wasn't offended. Maybe he was busy and had to quickly do something before driving there. She'd busied herself by watching patrons eat and chatter over expensive food. Businessmen and women, Couples, people who sat alone and enjoyed their lunch and a few people at the bar having drinks. The waiter had served her cider while she waited and she'd sipped at it and requested for more. Anna was getting tipsy as she drank and silently, she hoped he'd arrive soon so he didn't meet her drunk and slurring her words. Forty-five minutes later and he hadn't arrived. Anna was s