Nicko dashed down the hospital corridor. He didn’t care about the curious looks from those around him, and he didn’t come alone. From behind, an army of men in black suits pushed everyone in their path out of the way simultaneously.Nicko ran into Dane Loren and Noel Kendrick, two police officers who had been patrolling Denver, as he turned into a corridor that would lead him to a treatment room.The three men’s steps almost halted, but they continued on their way, exchanging greetings only with a nod of their heads. However, Nicko came to a halt and called the two cops when he remembered something.“My people saw a man in a police uniform sniffing around the Red Cage area.”Hearing Nicko’s deep tone, the air around him became tense.The men following Nicko from behind appeared alert, their hands on either side of their pants, where they usually carried their weapons.When Noel Kendrick saw this, his shoulders stiffened. He turned to face Nicko, who had just turned around, so they wer
Mia stared out the window, her face expressionless. She’s been doing it since the morning, making some people who know her hesitant to approach her. In fact, her sad expression made everyone around her cautious.When Mia took her deep breath, she was suddenly approached by a middle-aged man carrying a tray of dessert and drinks. The man sat down on the chair directly in front of her.Before leaving Blueberry, Mia’s former boss, Matt, said, “You look exhausted. Rest upstairs. I’ve prepared a room on the second floor for you.”Mia only offered a shaky smile.She eventually returned to the small town. Mia can only ask the man in front of her for assistance.Rey was about to take Mia to a hotel before going to Deli, but she politely declined. In fact, the woman considered renting her old apartment, but Rey insisted that Mia not return there. Too dangerous, said the man.“You know your presence can attracted your father. Is that what you want?” Rey asked as they arrived in the small town.
Mia emerged from the toilet with a sweaty brow, and her steps appeared shaky, making Rey, who had been waiting at the door, attempt to assist.“I’ll take you to the hospital,” the man said as he supported Mia, whose eyes had begun to glaze over, adding to Rey’s concern.However, the woman shook her head weakly and declined the suggestion.“A little nap will make you feel better,” she mumbled weakly, leaning against the man who was now leading her down the hall.Matt, the man behind the counter, approached the two of them, surprised. However, Rey’s look froze the man in his tracks for a brief moment.“I can handle this,” Rey said as he patiently led Mia out of the restaurant.Matt appeared to want to catch up several times but just stood there slightly affronted.Several heads turned to look at them, and Rey was bothered by the curious gaze. Being the center of attention, he’d never been in a situation like this before. He despised small towns like Blueberry, where people were so despe
Rey’s guess was correct. During the trip to the inn, his cell phone rang non-stop, vibrating his thighs.Sitting next to him, Mia occasionally glanced at him with a face that showed she knew who was calling at the moment. And before they arrived at their destination, Rey took out his cellphone and gave it a quick glance before silent the call.It was quiet in the car again, so Rey turned on the radio to fill the silence.Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Mia’s tense shoulders relaxing even more than before. Apparently, the woman agreed with Rey’s decision to not pick up calls from Jaxon.Seeing her marriage at a very young age, Rey didn’t want to get the same thing. And getting married may not be on his list until he’s old.Rey’s car turned to the side of the road, and that’s when Mia spoke, after a long silence.“Did you talk to him when you were... outside?”Her smooth voice was barely audible due to the music from the radio.Rey turned the volume down before he turned to t
Meanwhile, Jaxon, who was in a room in the Red Cage building, looked restless. Since last night, he couldn’t sleep, and several times he tried to call Rey and Mia in turn, but there was no answer. The call was rejected.“Just watch. I’ll make him pay for all of this,” Jaxon growled as he texted furiously at his target, Rey Fredrick.Feeling irritated because his cellphone had fallen on his face several times, Jaxon, still enveloped in anger, unconsciously threw the object hard against the wall until he heard a crashing sound.Taking a deep breath, he got up from the bed. But of course, with great difficulty, because one hand was still bandaged, he shouted angrily that his deep voice with a frustrated tone could be heard downstairs.“Don’t you want to see how he’s doing?” asked Gavin, whose eyes kept glancing at the second floor.Nicko and Gideon focused on their phones and just shrugged their shoulders.“If you want to live, you better not go near there,” replied Nicko, who seemed bus
A take away bag was present in front of Mia’s face, who was pensive. She was a little surprised when she saw that it was Rey who was standing in front of her.‘How can I get in here?’ Mia thought as she looked at the closed bedroom door, even though she didn’t hear the door open or close or the man’s footsteps. And, as Mia recalls, the entrance to the room had been locked, with only Mia having the key at the time.Seeing the woman’s gaze as if putting a puzzle together in her head, Rey gave a faint smile.“I know how to open a locked door. Because that’s my specialty,” he answered, which instantly made Mia blink her eyes. She didn’t think that such a thing would become a specialty. Or is she the only one who doesn’t understand how their world works?“Don’t look at me like that,” Rey said as she put the shopping bag on the bed, Mia was sitting on. “I’ve never used my abilities for anything useless.”Immediately, the woman lowered her gaze because it turned out that Rey could read her e
“Eat it,” said Rey, while thrusting the food in front of Mia, which the woman again didn’t touch.She chose to stay in her room since she woke up in the morning. So Rey had to be patient and wake her up so they could sit together at a restaurant table not far from there.Mia seems reluctant to touch the food on the plate, and somehow the woman has played with the food several times by stirring it with a spoon and fork.In the end, Rey just let it go because Mia’s mood seemed to worsen.And when he turned his head towards the window, Rey’s body tensed up instantly because he saw a very familiar figure at the end of the parking lot.“Huh,” Rey muttered as he rolled his eyes and waved his hand faintly in the air, signaling the figure to leave immediately. Not long after, Rey’s gaze grew sharper when he found the figure chose to stay where it was.That is leaning against the body of a car in a parking lot. The rest of the Red Cage seemed to restrain the figure from going further.“You stu
Gideon parked the van he was driving in front of a mansion surrounded by gates. He looked around for someone to open the gate in front of him. However, after a long wait, there is no sign of their welcoming arrival.“Are you certain the homeowner will accept us?” Gideon eventually questioned.All the men looked out the window at the same time, and as Gideon had predicted, the homeowner had purposefully ignored their presence.“I just called him, and he didn’t answer,” Danny said, drawing a sharp glare from five pairs of eyes.“How come you didn’t tell me sooner?” Nicko inquired, followed by another irritated growl.Danny shrugged, his face innocent.“We can try it again,” he said to the men around him, who grunted.“Okay, just once more. If he doesn’t answer the phone, you should forget about him. We can think of a new strategy after we get to the house,” Nicko explained, receiving approval from the four heads.Danny stared blankly at his friends before calling the homeowner again.Th