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It was really him.
Alive.
“I fucking knew it.” London forced the words through clenched teeth. “I knew that bastard wasn’t dead.”
“Not only is he not dead, but he’s setting up a new Order, and he has the power and the money to do it,” Jack added. “He will come for us, no doubt about it. He’ll come and there won’t be a damn thing I can do to stop him. Not this time.”
“Where is he?” London’s voice was dangerous. He glanced at Carven, who just met his stare with a nod. “Give me a goddamn location and he’s dead.”
“I can’t,” Jack answered, folding the images once more. “The moment he stepped into that car, he disappeared and I haven’t been able to find him since.”
Rage flickered in London’s eyes.
“I can’t find him in that network,” Jack repeated carefully. “But Helene can.”
I jerked my gaze to her. She was so calm, so…unemotional. “How?” I asked her, my mind spinning.
“Simple,” she answered. “Plan B. The Teacher. The Priest…and The Principal.”
Riven Cruz? I swallowed the panic that rose. No…no fucking way. Not him. Not when he likes to…not when he likes to break you.
Helene was going to use herself as bait.
“No,” I hissed. “You don’t understand. Those men…they’re monsters.” That ache in my chest grew thorns as I stared at the woman who looked so much like me. I couldn't care about her, right? I couldn't care about one more person who could be taken from me.
I just didn’t have the strength left.
Family…London’s words rose. Is everything. “They’re monsters,” I repeated in a whisper, remembering all the things they’d done to me and the others.
Helene held my panicked stare, then moved, slowly crossing the space to stop in front of me. Her brown eyes met mine. It was like looking into a mirror.
She lifted her hand and caressed my cheek. “Yes, they’re monsters,” she whispered back. “But if there’s one thing you should know about me, little sister, it’s that I’m very good at monster hunting. Especially for those I love.”
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