Chapter 0018
That’s when things got darker and the beginning of my worries started.
“Sebastian?”
I look up to see Jai’s eyes filled with concern.
“You spaced.”
“Sorry, I was thinking…”
A tense silence falls between us, and he looks at me. “I am your friend before I am
your Beta Sebastian. If something is troubling you, tell me. You know you can trust
me.”
”
off, not wanting to discuss
the business, Mom is angry at me.
clawing to the forefront
I have put
out as fast
look up and raise a
breakdown of who has entered and left the
my temples. “This hangover is rough.”
2
standing up. He’s upset,
made it clear I couldn’t.
it was my life on the line, I wouldn’t care,
I
sorry…” I reply
you’re ready to share, you know where I am.”
1/3
sharp snap, leaving me alone in my office which stinks of
walking over to the door and locking
back, pulling the rug up and move the chair away, before turning and walking to the large 3D artwork that hangs behind my desk, depicting a
centre of his forehead, feeling something buzz and then a faint click.
the panels move back, revealing a metre square area. There’s a panel on it and crouching down, I place my hand on it, allowing it to scan
on the screen and I quickly thumb it in and finally…
from around my neck that has a metal tag at the end that I always wear underneath my clothes. Clicking on
that awaits it.
faint whirring sound comes from it and the door of the
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