Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Chapter 133

 

Chapter 1 

Lenora’s POV 

The bold letters of the unopened email sear into my eyes. The subject line reads: ‘Operation Goddess: Weekly Update’. A lump of anxiety settles in my chest as I read it over and over. My finger hovers on the mouse button, but I can’t bring myself to open it. I hate that this assignment has turned into such a shit show.

There is a knock on my office door, giving me an excuse to ignore the email.

“Come in,” I call out, looking at the door.

Musu peaks her head in. “Hello Beta. D-did you watch the video?” 

I sigh and roll my eyes. She is not who I was hoping to see, “Not yet. How bad is it?”

“Mmm, pretty disturbing. Mind if I sit?”

turn the computer screen, so we can both see, while she sits in the chair across from me. I open the

black and white surveillance video pops up

trench coat with designer stilettos queues up behind him. She hides her face using a large floppy hat and dark sunglasses.

out loud. His hands fall helplessly to the side as he becomes paralyzed. He stares at her, his eyes wide with fear. She quickly looks around, then straddles his chest, partially obscuring our view, but it is clear she is digging the knife into his face. When she stands up, she puts something small into the pocket of her trench coat. She

you say what I think you’re about to say, we have a

to the bank,” Musu states knowingly. “She cut his left eye out. She also sliced open his abdomen and took

breath,

I should be furious,

sympathetically, “I didn’t want to believe it either. The video is from last April. I received it from one of my contacts earlier this week. I had our tech team review the video

lean back in my chair and take a calming breath, “This stays between you and me

stands up. “The rest of the report is basically the same as always, but something seems to be ramping up. They are getting more brazen

say anything. I just nod, looking off into

in front of the desk for a moment, “Permission to speak informally,

.

my best friends. You can always speak candidly with

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