Chapter 188: Return to the Rogue District

Edrick

“It’s located in the Rogue district,” the investigator said, his face pale and his eyes wide.

The Rogue district was such a dangerous place that even the police were terrified to go there. But I wasn’t; if I had to fight a thousand Rogues to save Moana and Ella, then I would do it.

“Let’s go,” I said, storming over to the door.

“Mr. Morgan, are you sure it’s safe for you to come—” one of the cops began, but I whirled around to glare at him intensely. I could feel my eyes beginning to glow, and my stare alone was enough to make the cop fall silent and shut his mouth. The rest of the cops nodded, and we left Selina and the maids standing in the foyer.

“Stay here and call me immediately if Moana happens to show up,” I told Selina as the elevator doors closed. The last thing I saw was her nodding grimly with tears in her eyes.

across town, I couldn’t stop thinking about what Kelly had implied… How she thought that I would actually marry her in exchange for Moana and

a struggle. Neither Moana nor Ella’s room seemed to have anything out of place; it was as though they simply got up and walked out. Although, I supposed that I wouldn’t have been terribly surprised if Kelly had threatened them and forced them to leave quietly. For all I knew, maybe she gave them something to make them sleep, and had her men take them away. Honestly, the latter was preferable in some ways, at least for Ella; I would have preferred if she could have just been magically asleep for

made their way through the city, using their lights to make traffic move aside so we could get quickly through the city. It wasn’t long before we finally arrived

who was driving asked me as we drove into the darker part of town, where Rogues lined the streets and stared at us as we drove

Kelly’s call came from pinged on it, and as we got closer, it felt as though the tall buildings were caving in on us. The darker the Rogue district became, the heavier and more sickening it felt. On either side of the street, I could see Rogues wandering aimlessly. They looked at

was

Rogues came out of an alleyway

behind us. “Looks like

and sat there for a few seconds, then clicked his radio again, this time using the speaker on

said firmly. “We need to pass.

way. In fact, they only began to walk closer to the car. More Rogues came out of the alleyway then, and

the cop

Rogues jumped on the hood, barking and snarling. The cop and I looked at each other in shock for a moment before he radioed something that

The Rogues and the police erupted into a violent fight. I couldn’t just sit there and hope that the police would fight

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